Video summary
Scott and Skenks have been best friends for 22 years, a bond that began when they met at Junior Yek Secondary School around 2004. In this video, the two actors and creatives engage in a playful game where they attempt to recall shared memories and sing songs related to specific prompts, ranging from wedding anthems by Bruno Mars to reggae hits and tracks featuring the word "baby." Their interactions are filled with laughter and friendly banter as they navigate through various categories, such as identifying songs from their college days or naming artists they admire, highlighting a dynamic relationship built on humor and mutual respect.
Beyond their comedic exchanges, the video delves into the depth of their friendship, showcasing how they have supported each other through significant life challenges. Scott recounts a time when Skenks lent him money during a financial crisis that threatened his livelihood, an act of kindness he considers life-saving. They also share anecdotes about their early days, including attending strip clubs together and working on film sets side by side. Their connection extends to their families, with both parents often mistaking one for the other due to their close resemblance, further illustrating how intertwined their lives have become over the decades.
The friends emphasize that their relationship is defined by unwavering support and a deep understanding of each other's personalities. While they acknowledge flaws, such as Skenks' occasional temper or Scott's love for alcohol, they view these traits with affection rather than judgment. They explain that when conflicts arise, they sit down to resolve issues calmly without shouting, relying on their long history to navigate disagreements. This resilience has allowed them to remain close friends despite the passage of time and the inevitable changes in their lives.
Ultimately, the video serves as a celebration of a friendship that transcends typical social boundaries, proving that true loyalty can last for over two decades. Scott expresses his admiration for Skenks not only as a supportive friend but also as a talented photographer and teacher who has inspired him to improve his own skills. As they conclude their game with a promise to continue supporting each other's dreams, the message is clear: their bond is unbreakable, rooted in love, trust, and a shared journey that they are eager to continue together for many more years.
Read the full video transcript
[music]
>> Hi guys. My name is Koko Oubiolo. I'm an
actor and a football coach. Follow me on
Instagram at kokounek.o.
>> Hi guys. [music]
My name is Bidemi Adewole.
I'm a photographer and I'm a lawyer.
Follow me on Instagram
s k e n [music] d a.
My life can't be music but
But there's no football. Hey, hey,
music and everything.
First thing.
>> It's hard to remember
but I think it was at Yek lesson.
in Alakuko.
>> Was it Yek Secondary
>> Secondary School. I think it was
Yek Secondary
Yeah, Yek.
Not the jump.
>> Yek, Yek.
>> Not the jump. No, Yek.
>> [music]
>> Junior Yek or senior Yek? One of the
>> No, I It has to be junior Yek.
>> No, it was junior Yek. Yeah, you're
right. It was junior Yek. It wasn't
senior Yek. It was junior Yek lesson.
>> How many years ago? I'm very bad with
numbers so I can't remember.
>> Can I calculate?
>> Yeah.
>> Um
>> 2004
>> Five 2000 and
four?
2005, [music]
I think.
>> Wait, wait.
I can't remember the last time we met.
>> Go back.
2002
Yeah.
So, 6 5 4
>> Yeah, about 2004 2003
>> 2004 2003 [music] thereabouts. That's
when we met.
That's probably 2004 come out to 23
years ago.
>> Come on.
>> Yeah, 2004 when 2026 [music]
now.
>> Uh
>> Yeah, 22 years ago. That's when we met.
Pick your card.
>> [music]
>> I look at his card.
>> A hip-hop song from the '90s.
>> Why do I sing it?
>> Yes.
>> This this uh way
>> I was waiting again.
>> Uh uh this this uh way do
>> You tried it.
>> Okay.
A wedding song.
>> [laughter]
>> Talking to the moon.
>> It's about Bruno Mars.
>> Yes, no.
>> [laughter]
>> Trying to get to you.
>> Yes, no. Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars, Talking
to the Moon. Yes, it's a It's a wedding
song.
It's a wedding song, Talking to the
Moon, Bruno Mars.
Google it, bro.
>> Talking to the
>> Bruno Mars, Talking to the Moon.
>> Talking to the love song.
