A cut from the 2013 record Alaga Ibile, “Turn It Around” sees Nigerian lyricist Reminisce linking up with Sossick. It’s a track steeped in resilience, charting the rapper’s battle against a sea of industry skeptics. Through sharp verses, he documents his personal struggles, financial strain, lack of support, and ultimately asserts his triumph, a self-made man who defied the odds and “turned it around”.
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[Intro]
Hustle all day and I'm never gonna stop
Turn it around
[Verse 1: Reminisce]
They don’t respect my hustle, they say I got no class
Mo hot career mi bubble, won ni ko le last
Why the fuck you hating on me
The streets waiting on me, ki wan crown yen
They created this space for me
I'm in this game to get some money and a name for me
Fo toh ye mi se oma seun se mummy
Wan fe fun opportunity ye them ah play games on me
Never
Stood on my feet and told em "Mi ole ja bo lailai"
Anybody to ba duro so no mi ma paipai
All is well though, paper ati piro
La jo w'oluwa ra pyramids ti Cairo
Why won't you just let me be. mehn I'm on my fucking hustle
Bi yi black and yellow fa na gan, locally mo shuttle
Kini mo se gan te fe bi ping ku ba lumi
Igbati mo kuru gan eyin leyi saloon mi
[Chorus: Sossick]
Heaven knows that am just a man
And I try, I do all I can
Kini mo se o
I pay my dues and I showed you love
Now you wanna pull me down but I
Turn it around
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Turn it around baby
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Turn it around
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Mo ti ja o, ja o
[Verse 2: Reminisce]
When I started with this shit, niggas told me it would never work
Seribiti mo bade, I put in a lot of work
I just kept whipping it, whipping it till it fell through
Mi oni la ti ran ile ti that I went through hell too
I had no one around me, ti oke ba so foul mi
God e we ma crown mi, oloshi wa surround mi
Nobody to lean on, no floor to put my feet on
Kia mo ti jara mi ya were ni King Kong
Lai pe I got my first chance
Mo wo studio pelu Jahbless, mo kan one chance
Mo wa fill beni pe I got no credit for it
Mo tu wa tura mi beef, man you ready for it
Yeah I'm ready for it, for the pay
Mo fun wan ni tumour sha kako for it
Mo duro gan but I got a lot to thank for it
You know the rest man, I smile to the bank for it
[Chorus: Sossick]
Say heaven knows that am just a man
And I try, I do all I can
Kini mo se o
I pay my dues and I showed you love
Now you wanna pull me down but I
Turn it around
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Turn it around baby
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Turn it around
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Mo ti ja o, ja o
[Outro]
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Mo ti ja o, ja o
Uploaded by: Precious • Upload date: 11/28/2025
