This video demonstrates how skilled rappers use complex metaphors and wordplay to convey deeper meanings, such as Obibini and Kojo Cue's 'Nebula' song where they employ cosmic imagery (nebula, medulla, cosmic echo) and historical references (Genghis Khan, Tyson, Newton) to express artistic depth, personal struggles, and social commentary, showing that understanding hip-hop requires active interpretation of layered lyrics rather than surface-level listening.
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Ko-Jo Cue and Obibini Went CRAZY on Nebula || BREAKDOWNAdded:
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Level up your worm is in for the regular [singing and music] medulla. Hell of a flows over head. Nebula nerd about the rebel out [music] with the cosmic echo like herbal my medulla you want it so via like church in ya.
>> Two of my favorites and also two of the hardest rappers we have in Ghana.
Obibini and also Kojo Cue. They joined forces on this one. The title is Nebula.
According to Kojo Cue, Obibini sent him this song long time ago but at that time he was going through some things so he hadn't written any verse so yeah. But right now is the time and they've dropped this one. So yeah, let's break it down.
Hey hey hey hey.
>> [music] >> Nah, it's true. Obibini sent him this song long time ago because Zylofon Music by this time >> [laughter] >> Zylofon Music.
Okay.
All right.
Wudini Yenko Yenko. Let's go. Let's go.
>> Level up your worm is in for the regular [music] medulla. Hell of a flows over head. Nebula nerd about the rebel [singing] out with the cosmic echo like herbal my >> Nah, Charlie the flow flow nerd. Let's go. Line by line.
>> Level up your worm is in [music and singing] for the regular medulla.
>> Also level up your worm is not for the regular medulla. You know the your brain you have the medulla oblongata. Yes.
Also the level that I'm in right now is not for the regular mind. If you have a regular mind you are normal IQ in it so you know you know you know no no no no.
The level he's in is for the intellectuals. For the people who are connected their medulla to the you know the cosmos and they are in tune with the outer space and the innermost you get it. Mm. Yenum Yenum.
>> [laughter] >> Hell of a flows over head. Nebula nerd about >> Also the flow I like I have hell of flows. My flows they then plenty. They like nebula. It they they go over the head of a lot of people. Nebu nebula and Kasala nebula is like a cloud of gases and things in space.
Like it they is very beautiful. Yeah.
To observe it you have to you have to raise your head and watch inside. So yeah. And the flows they go over your head like that.
>> A hell of a flows over head. Nebula nerd [music and singing] about the rebel out with the cosmic who echo like herbal my guy.
>> I say I'm a nerd. But I have a rebel cause.
>> By the rebel out with the [music] cosmic >> Yes. I'm a nerd.
But I'm also a rebel with a cause.
Intimate cry echo luck. I have an echo luck full of herbs. Even though I'm a book lover I'm a nerd in the stone now and I'm fighting some cause that I'm doing I'm protesting against some day beings you know. Echo luck no.
>> [laughter] >> Nebula nerd about the rebel out with the cosmic who echo like herbal my guy.
>> Like a murder guy it. Soviet like Chechnya.
>> If murder is how you want it then so be it.
So be it. Oh. But the so be it no he said the so be it then made it sound like Soviet.
And Chechnya is was part of the Soviet and you know into no if murder is what you want in the Soviet like Chechnya.
You get it?
Charlie.
>> Herbal my guy murder guy is how you [music] want it. Soviet like Chechnya. A warrior trapped in a [ __ ] circus.
String your me I say peeps claim me the hip hop and they listen [music] to Kendrick but I'm too complex to grab like the magazine stand is hot. That's why I take the light to [singing and music] exhibit and I'm Kangaskhan I'm a nerd.
>> [laughter] >> Hey.
I say I'm a warrior stuck in a circus.
I'm trapped in a circus. A circus is for where clowns and you know all those people are. But he is a warrior.
Somebody serious that is stuck in a circus. So all the audience over there they are all coming to watch clowns, but he is a warrior over there. Cuz, you know, they nothing they pay them pass.
People will say that Obibini we don't understand his rap when he is rapping we don't understand, but these same people will go and listen to Kendrick Lamar and come and say, "Oh, Kendrick is deep. Oh, Kendrick is deep." What do you mean by Kendrick is deep and you don't understand Obibini?
So, people say Obibini Obibini or rapid to do you and to you all kind of by Muti Eminem.