>> Wedding wedding wedding song is love
song.
Talking to the moon.
>> All the weddings I've attended in my
life
you know, nobody knows Bruno Mars.
>> [laughter]
>> Bruno Mars is a
He's a love guy.
>> He's a love guy, doesn't mean he sings
wedding songs.
>> Yeah.
>> [laughter]
>> That would To be fair, that was not a
Bruno Mars song I was thinking of.
>> Yeah.
>> I was thinking of something entirely
different.
>> You're having the idea, but you're not
having the talent.
>> All right, 1-0. That was a good one.
Uh
Scott two.
Scott Scott and Drama.
>> [laughter]
>> I agree.
>> Woah.
>> I agree.
>> Scott like drama at times.
>> have choice. My work. I have to do it.
This is my
>> All right. Drama king. Bad one.
>> Okay.
>> An Arabi song from the '90s. [music]
Nelly, I
love you.
All I think about is you.
>> [music]
>> Even when I'm with my boo, you got me
crazy over you.
2002.
>> They said from the '90s.
>> [laughter]
>> 2002.
>> Yes, Dilemma, Nelly and Kelly.
In your face.
A song with the word dance.
>> Dance for me, baby, you way.
>> Yeah, I need you to dance for
>> [laughter]
>> Dance for me, baby, you way.
>> [music]
>> Give it to me, baby, you way.
>> One one.
What is four?
>> That was the exact song that came to my
>> Okay, give me thinking time.
Think.
I think the last one for me that's one
of those
football football
football worker
>> football worker
Hm. Me, I get like two.
One.
Where we were shooting
uh where we camped
>> [music]
>> and we're shooting What's the name of
that film?
That series. We're shooting that series.
We were shooting where the camp was.
Lovely 14 days of our lives cuz we
>> [music]
>> were together on set on the same block.
It was fun. Being away from our normal
habitat
but being together [music] was cool.
Another one is when I enter one money
problem [music]
as K saved my life. He borrowed me
money. Borrow where I never pay back it
today. [music]
But I will still pay and I will still
pay. I know they owe.
I will still pay. But it will pay.
[music]
It saved my life. That's
life-threatening problem. Those two.
Sorry, two, not three. Those two.
For me.
He took He was the first person
who took me to
strip club.
Yeah.
So my first strip [music] club
experience you know come to think of it.
But we enjoyed our life, my man.
Yeah.
I have some stories to tell about that
day.
>> [laughter]
>> All I will say is
sugar.
>> [laughter]
>> That's all
I understand what you guys but we'll
leave it at that.
Sugar, wherever you are, find big ups to
you.
>> [music]
>> Find me.
>> [laughter]
>> Don't find him or he's the one in his
life you will be in danger.
Take your card, bro.
I have OCD. It has to stay arranged.
A love song. So can I sing the same song
now? No. Uh-uh. That's cheating.
If there's any [music] justice in the
world,
I would be your man.
>> [laughter]
>> Referee has to check that song. I don't
know about that song. Whose song is
this?
That song is by Lemar.
If there's any justice.
Lemar.
Lemar. Okay. Then I know that song.
Lemar.
>> [laughter]
>> He knows me [music] rhyme. Mary had a
little lamb, little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb. I don't remember
the rest.
Yeah.
>> Quality of work.
Quality.
>> Skales is very brilliant. He comes
across or he can come across as a dumb
mofo, but he's a very, very smart boy.
And he understands everything he tries
to.
Once he tries, [music] he will
understand it. He doesn't even need to
put too much effort. He will understand
it.
He's a brilliant boy.
>> I don't even know this about him.
For real?
>> No, he's a smart, very brilliant boy at
that.
When he tries, [music]
he understands anything he tries to.
And he's very nice.
>> Skales.
Quality.
>> Yeah, I think
I think Skales is a very good teacher.
[music]
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah, he knows how to
>> You know, teach you
>> people.
And I think that's one of [music] the
things up till now I don't know how to
do. You know, people tell me, "Come and
teach me how to drive. Come and teach me
photography. Come and teach me this." I
don't know how to.
>> Mhm.
