D’banj – Why Me

"Why Me" is a song by D'banj from his 2006 album Rundown/Funk You Up. Produced by Don Jazzy during the early rise of Mo' Hits Records, the song became one of the defining Nigerian pop records of the mid-2000s with its humorous catchy pidgin English lyrics, and energetic Afro-pop production. Built around the story of a one-night stand that turned emotionally complicated, the track followed D'banj's flashy bachelor lifestyle while also introducing popular expressions like "kokolets" and reinforcing the growing influence of the Mo' Hits movement in Nigerian mainstream music.