Tobe Nwigwe, Nas – On My Soul (ft. Jacob Banks) (Audio, Lyrics)

From Transfermor’s new soundtrack comes Tobe Nwigwe, Nas’ “On My Soul” song featuring Jacob Banks. Listen, stream, read the lyrics, buy the track produced by Tobe Nwigwe, ​k3yboarrdkid, Nick Baker & The Good Stewards.

There’s plenty to check out this New Music Friday (May 19), though hip-hop heads, in particular, may be interested in a collaborative effort from Grammy-nominated artist Tobe Nwigwe and legendary lyricist Nas. The duo came together along with Jacob Banks to share the lead single from the forthcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts film, and certainly didn’t disappoint. While Tobe starts off strong on the chorus and first verse, the singer lends his talents to the bridge, crooning out, “Bring me the smoke and I’ll build you a fire / To burn my desire, burn my desire.”

Afterward, it’s Nas’ turn to shine. “Don’t slander all the banter / Just one answer, I’m an animal,” he begins the song’s second verse. “I’m just one man, outstandin’ though / Part wolf, part king, part Hannibal,” the New Yorker’s rhymes continue. To close out “On My Soul,” all three creatives come together on a final chorus, showing off their respective talents and generating buzz for what else is to come from the soundtrack.

While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in April, director Steven Caple Jr. hinted that some other noteworthy names will appear as well. “We have A Tribe Called Quest, we have Wu-Tang [Clan],” he revealed, also hinting at Nas’ appearance by saying, “We have a legacy artist who’s blessing us with a new track for our film, and I’m so excited about that. … He’s from the ‘90s, but I would say that he’s arguably one of the top three rappers to ever live.”

Tobe Nwigwe, Nas – On My Soul (ft. Jacob Banks) (prod. Tobe Nwigwe, ​k3yboarrdkid, Nick Baker & The Good Stewards)

19 May 2023
1 Song, 2 minutes
℗ 2023 The Good Stewards, Mass Appeal, Paramount Pictures

Lyrics

[Intro: Jacob Banks]
I, oh, yeah, oh, I
I, ooh
I

[Pre-Chorus: Tobe Nwigwe]
Ooh (Yeah), ooh, (Yeah), ooh, (Yeah), ooh

[Chorus: Tobe Nwigwe]
On my soul, everybody in the clique strapped, and they all on go
Keep a stick, just like branch, papi, but I ain’t a troll
On my mama, can’t nobody out here play me for no ho

[Verse 1: Tobe Nwigwe]
Guard your grill, guard your grill
Ain’t nobody out here hard to kill
The gat I pack go “pap” and peel your cap from front to back
Have you stiff or hard as steel
Ah, tuna fish my hardest meal
Stay trill when they switch to a harder skill
I’m in the field like a Buffalo Bill with a bubble-coat filled
With a couple little posts, chill
Switch it up, get direct, black and white, Michael Bibby
I get cheese with everybody, but can’t do it with no Mickey
Keep a blicky on me for them serpents tryna give me hickeys
Who want smoke? Who want smoke? Well, guess what, ho, I’m the chimney, ah

[Bridge: Jacob Banks]
Bring me the smoke and I’ll build you a fire
To burn my desire, burn my desire
Bring me the smoke and I’ll build you a fire
To burn my desire, burn my desire

[Pre-Chorus: Tobe Nwigwe]
Ooh (Yeah), ooh, (Yeah), ooh, (Yeah), ooh

[Chorus: Tobe Nwigwe & Jacob Banks]
On my soul, everybody in the clique strapped, and they all on go
Keep a stick, just like branch, papi, but I ain’t a troll (Yeah)
On my mama, can’t nobody out here play me for no ho

[Verse 2: Nas]
Don’t slander all the banter
Just one answer, I’m an animal
I’m just one man, outstandin’ though
Part wolf, part king, part Hannibal
Example, proof, I’m built like I’m mechanical
On the mic, I’m a cannibal
You don’t know who I’m family to
You don’t know my team, you don’t know what my mans’ll do
Turn it up to the maximum, gorillas in the trap
But them got millions watchin’ every move I make ’cause I’m what’s happenin’
Got jaws droppin’, autopsies, drive hard tops, got hard body
‘Cause Nas told me, “Y’all problem”, this high-powered, high-profit

[Chorus: Tobe Nwigwe, Jacob Banks & Nas]
On my soul, everybody in the clique strapped, and they all on go
Keep a stick, just like branch, papi, but I ain’t a troll (Yeah)
On my mama, can’t nobody out here play me for no ho
On my soul, everybody in the clique strapped, and they all on go
Keep a stick, just like branch, papi, but I ain’t a troll
On my mama, can’t nobody out here play me for no ho (What up, thun? Let’s get it)

[Outro: Nas & Jacob Banks]
Yeah, uh
Uh-huh, yeah
Yeah, yeah (Yeah)