>> I've seen him coach those boys for how
many [music] how many years now. I'm
like, "Me, I don't have this patience to
Martin knowing me." Or get
sent [music] you home.
>> Yeah.
>> At the end of the day they need to
learn.
>> a good teacher. Yeah.
>> Thank you. [music] I appreciate
>> He's a good teacher.
>> I didn't know that. I didn't recognize
it, but
thank you.
>> We got you.
>> Okay, so card.
Reggae song from the 12 2000. [music]
>> What is it? What is it? What is it? What
is
Reggae. Which reggae you know?
Reggae.
>> Kojo Antwi.
>> Yeah.
>> A song with the [music] word bad.
Baby.
>> Girl, I say you know you bad to me.
[music]
Any any any bad to me. Wizzy.
Salah.
>> I'm leaving.
>> What's wrong with that?
>> Back to me with skin. [music]
You don't like how I give you another
one?
>> Back to me.
>> Yes, with skin.
Go check it for me if you want to wine.
[clears throat]
>> Check it.
>> Baby, get to your body back to me.
I get no reason.
>> understand now you know singer where
now.
Oh.
>> Which kind trouble?
>> That is a [music] very critical
question. It depends on what sort of
trouble.
>> Because
>> [music]
>> We are both in trouble sometimes, but it
depends on the type of [clears throat]
trouble.
Mhm.
>> But I think me or
>> I think it's cakes. I'm going to lie to
you.
>> There are times I get really really open
up.
>> Mhm.
>> Especially
>> When he feels cheated, [music]
you are in danger.
Once he feels cheated
>> Who boy is in best [music] I think it's
the best
situation where there are times I get
>> He will fight you.
He will fight you and he doesn't care
what happens. The consequences he does
not care. He will enter the consequence.
>> [music]
>> Thank God I'm not I don't play
professional.
>> Yes, yes, because you are going to learn
for sure.
Me I
am not hotel partner.
I don't enter trouble. So he's the one.
>> He only did song.
Holiday song.
Holiday [music] song.
>> That is the holiday song. That is the
holiday song.
>> [laughter]
>> Damn it, man.
A one hit wonder song
song by an artist with [music] only one
hit song.
>> [music]
[laughter]
>> Ah, I missed it. I can't remember, but I
just help me. What's that boy's name?
>> Which one?
>> That snake tall boy wasting in [music]
our only one music he get with you.
>> Eh, wasting you get.
>> Wasting we get.
>> [laughter]
>> I'm sorry, it's Victor AD.
I miss him.
>> Na Scott, oh. Scott can.
Scott Scott spends the most, yeah.
>> I think I I think I spend the most
money. There's no
But if you check recent times, every
Friday this boy they go out. I don't go
anywhere.
>> You do you remember when I told you that
time?
There's a tactics [music] to this thing.
You can ball
>> on a budget.
>> On a budget. In this Lagos
I would teach you. Don't worry. I have
the heart. Me, I don't ball.
>> No, I don't.
>> But aside the balling, I get many
children. I get I I get I get I get
>> I get children. I get family.
>> I think I spend
>> Me, I get sibling. You no even get
younger ones.
>> Who stay who tell you? Younger ones like
my daddy, my mommy younger ones.
>> Eh, okay. I no get any maybe last born.
>> Responsibility [music] joke. But you
know
he spends the most.
>> I agree. [music]
>> Love you, spend that.
Dog number one.
>> No come meet me, oh. I no spend pass. I
no
>> Number one dog, you know.
>> This guy is [music] the space between
your car and this thing is annoying me.
>> Is you too,
you know. Those are mine.
Let's go.
A song that trended [music]
when you were in college or university.
You bad, you wanted.
>> [music]
>> You bad, you wanted. You bad, you
wanted. You bad, I know you wanted cuz
you bad. You wanted cuz you bad. She
just [music] a bad my goodbye,
dude. I give you another one next week.
Holler at your boy. If you see me drive
by
>> question you. Is this holler at your
boy? Was it college or Okay, college or
university? Okay, okay.
Okay, okay. Don't play.
A song by your favorite rapper.
