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Agatchu Fuses Afrobeats and Introspection on Maradona

<p>Agatchu blends afrobeats, R&#038;B, and Yoruba in Maradona, a soulful track about love, ego, and emotional tension.</p>

French-Angolan artist Agatchu returns with Maradona, a slow-burning afrobeats track that blends groove and vulnerability.

Co-produced by AZNVR, the song channels a rich mix of Yoruba, French, and English lyrics to reflect Agatchu’s global roots and personal storytelling.

The production leans into warm basslines, soft percussive claps, and R&B-inflected harmonies, but it’s Agatchu’s delivery that ties it all together—cool, understated, and emotionally layered.

His flow pivots between melody and speech, gently unravelling the internal battles between pride and love, self-worth and softness.

It’s a celebration of love, and the intricate dynamics and vulnerabilities we all experience in relationships,” Agatchu shares.

That tension is felt across lines like “Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex / You so upset” and “I don’t wanna be inside / Outside life emi Maradona”—a nod to the complex push between connection and freedom.

Maradona isn’t flashy but confident in its calm—letting the rhythm speak as much as the words.

With its nuanced storytelling and hypnotic tempo, it signals a bold evolution ahead of Agatchu’s anticipated EP dropping spring 2025.

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Agatchu Maradona Lyrics

Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex
You so upset
You know the meaning of life is gift
Is a precious gift
I don’t wanna be inside
Outside life emi maradona
Sepe confirm emi maradona


Everything you do good mami
Iwo omolomo emi gbeomo gbeomo
Oshomo the boy
Baby girl I won dey for you


If naira no dey dollar go dey
Baby sai gobe
Emi olowo dan dan olowo olowo
Awa jaiye ara aye
Suru laiye mi o
Emi o fi anything to trouble me
Oh Baby tala me o
Make nothing trouble me o
Na you be the one way dey pressure me o


Chorus:
Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex
You so upset
You know the meaning of life is gift
Is a precious gift
Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex
You so upset
You know the meaning of life is gift
Is a precious gift


Emi orola emi olowo
Gentilité my ability
Owo lo soro kashi mayo
Olomogo me I know you be premium
Baby look at me I be champion
Always on default
Forget long talk make we dey link up


If naira no dey dollar go dey
Baby sai gobe
Emi olowo dan dan Olowo Olowo
Awa jaiye ara aye
Suru laiye mi o
Emi o fi anything to trouble me
Make nothing trouble me o
Oh Baby tala me o
Na you be the one way dey pressure me o


Chorus:
Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex
You so upset
You know the meaning of life is gift
Is a precious gift
Tell me the reason why you don’t wanna flex
You so upset
You know the meaning of life is gift
Is a precious gift


I don’t wanna be inside
Outside life emi maradona
Sepe confirm emi maradona
Everything you do good mami
Iwo omolomo emi gbeomo gbeomo
Oshomo the boy
Baby girl I won dey for you

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