>> [laughter] >> warrior trapped in the [ __ ] circus drain yummy I say peeps claim me the hip hop but they listen to Kendrick but I'm too complex [music] to grab like the magazine stand is hot.
>> Yes, you people you listen to Kendrick but you claim Obibini is too complex to grab like the stand is hot.
There's this magazine called a complex magazine. Also, you people are talking as if Obibini is too complex that you can't grab him. Meanwhile, you listen to Kendrick and he tied it like like people trying to grab the complex magazine, but the magazine stand is burning or is hot.
So, you can't even go close to go and grab the complex magazine.
Hey, Obibini. See the way he tied the two situations together. Nice one.
>> but I'm too complex to grab like the magazine stand is hot. That's why I take delight in exhibiting [music] I'm Genghis Khan I'm a phenomenal deity.
>> That's why because of all these things that you are doing, that's why he takes delight in exhibiting that he's Genghis Khan who is used to conquer a lot of um a lot of um your friends saying the Asian countries used to conquer a lot of provinces and stuff like that.
At the two crew, he's you know, spoiling the on all fronts. That's what Obibini is saying that because of what how you people are trying to behave like he's complex you can't grab him but you understand Kendrick Lamar. That's why he's always trying to assert his dominance and he takes delight in showing you people that he did.
>> I flex my legs I'm a phenomenal [music] deity. I'm a god and amazing. The only ones who disagree are the mentally lazy.
>> Yes, he said he's a deity. He's a phenomenal deity and he's like intellectually everything he's there.
The only people who don't agree that Obibini is dope are the people who are mentally lazy.
They don't want to use their mind to think and break down songs and understand lyrics.
Mhm.
>> lazy. The only ones [music and singing] who disagree are the mentally lazy. The amount of knowledge I squeeze into these lines is [music] crazy. You need concentration the size of the continent of the Asians.
>> I said the amount of knowledge that I squeeze into my lines is crazy. You need concentration.
Kasia pa, the size of Asia.
That is the concentration that you need.
You need to concentrate on understanding the knowledge that is in his bars.
>> Around here, I'm the chief architect of rhymes here. I'm Vladimir collecting Versace from [music] Sewame here.
>> [laughter] >> I said around here, I'm the chief architect of rhymes. A rhyming is the chief architect building or doing the rhymes and placing it in a way that is nice.
He is Vladimir taking Versace from Sewame here.
Around here, I'm the chief architect of rhymes here. I'm Vladimir taking Versace from Sewame here.
>> [laughter] >> There's this model or model Vladimir Vladimir and then Ivan Ivanovich or something like that.
He was modeling for Versace.
What is the the logo Versace logo now?
It is a head.
And he's taking head from Sewame here.
Oja Oja.
>> [laughter] >> Obibini ja ja ja ja.
>> the size of the continent of the Asians.
[music] Around here, I'm the chief architect of rhymes here. I'm Vladimir collecting Versace [singing] from Sewame 64 battalion, you all know I'm way my style is [music] untouchable like a chick with a bloody [singing] rare.
>> I see me and Sapele like my eye red 64 battalion with no army wear. Like we we are coming you see us in our plain clothes but we have the mentality of an army. We are coming.
And I'm untouchable. The style is untouchable like a lady or a chick with a bloody rare.
If a woman is you know menstruating and so you no go fit talk. Then since some so he is untouchable. Even if you are trying to touch like you are going to eat guy and the person say, I'm in my medicine then you oh it's okay. Yes, that is how your style is. You can't touch his style. You can't effort it.
Just let it OB Binnie. Now this is the searching light is is very funny man.
>> Yeah, I'm Vladimir, [singing and music] collecting Versace from Sapele here.
64 battalion, you all know I'm way my style is untouchable like a chick with a bloody rare.
>> Yo B, you know you one of my favorites, right?
[music] >> That's right.
>> Houdini and Copperfield.
>> Mhm.
>> [clears throat] >> Then go back later.
>> This is like Houdini and Copperfield.
Houdini, a very dope magician.
David Copperfield, another dope magician. So this is like two uh lyrical magicians that have come together and they are coming to rap.
You've seen what OB Binnie has done. We are coming to see what Kojo Cue will do.
So this is like Houdini and Copperfield coming together then go back later. Tab I explained to you so right now you back.
>> These days streets say the rap game [singing and music] did die. They hoping me and OB go fit come flame it right. I say I know the biz I'm staying in stride [singing and music] cuz now I know the biz with 14 F and B and I made it back.