>> Fo-fo bulldog, my [ __ ] pet. I
pointed at you and I tell that
[ __ ] fetch. [ __ ] a goat. She
got her legs on my neck. I got [ __ ]
mouth.
When I was in jail, she let me call like
a collect.
>> If she get greedy, I'mma starve out of
that. Yeah, that's it. [music] That's
one.
>> All right, that was one of my favorite.
Yes, man.
>> Shoutout to Ricky. Shoutout to Ricky
Ross.
>> [music]
>> Yeah.
>> Let's go.
Ah.
>> Ah, Skeng is a supportive [music] friend
and I no get plenty.
Skeng is a way fight if we stop being
friends today or tomorrow as you said.
[music]
That's support. I feel sick.
I feel most likely I go sick.
The support is enough for my life.
>> [music]
>> That's what
>> it's the same for me, too.
All right.
Because
>> [music]
>> um
I mean, we've both been in trouble
before. Together trouble that
we knew we had to
had to support it.
>> Yes.
So, the support is
>> So, no matter what,
you always have my back.
>> We can't stop being friends. [music] We
can't stop being friends.
>> I don't know you will feel no matter
what.
There's much we learn and
>> Don't pass friendship.
>> 22 years.
>> You save checking.
>> We were never even born then. If you're
watching this video, I I know you will
>> If you're not 22 plus,
>> you won't understand.
>> Don't come near us.
You can't get it.
>> [laughter]
>> So,
All right.
A song with the word fine.
You are my African
>> [laughter]
>> The only thing
Come on, bro.
Please. Please tell me
A [music] song
that everyone knows.
Banana fall on you.
>> even know that song.
>> Excuse you.
>> I don't know it.
>> No, even Russians they sing that song.
>> That Those are Russians.
>> Even if Russians they sing that, who are
you? You people don't know English.
>> I know something.
>> Fall by the way, is one of the most
popular songs in the
>> it?
>> It's me.
>> You said now everyone
>> Everyone knows Fall.
If you check it, Fall is one of the most
popular songs.
>> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We ready.
Ready.
Let's go.
Let's go again.
>> Broda.
How will me I will survive with
>> First [music] is first.
I dey fear zombie. I no even feel
watching zombie film.
First things first, [music] I cannot
watch a zombie film 10 minutes.
So,
I don't think I will survive.
>> [laughter]
>> It's now left to [music] him to decide
whether
>> survive.
>> I mean, I doubt it. I will surrender to
the zombies.
>> [music]
>> I think I will surrender.
>> I will put up a fight.
For real.
>> I will try. I will surrender. I don't
think I want to be running from zombies.
I will survive.
>> [music]
>> He will survive.
>> [laughter]
>> This boy.
>> How will me I zombie?
Who?
Who will be what?
>> [laughter]
>> I will ask zombies if I can work for
them or if I can help them.
If I can help them be catching other
people because I can run. I will catch
them.
>> Zombie police.
>> This one that say we survive, you no get
any, oh. I no want him to run.
>> Forget.
>> Oh.
>> Like I told you before.
Life and death I will die.
No worry.
Yes, you can find
You are following a zombie.
That means that means there's a language
somewhere here. You do you not
understand this?
You ready?
>> [laughter]
>> I will beg.
Eh? This song with [music] the word God.
I don't know. Let me see your power.
Uh-huh.
God God God God God. Tell us the name of
the song. Let's Google it.
Don't Don't be lying on that person. How
God goes that?
A song by [music] a female artist.
Hey, Judes. Judes. She A four. The
morning has come.
Yes, Judes. That is by That is by Judes.
>> [music]
>> Go and look for her. Yeah.
She A four is the name. I listened to
him on my God coming here.
>> [music]
[laughter]
>> You know
should be ashamed of yourself.
God
Yes, now there's God did we know be
Christian song self.
God bless you.
>> [laughter]
>> God bless you. No worry.
Why you chicken?
Hm, I'm suspecting you.
Why you chicken?
Is that the type of person you are now?
No. No. Let's go.
>> [laughter]
>> Okay.
Hm-hm. maybe because we are real we just
We just real.
