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J Hus & Asake’s Gold: Lyrics Meaning, Video, and Diasporic Swagger Explained

<p>J Hus &#038; Asake’s Gold is a coded anthem of diaspora pride and swagger. Lyrics, video and meaning fully explained.</p>

Gold is not just a single. It is a coded statement from two heavyweights who know exactly how to turn a flex into a myth.

Fresh from his Big Conspiracy anniversary blowout at Royal Albert Hall, J Hus taps Nigerian star Asake to craft a record that is part gangster code, part Afroswing rave, and all defiant celebration.

Released June 27, 2025 via EMPIRE, it marks Hus’ first release since 2023 and sets a clear tone for what comes next: global reach, independent power, and zero room for counterfeits.

Or as Asake puts it in the hook, “All white, zero fugazzi.”

P2J, the Grammy winning producer behind Who Told You featuring Drake, folds Hus’ grime rooted paranoia into airy amapiano log drums and chest rattling 808s.

The syncopation on the wooden log drums is mental. This is the Hus vibe we begged for. You can practically smell the Henny and smoke drifting through each line.

If the lyrics sound coded, they are. Hus flips Gaddafi, gold rings and street scams into punchlines that blur the line between brag and threat.

He raps, “Every ring I’m wearin’ is gold, they’re callin’ me Gaddafi,” echoing the dictator’s wealth and notoriety.

“Don’t bend, don’t break, don’t fold,” he repeats. It is a mantra for hustlers who know loyalty cannot be pawned.

“Got a Naija gyal and Yardie,” he spits, stitching together London’s global fabric in a single couplet.

Asake slides in with lines like, “Mentally, I’m in 2060,” claiming future minded genius while chanting Yoruba hooks that make the whole track pulse like a Lagos street party turned royal affair.

The official video doubles down on the coded luxury. Set in an all white mansion party, it riffs on the lyrics with Cartier rings, khaki military jackets, and dancers draped in gold.

Some Reddit threads have already pointed out how the visuals nod to both Yoruba spiritual colours and the hush hush Illuminati bars.

“Hus got the memo by carrier pigeon, WhatsApp and quill pen,” a fan joked under a reaction clip, summing up the buzz.

This is the vibe fans missed, the swagger that made the Common Sense era Hus untouchable.

Under the surface flex, Gold is pure connection. UK grime swagger meets Nigerian amapiano bounce, both refusing to compromise.

The whole thing feels like a handshake between cultures: the all white outfits, the defiant party, the coded threats.

Even the scammers get a name check. “Couple scammers there that I know, Santander and Barclay,” Hus raps, deadpan.

It is funny because it is real, an unfiltered wink to the roads he still moves through.

What does it mean? The genius is that it means whatever you want.

Gold is a paranoid prayer, a summer anthem, a diaspora power move. In one track, Hus reminds the world why he is unmatched.

A rapper who can balance a Rollie, a war cry, and a Yoruba hook without ever folding.

The fact he is doing this under EMPIRE, the world’s biggest independent label, is the real gold. Ownership, coded forever in every ring he wears.

Listen closely. Watch the video. Spin your own meaning. Because the more you hold Gold up to the light, the more layers you will find.

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J Hus & Asake Gold Lyrics

Refrain: Asake
It’s a badman party
All white, zero fugazzi
Badman too oversabi
Stubborn, no one be like me
Pass me my backy
Life is too short, make I burn enemies
No time for bullshit
Military, I’m on khaki

Chorus: J Hus
Every ring I’m wearin’ is gold, they’re callin’ me Gaddafi
Don’t bend, don’t break, don’t fold
It’s a bad boy gangsta party
All my niggas stickin’ to the code
You get a Rollie, AP, Carti’
Dem boys say they’re really on road, how come I see them hardly?
Couple scammers there that I know, Santander and Barclay
Drinkin’ Henny and Coke, that’s why she movin’ naughty

Verse 1: J Hus
Whine your waist and control, got a Naija gyal and Yardie
Attitude is so cold, bad like Nicki, RiRi, Cardi
Hatcha, smokin’ jamba, pass me
Don’t tell my secret, they gon’ grass me
Illuminati, top of the food chain, the hierarchy
She wan’ suck my ting, not movin’ classy
But no be that type person I be
Roll her eye and kissin’ her teeth
Dot my I and crossin’ my T

Chorus: J Hus, J Hus & Asake
Every ring I’m wearin’ is gold, they’re callin’ me Gaddafi
Don’t bend, don’t break, don’t fold
It’s a bad boy gangsta party
All my niggas stickin’ to the code
You get a Rollie, AP, Carti’
Dem boys say they’re really on road, how comes I see them hardly?

Refrain: Asake
It’s a badman party
All white, zero fugazzi
Badman too oversabi
Stubborn, no one be like me
Pass me my backy
Life is too short, make I burn enemies
No time for bullshit
Military, I’m on khaki

Verse 2: Asake
Born ready, my broski
Mentally, I’m in 2060
No pressure, you know my P
Timing is everything, keep it moving
Emi genius, awon junior
Them not like us, I’m still leading
Psycho as usual, G
Badman, no one like me

Verse 3: J Hus
No water, no food they can’t eat
No bread, no yam, no meat
All opposition gettin’ delete
Make them drop and make them deceased
When it’s war, they wanna scream peace
King on the throne, I’m takin’ my seat
Hustle hard, we hardly go sleep
Wake up, go get paper, repeat
LV, nothin’ on me is cheap
Count my paper ’til it’s complete
Give me brain, don’t even wan’ jeet
If you love me, you get on your knees
Suck me when I’m smokin’ my trees
Temptation is going to increase

Chorus: J Hus, J Hus & Asake
Every ring I’m wearin’ is gold (Is gold), they’re callin’ me Gaddafi
Don’t bend, don’t break, don’t fold (Don’t fold)
It’s a bad boy gangsta party
All my niggas stickin’ to the code
You get a Rollie, AP, Carti’
Dem boys say they’re really on road, how comes I see them hardly?
Couple scammers there that I know, Santander and Barclay (Barclay)
Drinkin’ Henny and Coke, that’s why she movin’ naughty
Mmm

Outro: Asake
Mentally, I’m in 2060
Timing is everything, keep it moving

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