Enjoy
Tekno
Old Romance
A joyful Afrobeats manifesto of self-sovereignty, wrapped in percussive fire.
Obah
Kpe kpe kpe
Kprrrriikpe padiye
Kpe kpe kpe
Kprriiikpe padiye
Uhhhhh
Tekino
Person wey know person
E no dey kill person
If you wan know person
No go force person
I no dey sick
You wan gimme medicine
I get money
You wan help me spend my money
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy (Oh nooo)
Allow me to enjoy mysеlf
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow mе to enjoy myself
Allow me oh oh
I'm a winner I'm a winner (I'm a winner)
Just believe that I'm a winner (I say just believe oh)
I will never do it like you do it
Just believe a ma do it do it
Let me do it like I do it (How I do it)
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy (Allow me o)
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Ye ye ye eyi ye (Oma mamamu)
Kpe kpe kpe
Kpriiikpe padiye (Oma mamamu)
Kpe kpe kpe (If you no want make I happy o)
Something go do you
Something go do you
Water go choke you
Thunder go yawa you
Something go do you
Something go do you
Water go choke you
Something go
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Obah
Kpe kpe kpe
Kprrrriikpe padiye
Kpe kpe kpe
Kprriiikpe padiye
Uhhhhh
Tekino
Person wey know person
E no dey kill person
If you wan know person
No go force person
I no dey sick
You wan gimme medicine
I get money
You wan help me spend my money
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy (Oh nooo)
Allow me to enjoy mysеlf
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow mе to enjoy myself
Allow me oh oh
I'm a winner I'm a winner (I'm a winner)
Just believe that I'm a winner (I say just believe oh)
I will never do it like you do it
Just believe a ma do it do it
Let me do it like I do it (How I do it)
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy (Allow me o)
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Ye ye ye eyi ye (Oma mamamu)
Kpe kpe kpe
Kpriiikpe padiye (Oma mamamu)
Kpe kpe kpe (If you no want make I happy o)
Something go do you
Something go do you
Water go choke you
Thunder go yawa you
Something go do you
Something go do you
Water go choke you
Something go
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy
Allow me to enjoy myself
Allow me to enjoy myself
“A joyful Afrobeats manifesto of self-sovereignty, wrapped in percussive fire.”
By the time Augustine Miles Kelechi — known to the world as Tekno — sat down to craft "Enjoy," he had already weathered a storm that would have silenced lesser artists.
A vocal cord injury in 2018 had threatened to end his career entirely, and the years that followed were marked by a quiet, determined rebuilding.
When he entered the studio to work on what would become "Old Romance," his debut album released in 2020, there was a palpable sense of liberation in every note he laid down.
"Enjoy" emerged not as a casual party track, but as a hard-won declaration from a man who had stared into the void and decided, with absolute clarity, that no one would dictate the terms of his happiness again.
Sonically, "Enjoy" is a masterclass in Afrobeats minimalism operating at a deceptive midtempo of 120 BPM.
Tekno, who has long served as his own producer under the Tekno Miles moniker, constructs the track in the key of C major — the most open, unadorned key in Western harmony — and uses that transparency to his advantage.
The production is built on a bed of crisp, syncopated percussion, with the onomatopoeic "kpe kpe kpe" vocal chops functioning almost as a rhythmic instrument unto themselves, evoking the clatter of wooden agogo bells or the staccato of a talking drum.
Layered beneath is a warm, pillowy low end and sparse melodic accents that give the track a buoyant, almost weightless quality.
The energy and valence sit at a perfect equilibrium — 0.50 each — creating a sonic mood that is neither euphoric nor melancholic, but rather centered, self-possessed, and deeply grounded.
Lyrically, "Enjoy" operates on multiple registers simultaneously.
The opening Pidgin English verses establish a philosophy of interpersonal boundaries: "Person wey know person / E no dey kill person" — those who truly know you won't destroy you.
Tekno then dismantles the unsolicited interventions of those around him with surgical wit: "I no dey sick / You wan gimme medicine / I get money / You wan help me spend my money." The repeated mantra "Allow me to enjoy myself" is not a plea but a command, an assertion of autonomy that carries the weight of someone who has earned the right to say it.
The song's emotional arc pivots dramatically in its final act, where the playful warnings — "Something go do you / Water go choke you / Thunder go yawa you" — introduce a darker undercurrent, suggesting that those who obstruct joy will face cosmic consequences.
It is a uniquely Nigerian fusion of celebration and caution, of grace and thunder.
Released as part of "Old Romance" in 2020, "Enjoy" arrived at a moment when Afrobeats was completing its global conquest.
Burna Boy had just won a Grammy, Wizkid's "Made in Lagos" was rewriting streaming records, and the world was locked down in a pandemic that made anthems of personal joy feel not just relevant but essential.
"Enjoy" became a streaming favorite and a staple of DJ sets across Lagos, London, and the diaspora, its message resonating with a generation navigating external pressures — familial, societal, digital — that sought to define their worth.
Critics praised the track for its restraint and confidence, noting that Tekno's production instincts had only sharpened during his period of recovery.
The song solidified his reputation not merely as a hitmaker but as an auteur of Afrobeats — a producer-singer-songwriter who could do more with less.
The legacy of "Enjoy" extends beyond its chart performance or streaming numbers.
It stands as a philosophical cornerstone of Tekno's catalog, the track where his personal journey and artistic vision aligned most completely.
In a genre that often rewards maximalism and feature-heavy collaborations, Tekno delivered a solo statement of radical self-sufficiency.
The song has since become a cultural shorthand in Nigerian popular discourse — "Allow me to enjoy myself" appearing on social media captions, protest signs, and wedding playlists alike.
It is a track that captures something universal in its specificity: the fundamental human right to define one's own joy, on one's own terms, without apology.
In the broader arc of Afrobeats history, "Enjoy" is a quiet monument — proof that the most powerful declarations don't need to shout.