We don't get problem like that.
We just be. [music] And understanding I
think that's one thing. Yeah, we are
real and we we have very good
understanding.
So, we know
we've known each other for two for too
long.
So, we know everybody's
everybody's own.
>> And we also have a lot of friends.
>> [music]
>> We have a lot of mutual friends, yes.
>> That also has really helped over the
years.
>> We no even they get problems if
>> [music]
>> the two of they fight.
>> How far how far
>> both [music]
Arsenal win Arsenal
They win the Don Bottle the Cup
Man, you lose you win me.
>> They finished 15th. I win them.
>> We finished third this year. They
finished [laughter] They They won both
of the season.
>> They still they win now.
>> They will go win now. I mean they look
for their downfall.
>> I mean it's just been a lot of
understanding.
>> If serious matter reach, we sit down we
find a way to sort it.
>> We don't shout at each other.
>> no be shouting.
>> We don't shout at each other.
>> If that person If that person my beggar
[music]
please
>> And I think in terms of um
um [music] what's what's the word?
English word?
>> Which word you define there?
Attitude-wise
>> I think we have quite a lot of things in
common also.
>> we are very similar.
>> Yeah, very very
>> He likes driving now. I like Capri Sun.
He likes Capri Sun.
But he likes Smirnoff a little too much.
I don't like Smirnoff. I don't like
alcohol to start with, both.
>> He's more of an introvert.
>> I'm in between.
But with one leg in the outside.
>> Even recently I did between I've been
intro to
>> My two legs. You get it?
>> We understand each other. It's all good.
>> So, yeah, we no they get problem.
>> I can tell you for a fact this [music]
>> It might be rigged again. I hope it's
rigged.
A song with the word [music] baby.
Baby girl, what's your name? Let me talk
to you. Let me buy you a drink. I'm
saying face off.
>> That's how they know he's old.
>> [laughter]
>> I see the song you are singing.
>> A song
with [music] the word
money.
>> Money makes the world go round.
>> Mr. Money Mr. Money
>> [laughter]
>> No.
>> GIVE ME THE MONEY.
>> [laughter]
>> AS SOON AS I SAW IT, everything flashed
in my head. But, check money makes the
world go round.
>> Money makes the world go round is a
>> Everybody says money makes the world go
round.
>> Don't try me.
>> [laughter]
>> He doesn't eat.
>> [laughter]
>> And anytime he eats,
he wants this plantain.
>> [laughter]
>> What is he
>> You eat a bar.
>> You eat plantain.
>> He eats rice.
>> with plantain.
>> Uh
indomie
>> plantain.
>> He eats
>> plantain.
>> Shawarma there's plantain on the side.
Shawarma and plantain.
>> What is he bad [music] at?
I would say controlling his temper.
[music]
When he thinks don't bite him.
>> He lets go. Nobody can hold me.
>> He lets [music] go. No matter the beg
where I beg I must do that in mind.
He must act out.
His body will just scratch out.
So, his temper is a
As he fine like this, [music] he get bad
temper.
>> But, I know he bad person.
>> No, no, no, no, no. He's a good person
with a bad temper.
>> And I don't fight everywhere.
>> No, no, no, no. He's a good person, but
if he just learns to overlook some
people's [music] stupidity,
he'll okay, it'll be better for us.
>> Yeah.
>> I think that'll be better. It's people's
stupidity that usually irritates his
body. [music] He will just let go and
let God.
Oh.
>> Yeah.
>> Still a good person.
>> Let's go.
>> Gang gang gang gang, reggae.
May this favor me. [music]
A song by
by what?
Gen Z artist.
>> [music]
>> Has he sung anything here?
>> That's it.
>> What is that?
I don't even know this song.
>> You know, that's you now. I'm sure my
viewers, my fans
>> Okay, which artist did that?
>> That's
Tems now.
I beg? Yes now. It's Tems now.
>> No, no, no, no, no, no.
I
Oh, oh, so you
>> No, it's not an artist. It's Tems.
>> I don't know this song.
>> It's Tems now. Uh-huh.
>> I don't know this song, though.