>> Also people are saying that the rap game is dead.
So we need Kojo Cue and OB Binnie to come and take you know to come and put some fire inside the rap game. But he say massa me I know the biz about your rap game because right now I clock some business for some side. I put some 40K or some 400 yeah, 40K inside FMB. The bank you know, and then I do some investment back back back and all I double it, triple it. I'm making my money. I don't care about your investment and all that. All right.
>> Right. I say I know the base I'm staying [music and singing] in stride cuz now I know the base put 40 in FMB and I made it back. Plus no punchline fit to describe the pain inside [music] when your cousin does something petty and he's staying inside cuz you and your boys know for [singing] y'all got nice to bail in time. So when we talk bars, [music] mine is not your favorite kind.
>> Wow.
I said that definition like he has a different mentality now.
You get it? People are calling for him to come and just come and throw some fire into the rap game. I say now right now I have a different mentality because if you're talking about punchlines Kano, your understanding of punchline is different from my understanding of punchline.
>> Back. Plus no punchline fit to describe the pain inside [singing and music] when your cousin does something petty and he's staying inside cuz you and your boys know for y'all [music and singing] got nice to bail in time. So when we talk bars, mine is not your favorite kind.
>> Mhm. Mhm. So right now he's seeing things from a different perspective cuz people will say oh Charlie um Kojo cue come and drop bars. When you say the bars, you are hearing it like come and rap. But he is hearing the bars like Charlie my brother be do some yawa where they carry am go behind bars.
Where he couldn't we we the boys boys now we couldn't raise money to settle this matter quick quick and so he dey inside on a very shallow situation that he shouldn't even be inside oh.
Into no come bars now that trigger all only PTSD.
>> [laughter] >> Huh? So when you talk about bars, they're triggering him in a different level. So you know he's on a different mind they wavelength right now.
>> So when we talk bars, [singing] mine is not your favorite kind. My cost heavy but my knees stay strong. I rock steady and [music] I land. Love's deadly back when Boss lost Betty.
>> My cost is heavy, but my knees stay strong. I rock steady.
It's like there's a weight on his shoulder. And the rock, you know, that is on him, you know, is heavy, but his knees stay strong, so he's still carrying his burden and moving on.
>> So, when we talk bars, [singing and music] mine is not your favorite kind. My cost heavy, but my knees stay strong. I rock steady and I land. Love's [music] deadly back when Boss lost Betty.
>> I I I learned love is deadly back when Boss lost Betty. I don't know who his Boss is. I don't know Betty, too. I don't know the reference. Maybe it's personal. But he's saying that when he saw those things, he saw that now love is deadly.
Love is not just try like that. And love is not always rosy. Sometimes love is some way.
>> steady and I land. Love's [music] deadly back when Boss lost Betty. Now I know they give an F like your favorite lecturer. And I rain fire [music] on two CDs like God sent me out.
>> So, right now, Kojo Cue is just trying to say that after the people are calling for him to come and rap in Ghana, right now he doesn't give an F.
Like your favorite lecturer never go give you F for this life inside that.
C plus, B, you know, those things. So, he doesn't give an F like your favorite lecturer.
>> And I rain fire [singing] on two CDs like God sent me out.
>> And I rain fire on two CDs like God sent me.
God sent the angels to go and rain fire on two cities, Sodom and Gomorrah.
And he also rain fire on two cities.
Is it the two EPs or the two projects that he dropped? He dropped I'm Back and then Kani.
So, he rain fire on these two.
And I'm very sure Yes. Yes. Yes. It's these two because the time when BB Naa sent him the song, you know, now he was going through the whole thing that he went through, you know. Until now on drop it, you see. But right now he has dropped and back he has dropped Kanye. So, these are two CDs or two albums, two projects. So, he rained fire on these two projects.
And he tied it down here. I rained fire on two cities like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Ah, Q.
>> And I rained fire on two CDs like God sent me a Yawa rapper. You know for send for me, man. I'm not thinking rap beef.
Me try me on me rent.
>> I say if you are a Yawa rapper, don't come and send for me. Don't come and try and trigger like I want to beef Kojo Cue cuz right now where he mind they be different. He's thinking about mommy rent. He's not thinking about rap beef cuz rap beef no they benefit him in any way. He's thinking about putting out a project that has replay value for people to go and listen and he will make money.
