Released on 15 October, “No Jonze” finds Patoranking taking Lagos street rhythm back to its roots. The track draws a direct line from Ajegunle’s 1990s galala sound to today’s afrobeats, restoring the swing, phrasing, and slang that defined an era of Nigerian urban music.

Born Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie in Ijegun-Egba, Lagos, Patoranking grew up in the same neighbourhoods where galala emerged from sound-system battles and dance competitions. He started performing there before breaking nationally with “Alubarika” and “Girlie O”, both of which carried traces of that street cadence. “No Jonze” returns to it deliberately — a loop built for dancers, stripped of ornament and built from pulse alone.

Patoranking alternates chant lines and short melodic hooks. The phrase “Make you no go dey Jonze” — Lagos Pidgin for “don’t act slow” or “stay alert” — anchors the rhythm, followed by “you dey hear the sample lo lo”, a direct nod to the beat. Verses combine boast and movement: “My money big Oganigwe / Bend down whine and scatter the place.” Each section ends in a half-time drop before the hook returns, keeping the form tight and continuous.

More than a return, “No Jonze” underlines continuity. The same beat that powered Ajegunle’s wooden stages now drives Lagos’s digital production: a reminder that galala still moves the city.

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