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AYO KWEKU

SMALL SMALL

Barber turned artist

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: Young couples in West Africa or the diaspora navigating early stages of romance with financial disparities.

Exhibit: “My jollof beats their whole menu”

style

  • afrobeats
  • afropop
  • bouncy log drum
  • bright guitar riffs
  • male tenor
  • smooth and playful
  • layered harmonies
  • sunny production
  • west african accent
  • playful

the numbers

bpm
103
key
F major
energy
0.71
dance
0.92
valence
0.43
vocal at
9.1s
length
2:16
words
160
clichés
0
language
En

most sung: “small” ×16 · “dey” ×8 · “one” ×6

shared with the crate: 34 other songs use “phone”

lyrics

(ah-ah!)
(a phone buzzes: low balance)

You order lobster with a smile
I check my banking app a while
I tell the waiter, "We'll share one"
You laugh — okay, the damage done
(waiter dey look o!)

I no get yacht, I get a plan
(a plan!)
Baby, I be your patient man
(patient man!)

Small small, we dey go
Small small, we dey go
Rome no build in one day o
Small small, we dey go
(o-o-oh!)
(small small!)

My jollof beats their whole menu
One pot, one spoon, just me and you
A candle from the power cut
We call it ambience — so what
(lights don go again!)

One day, business class, I swear
(I swear!)
Today, just lean into this chair

Small small, we dey go
Small small, we dey go
Rome no build in one day o
Small small, we dey go
(o-o-oh!)

(small small...)
(your hand in mine, we dey go)