07/01/2025
Multiple awards-winning Liberian musician CIC breaks down the lyrics of his songs to his mom in hardcore koloquađ
He writes:
âMy mom calls me to break down my lyrics everytime she donât understand certain wordsđ
I love teaching koloquaâŚ
Mom: Tosh wettin you mean by put da sorbeh on my yenyen?
Me: It means put your full taytay on my chestđ
Mom: Why you couldnât just say that so we all understand?
Me: I love using less English in my songs. Koloqua is sweet and if I had said it in English, it wonât sound right on the beat.
Mom: you can really stress your fans. How they supposed to know the meaning?
Me: Mama⌠some know it but others do catch up and learn.
Mom: How bout âBanjo my heart, sellay for 30 piece sor silverâ?
Me: Banjo means sell below the value. Itâs more like auction it. 30 pieces of silver meant itâs worth more but since you a traitor like Judas, sell for a cheap price.
Mom: Just do a breakdown for all of us cuz these words and phrases you sing most times are hard.
Me: So the way I na break it down for you na, send me small tin nađ¤Ł
Mom: Get off my phoneđ
I need to partner with a team of writers to produce a pocket dictionary for Basic Koloqua. We could start with 100 wordsđâ