Efi Cruise’s BLUE COLLAR Is an Afro-Jazz Groove You Can’t Ignore
Efi Cruise’s latest offering BLUE COLLAR melds sonic elements into a hypnotic cocktail of afrobeats, jazz, and soul.
The self-proclaimed Bayside Boy crafts a groove-laden soundscape where his scat-singing technique—typically reserved for bebop corridors—finds fresh territory within Afrobeats’ interlocking beat patterns.
“Many tings we don see for this life/Through the strife,” Cruise confesses in the opening, his voice riding atop syncopated percussion with effortless finesse.
The track’s production operates at the intersection of minimalism and complexity, with calculated gaps that heighten the impact of each instrumental accent.
What distinguishes BLUE COLLAR is its deceptive depth. While marketed as a tribute to working-class heroes, the lyrical narrative weaves through interpersonal dynamics: “You know say man a do the rap style music/It’s a real sensual music.”
This duality creates an intriguing tension beneath the track’s smooth exterior.
Cruise’s “Southern Afro-Jazz” manifesto materialises fully here—the highlife piano chords, funk-inspired bass, and jazz inflections coalesce into something distinctly his own.
The hook “I like to sing/She like to dance oh” becomes increasingly hypnotic with each repetition, embedding itself in neural pathways through calculated simplicity.
For weekend listening or late-night vibes, BLUE COLLAR delivers sonic comfort while showcasing Efi Cruise’s genre-bending innovation.
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Efi Cruise Blue Collar Lyrics
Ahhhh
Hm hm hm hm
Many tings we don see for this life
Through the strife
Don’t be moving like a psycho
Cause me no like no fabu
You already know I really like you
We was on the couch
And you was me about you
Said you like to keep it simple
Eating on your Pringles
Doing the shit that you choose
Can’t be moving funny oh
You know when there’s something to loose
But I like your body oh
Make we no come dey confuse
Cause I
Would keep the fight
And we’d try
To see this light
Get to know me
The one and only
For doing it slowly
And big vibes only
We go fly oh
Me no lie oh
Eh eh nayo
Nayo oh
I come with story
E kop ikwo emi
Hmmm ma worry
Real sweet story oh
I like to sing
She like to dance oh
He want to jump
I like to jump oh
E don dey come
She don dey run oh
Start to floss
Body dey turn oh
We go fly oh
Me no lie oh
Eh eh nayo
Nayo oh
You know say man a do the rap style music
It’s a real sensual music
Take it and use it
Just how you choose eh
Make them give allowance make e fornicate
No take am play
That’s how he was moving coming out the gate
Better watch out for this space
You add ashewo put for body count
Dey call yourself ladies man
Real life kpomo man
Nothing wey I never see for this town
Urhobo boy go say him name na Zara
Hm
You for follow check the matter
Na’im make mama find Cana
E say no worry
Na just the way the mind take set
No need make you come dey vex
That’s just how it go I guess
This thing no go age well
Oya bet
You know say man a do the rap style music
It’s a real sensual music
Please take it and use it
And you better not loose it
I like to sing
She like to dance oh
He want to jump
I like to jump oh
E don dey come
She don dey run oh
Start to floss
Body dey turn oh
I like to sing
She like to dance oh
He want to jump
I like to jump oh
E don dey come
She don dey run oh
Start to floss
Body dey turn oh
