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Analysis Of The Song 'Kote'

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The song “Kote” which literally means ‘a policeman’ is basically about men who cheat on their wives and how the police must treat them. With lines like Koti mepa wo kyɛw bo me kunu no ma me ei sika a yɛbɛdi no, ɔde akɔ ma ne mpena , Tripple M is basically asking the policeman to beat the husband because he has gone to give the little house keeping money to his girlfriend. To intensify the hatred for such men, Triple M ask the policeman to slap the husband very hard because he has made their lives miserable. I find this song really interesting because considering the time it was released, cheating on wives was no “big deal”. As a result, there was gross marital infidelity on the parts of men. No wonder this song became a hit as women especially those in these situations found their voices in the song.
The hit song “16 years” by Mzbel also addresses violence against women particularly girls underage. Posing as a 16 year old girl, Mzbel warns men who only want to mess around with teenagers to stay away from her. This is captured in the line; “I be 16 years, I go dey be like this o, if u touch my thing o, I go tell mummy o” (I am 16 …show more content…

One can actually see evidence of mysoandry (which is the hatred for men) in this song. Choosing a title as fake London boy instead of Fake London Guy or Young man shows how she demeans the opposite sex. Lines like “See yourself and your shoe wey u dey for the queue, you dey talk talk plenty but nothing is true”, also looks liking a way of dissing guys. As the song became popularised the words in the song especially the title, “Fake London Boy” gained a practical usage. On the average this song was able to communicate its intended message to the targeted

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