He's thinking of investments, thinking of things that he will do to make more money.
>> I'm thinking flip the chip with dip for drip and getting whips send me send me to step mommy chain.
>> He's thinking of flipping the dip like um you fancy that thing um this stock investors know when there's a dip they say buy when there's a dip or buy at buy the dip and then when it goes up you sell. So, he's trying to flip the dip that he has bought now. When so that he will make more money and then he would you know buy cars and stuff.
>> Drip and getting whips send me send me to step mommy chain.
>> And getting whips or buying cars like you know making money and then buying the the clothes and the cars and then getting whips to send send send send me to step mommy chain because if you live with your stepmom your stepmom will be whipping you that's the normal thing in town now. So, I'm getting whips send send send send me to step send me to step mommy chain, but what he's really trying to talk about is buying cars.
>> For drip and getting whips send me send me to step [singing] mommy chain. When you me yeah me raw. So many nights in the cold I felt like burning up and I spoke to the Lord saying I won't try me raw. And then I stopped praying cuz [music] God has had enough.
>> I say do >> you know what I've been through? I've been through lonely nights. I've been through hard times to the point where I was praying to God to help.
And then when the thing that I was praying for didn't happen, it got to a point where I tear chin. So then I stopped praying because if God will do like he do long time, so that means he lost his feet at some point.
>> praying cuz God has had enough. Obey your own cowardice. I'm God level without a pen. Bars Gemini 2010 [music] * 4 10 2 4 9 1 you'll [singing] be out of your league.
>> I'm God level without a pen.
Even when he's not writing lyrics kind of still not on the level of his height.
The time he wasn't even writing songs kind of still not he never lost his, you know, he never lost the the spark.
>> cowardice. I'm [music] God level without a pen. [singing] Bars Gemini 2010 * 4 10 2 4 9 1 you'll be out [music] of your league.
>> I'll see the bars there. He has bars 10 times potent.
That means his bars are still viable.
They they they they still carry weight and carry water. You have to know where you're out of your league. If you're not in if you're out of your league, don't try but he, you know, he's still in the game.
>> Relegation catch you and I'm so bent on elevating [music and singing] my Q family so I ignore all else.
>> Yes. I'll see you, you know. Who is he talking about? Was somebody trying to call out Kojo Cue lately and I'm missing it or what?
Uh-huh.
Let me know in the comments section if maybe so I'm maybe I'm missing something. But he's trying to say that oh Yawa rapper now oh burner.
Right now you have to know when you are you are out of your league and then go and play with your people in your league because I don't right now all he's thinking about is making money elevating his Q family. Yes.
>> your league. Relegation catch you and I'm so bent [music] on elevating my Q family so I ignore all else. Channel vision jams I found [music] a lesson so they can handle missions. That's my main agenda. When they [singing] pay the pen I know feedback. I purchase panda, then [music] only then I go escape the panda.
>> Ah, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie.
Oh, when the flow is going like this, I don't want to pause, but at the same time, if I don't pause, it will go too much. Chain.
>> Delegation catch up.
>> Okay.
>> And I'm so bent [music] on elevating my Q.
>> Q family, so I ignore all else.
>> Tano vision, [music] gems I funnel into.
>> Yes. I'll say Tano vision, do the vision is to elevate the Q family, you know. He has Tano vision, he has Tano vision, he all distractions is not watching. And then the gems, he funnels the gems into the the things that he's doing to elevate the Q family, you know. All the gems, nishim. He puts in all the good ideas and the good things so that he will be he will grow the thing that he's growing, the the Q family inspiration.
He will he will do it perfectly.
>> So they can handle [music] missions, that's my main agenda when the pay the panda.
>> And their main agenda is to funnel in the vision to the Q family so that they can handle all the agenda of pushing the Q family forward.
>> They can handle missions, that's [music] my main agenda when the pay [singing] the panda, no free bed. I for change the panda, then only then I go escape the panda. Emotion end. Yeah.
>> Yes. I'll say when the pay the panda, as in when your salary is delayed, or you know any salary, when the money is delaying, then he's he starts, you know, overthinking. Then he starts thinking because he needs to make sure that he makes money to suppress all this pent-up anger that is in him.
>> So they can handle missions, that's [music] my main agenda when the pay the panda, no free bed.
>> Yes, he no free bed when the pay the panda, when money is not coming.
>> I for change the panda.
>> They have to chase the panda so that they will make the money.
