Burna Boy’s music video for “Ballon D’or” is too stereotypical
African Giant- Burna Boy, has released the music video for his collaboration with Wizkid titled “Ballon D’or”. Although “Ballon D’or” was met with mixed reviews, the music video is projected to do well on YouTube.
While this might happen, “Ballon D’or” music video leaves so much to be desired.
■First: Why project the stereotypes of artists by showing off almost naked women and spraying money? .The ugly thing is that it seems both artists didn’t know what to do in the music video, so they posed with the ballon d’or for like 10 times and sprayed money throughout the music video.
■Second, The big question is: “What was the purpose of “Ballon D’or?”. If it’s to show how Burna Boy and Wizkid have come so far in the game, then the music video presented the opposite.
The song is enough being abstract as to the theme of “Ballon D’or” itself, but the music video needed to have completed what the song was not able to. There seems to be no connection between the video and theme of “Ballon D’or”.
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Let’s even play the neutral judge here and assume that they want to celebrate their status and importance in the music industry, by comparing themselves to an all time legend like Messi. But then, why not show in the music video how the two of them actually achieved this?
“Ballon D’or” music video should have highlighted their struggles and their dedication which combined to make them what they are right now, but imagine the disappointment when you realise it’s all a facade of glitz, glamour and women.
No one is saying there should not be an amount of celebration in a music video like “Ballon D’or”, but making celebration, and not just any other kind of celebration- stereotypical music videos celebration full of women and money, is disappointing to watch.
Burna Boy and Wizkid are both great artists, but “Ballon D’or” music video is a far shot from the creativity needed to establish the song.
“Ballon D’Or” lyrics
Intro
Omo guy, wetin dey sup, wetin dey sup?
I dey your side,
Yeah-yeah
One man
Two man
Three… Don penkelemessChorus
Penkelemess
Con dey move like a disco
Won ni ki ma lo latan
I be pose, I be actor
So therefore give me?Ballon?D’or
Oya,?come take a picture
Rora yo, ayo?n kpa iyan
Oya, follow my instructionsPost-Chorus
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi boVerse 1 – Burna
Penkelemess
Come dey smoke cannabis
Doctor say mak? I pop one of this
Make me fly lik? say I’m Aladdin
Come bring some kind melodies
Omo Messi self no do pass at this
So many things inside of my jeans
I swear down e be things, e be thingsChorus
Penkelemess
Con dey move like a disco
Won ni ki ma lo latan
I be pose, I be actor
So therefore give me Ballon D’or
Oya, come take a picture
Rora yo ayo n kpa iyan
Oya, follow my instructionsVerse 2 – Wizkid
Oh, Lord of mercy
I dey with one wey dey call me Messi
I dey for Shitta, she go fly, come check me
I neva see person wey fit money impress meAll of the things she dey do, she dey test me
I dey with kele wey for back, I dey pressing
The one I carry come don dey suspect me
She call me small body, big engine, oh-ahOn my number, she calling on
Anytime wey she wan’ give me loving, ah
And like flat tire, me go pump it up
And every other day na she dey turn me onSay me I still dey make her come the more
As soon as we reach house, we dey kponkriyon
Walahi I forget say her guy dey for there
See omo, omo mo ti Penkelemes oChorus
Penkelemess
Con dey move like a disco
Won ni ki ma lo latan
I be pose, I be actor
So therefore give me Ballon D’or
Oya, come take a picture
Rora yo, ayo n kpa iyan
Oya, follow my instructionsPost-Chorus
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo, won nle mi bo
Won nle mi bo
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