Prepare to be moved by Boy Spyce and Falz’s ‘Arise,’ a powerful, socially conscious anthem that confronts systemic injustice and delivers an urgent call for African unity.
If you’re looking for a track that speaks truth to power, listen to ‘Arise’ by Boy Spyce featuring Nigerian lawyer, singer-songwriter and rapper, Falz
The new song is a brilliant wake-up call demanding an end to corruption and a united Africa. While most Nigerian hits focus on romance and heartbreak, Boy Spyce and Falz break the mold with ‘Arise’—a powerful anthem that calls out corrupt politicians and reminds us that true African unity is the only way to build the better life we keep chasing overseas.
This track is not just music; it is an urgent, socially conscious awakening. They are demanding that the masses open their eyes to the reality of their situation rather than just dancing through the pain. As the late Patrice Lumumba once said:
African unity and solidarity are no longer dreams. They must be expressed in decisions.
Patrice Lumumba
Arise” is the soundtrack to that very decision—a choice to finally pay attention to the systemic issues holding the continent back.
Falz has long been a relentless advocate for a better Nigeria, using his platform to criticize corrupt politicians, bribery, and poor governance. In “Arise,” he and Boy Spyce tackle historical exploitation and the ongoing struggles faced by everyday citizens at the hands of greedy leaders. They remind the people that the political elite rely on the masses being divided. This echoes the wisdom of the Kenyan proverb:
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable
Kenyan Proverb
Boy Spyce & Falz – Arise Lyrics
Oh oyinbo
No use me play Ludo
Where my bronze
Wey you thief from Edo?
My sis and bros
You put for boat to go Europe
Obiageli na him you turn to Nicole
Uhmmm
Make we do am one by one
Starting from the blood diamonds
Shey na why you wan kpai us?
Congo is full of blood oh
Keeping our people poor
Oil full Port Harcourt
Tell me why we dey still import
African people arise (ah arise)
Fight your lives (fight for your lives)
People dey kpai (people kpai)
Oui
Them wan attack and divide oh (and divide)
But we must unite (must unite)
Gather for church or shrine (ah shrine)
Eee eeee
(Ee eee eeee iyeee)
(Ah jigbi jigbi jigbi jigbi)
I dey pray for healing make I no stagger
Matter be say, doctor wey go treat me don japa
Expectation wey been hold me don scatter
Politician still dey use me drop lamba
Wait. who be the real killer? make we find out
Who discharge am, the man, the trigger or the gun powder?
The trauma linger till I loss balance
All the suffer wey dem show my forefathers
I don para!
Fuck what you heard before, fuck a Godfather
All dis old papa no go leave me, if I no snatch power
Upon all the kind mineral wey dey my backyard, I
Still dey wear Italian I still dey drive German
Why nobody tell me say that pattern no be Shakara?
Why dem want cover my story make I no jam power?
Make I no know Lumumba, Thomas Sankara
All My heroes from Lagos, Kigali go reach Kampala
Tell me how I want fly if I no climb Tarmac
And nowhere wey we fit to go if we no try gather
If we no add am up, do the maths, wey dem no go fit divide
African people arise (ah arise)
Fight your lives (fight for your lives)
People dey kpai (people kpai)
Oui
Them wan attack and divide oh (and divide)
But we must unite (must unite)
Gather for church or shrine (ah shrine)
Eee eeee
(Ee eee eeee iyeee)
(Ah jigbi jigbi jigbi jigbi)
