If you鈥檝e never heard the phrase, 鈥淎bi ki pe Rexxie?鈥, you don鈥檛 spend enough time on the internet. As someone who鈥檚 chronically online, I spend days going through Nigerian Twitter. And not only is it a place where the funniest people on Earth dwell, it also teaches you a thing or two about pop culture. So, it makes sense that it was the first place I heard the phrase.
At first, I thought it was from a skit, or one of those viral TikTok sounds, but I knew I鈥檇 heard the name Rexxie before. I figured it had to come from a song or something related. So, with investigative journalism skills that rival the best in the nation, I went to google and typed 鈥淎bi ki pe Rexxie?鈥 Hold your applause, not everyone can be an award-winning journalist.
The phrase is from Abracadabra, a song by 鈥 you guessed it 鈥 Rexxie featuring Naira Marley and Skiibii. I wasn鈥檛 expecting that song title, but it鈥檚 Nigerian music, you should always expect the unexpected. Now, it鈥檚 not Naira Marley鈥檚 song, but if there鈥檚 one thing we鈥檝e learnt about Naira since he blew up in 2019, it鈥檚 that he will make a tune so catchy, it鈥檒l be stuck in your head. That鈥檚 why if you asked the majority of social media users who use the phrase what the name of the song is, they wouldn’t have an answer for you. Why? Because they鈥檝e not actually listened to the song beyond the Naira Marley snippet.聽
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If you don鈥檛 know what 鈥淎bi ki pe Rexxie?鈥 means, it鈥榮 鈥淪hould I call Rexxie?鈥 After listening to the song a couple of times, I鈥檝e realised that Naira Marley wants to turn us into modern day philosophers. That line alone has left me with enough thoughts and theories to outrank Aristotle and Plato.
Why is Naira Marley calling Rexxie? Does Rexxie owe him money? Rexxie is a producer and Naira is singing on his beat, so it鈥檚 not like Naira Marley is calling Rexxie to come and take over the verse. What then are we calling Rexxie for? Is there something Naira Marley knows that the rest of us are unaware of? Should I beckon upon Rexxie whenever I have problems? Will Rexxie have answers?
After spending days dissecting it, I鈥檝e come to the conclusion that only one person has the answer to the questions I seek. So, maybe I too should call Rexxie.聽
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