A duet song with a singer and a rapper.
Me and you.
Your mama, your cousin, we can make love
to a rap song. I'm really I'm really I'm
really a [ __ ] I'm a
>> I don't even know that song.
>> We make song to We make love to a rap
It's called rap song. Regress and T
>> So, my my Tems is what?
>> I can Google my
>> Y'all You're not singing
>> Google my own now.
>> You're not singing anything.
>> I can Google my own too.
>> Me and you.
>> People watching can Google my own too.
>> We make We make love to a rap song. I'm
really
>> I was thinking ahead.
This is the love
>> Come on, man.
Come on, man.
Same score. Two points, one point.
Uh, my song is valid.
>> Till right now, I still don't know what
he's saying.
>> You don't listen to Gen Zs now. Gen Zs
>> What are you insinuating?
>> [music]
>> What do you mean?
>> Y'all old.
>> What is funny seriously?
I don't listen to Gen Zs.
>> He could have sung Rema. Rema not be Gen
Z.
>> Why? I don't like him.
>> You could sing Omah Lay. Omah Lay not be
Gen Z
now. You could singing
you're asking me
but this one you sang nice things
nobody
I know but I don't know that has that
song
or you're making sing again this penalty
shootout let him sing it again
>> [music]
>> with our remember
our referee can't sing this song I have
won this game
if you can't sing it now there should be
some sort of countdown for this I'm just
trying to remember we should even give
him 10 seconds I don't know that there's
any song like that
there's no song like that I if was
watching now she would be disappointed
because I don't know that she will be
happy that there's somebody who knows my
what song she can't identify the song
you're talking about what will she know
she sang the [ __ ] song or you're
singing it again let's hear hold on hold
on hold on
>> [laughter]
>> this boy
So I love my guy skeng so much because
he's a very [music] supportive friend
very understanding friend
This [ __ ] [music] will support my own
dreams
and I want to support his own dreams I
want to see this guy do everything
everything he's doing
but the law that he has refused to
[music] practice is I caught for us
his photograph that photography is super
good at it
and I saw when he [music] started
he's even the person that made me
understand what a photographer is cuz I
thought he was all those ones that will
stay in [music] church and snap you and
give you 1,000 I will tell you it's
1,000 naira
but he made me understand that this is
different
he's very good at it so he's the first
real photographer I knew in my life
and he's very supportive very supportive
of everything I do so I must support
everything he does [music]
and I love the [ __ ] for that I I have
so many friends like that. So, he's
very, very special to me.
Yeah.
>> [laughter]
>> He's using style to clean his tears. Oh,
we know. Don't worry. Let's Let's allow
him to be a man.
>> [laughter]
>> How would I be friends with you for 22
years
if there's no going to be love
in our friendship?
So, he has caught his um
his very old war.
All right.
He
even the
the bad things I tell him I want to do,
right? He supports me.
Because if there's trouble in our school
>> If I tell school now,
there's gun, there's bullets,
there's mask. I mean, he even has mask.
Let's go and rob
down.
So, yeah, he's a very supportive one. He
he has had my back for like [music] the
longest.
22 years and counting.
He's my business partner, also.
All right.
Uh
we've been [snorts] through it all,
[music] thick and thin.
You know.
And I think he's one of the friends
[music]
who I've never fought with.
Yeah, there are two of that there there
are two other people.
So, yeah, I really cherish our
friendship.
His mom loves me, too, just so you guys
know.
Ah, she used to be our babe.
>> Both of our parents [music] think I'm
him.
>> Yeah, so that's another That's how close
we were we are.
>> Yeah.
>> But, um my dad, you know, my dad go home
one day, and I was like,
"Wasn't it you I saw at the gate now?"
>> Driving that Toyota.
>> Me? Why are you driving the
>> It's not me, oh. How did you get to know
now? It's not me. It's God.
You know, so, yeah.
>> So, yeah, [music] we're close like that.
Family is everywhere.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Yeah, so I love my [ __ ] so much.
>> All right, guys. So, you're watching Off
Key [music] Friends on Lumi Africa.
>> You can like, share, and subscribe.