>> And only then I go escape the panda.
[music and singing] Emotion end.
>> And that's the only way he can escape the pent-up emotion of Italy, where the next payday they come, where the next money they come from. Yes. So, he doesn't want anything that will delay the pay from coming. So, it's not now that he's going to focus on you. Throw your shade, we don't care.
>> Yeah. Mommy come center, mommy come center. I for come up and follow your agenda, over for revenge, yeah. Then back up cuz >> Ooh, I say my mummy contender. Bring your contender and if you give me a if you give me consent to F the person up, I'll F the person up no matter the gender. If you like bring a woman, you'll F >> [laughter] >> Huh?
If you like bring the contender, if it's a man who woman who pine so far as there's con- con- consent, we'll F you up.
>> I'll [ __ ] them up if I want your gender.
Over for revenge, yeah. Then buckle up cuz I be Tyson, whether Mike or Fury.
>> I say when you come for revenge, then buckle up cuz I am Tyson, whether Mike or Fury. I'm either Mike Tyson or Tyson Fury. Whatever it is, I am Tyson. And you know these two boxers, they are mad.
Crazy.
Each punch carries heavy weight that can knock you down. And when they are fighting, they are spoiling there. So, if you are coming for revenge, you better buckle up for craziness because I'm Tyson. Whether I'm Mike Tyson or Tyson Fury, I am Tyson.
>> revenge, yeah. Then buckle up cuz I be Tyson, whether Mike or Fury. It's not a new thing to me, whether Ike or Huey.
>> Yes, beef and battle and fighting is not a new thing to me.
And also Newton, it's not a new thing to me, whether Ike or Huey. Whether Isaac Newton or Huey Newton. Isaac Newton, the scientist and mathematician who discovered gravity and all those inventor and stuff, no. Or uh Huey Newton, who is a or heading sir activist, yes, yes. He's an activist.
Those days he was an activist. So, beef and battle and F'ing [ __ ] up, people who come and, you know, approach me just to try and beef, I'll F you up cuz it's not a new thing to me.
Whether it's Isaac Newton or Huey Newton.
Nice one.
>> Fury. It's not a new thing to me, whether Ike or Huey. What I'm refusing to be is one of you mortals. Thanos with a space stone, I'm snapping two portals.
>> Also, what I'm refusing to be is one of you mortals cuz I am god level with the flu.
So, I am not a normal human being like you. I refuse to come and go down to your level.
Because what? I am Thanos with the space stone.
I'm snapping and going through portals using the space stone like the way Thanos used the space stone after he beat Thor and then killed Loki. He used the space stone to teleport from the spaceship before it blew up, no? Yes.
>> I call you.
>> [laughter] >> What I'm refusing to be is one of you mortals. Thanos with a space stone, I'm snapping two portals.
>> I'm just saying he's moving from portals and just studying your files. Oh, rapper now or you are trying to move to Kojo Cue.
Now, he when he studies your way apprentice, you you you know master the art of pen-penmanship. Even your pen is telling you that way apprentice, you still have work to learn. So, learn before you come and battle with the gods.
>> I'll show you how the magic works. One word, you disappear. Abracadabra. Yeah, this be one a year. One a year.
>> Yes, also I'll show you how the magic works cuz he has already said that Houdini and Copperfield in tell one word that I will say abracadabra, poof, and then for the vanishing.
>> Yeah, this be one a year.
>> Yeah, this is crazy, man. This is crazy.
>> All clap for them. Clap for them. Clap for them. Clap for them.
Clap for them. So, yes, this is Kojo Cue.
>> [applause] >> And um Obibini now Obibini the song was sent by Obibini. Obibini dropped like some 16 and I be be oh Kojo Cue I be dropping be 32 is a 64 then a how.
>> [laughter] >> Yes of you've got to put all of this.
Why?
>> [laughter] >> So yeah, nice one right there. Nebula by um Obibini and also Kojokyu. They support that two of my faves. You These guys are, you know, crazy with the flow and they've exhibited it. If you think I missed the bar, kindly explain the bar. Don't just come and write you missed this. No. Also explain it. If you know, explain. Don't write you missed this. You missed this bar.
You missed four bars. Write the bar that that has been missed and explain so that we are we will all learn in the comment section. Thank you very much. And I don't know. Watch other videos on this channel. Tell somebody about headless.
Yeah, I did.
Yeah, Paul.
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