Gearing up for another momentous era, GRAMMY® winning, multiple Billboard chart-topping artist, and international reggae icon Buju Banton returns to the dancehall on his intoxicatingly catchy new single entitled “Coconut Wata (Sip)”—out now via Gargamel Music/ Roc Nation Records / Def Jam Recordings.

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A vibrant and catchy dancehall track that encourages listeners to stay positive and resilient in the face of challenges, “Coconut Wata (Sip)” showcases Buju’s distinctive dancehall style, evolution, and lyrical prowess.

Slinky keys set the tempo as Buju urges us to take a break from the stress life can bring and find joy and peace in the simple things: “While we a sip coconut water/Well them jus a trip/ We look on them and notice/ How them ship Jus a dip.”

The buoyant dancehall beat brushes up against swaggering verses backed by string samples and sun-soaked sonic flourishes.

“Coconut Wata (Sip)” notably arrives on the heels of the global banger “High Life” featuring Snoop Dogg. With over a million total streams, “High Life” has garnered widespread critical acclaim. In addition to plugs from HYPEBEAST, TMZ, and more, REVOLT hailed it as “perfect for the stoners’ holiday.”

‘High Life’ is a perfect combination of their respective styles.” Rap Radar attested, “the Kingston-native and the O.G. from the L.B.C. spread good vibes with the finest herbs,” and Rolling Stone summed it up best as “Bumping.”

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Buju continues to pave the road towards a full-length follow-up to 2020’s universally acclaimed Upside Down 2020, which garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Reggae Album” and earned rave “4-out-of-5 star” reviews on both sides of the pond from The Guardian and Rolling Stone, respectively.

Igniting 2023 with a bang, Buju joined Beres Hammond in concert on New Year’s Day at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in Priory, St. Ann, Jamaica. It stood as the first time these two reggae stars headlined a concert together on the island.

Plus, it followed his return to the worldwide stage with a much-lauded performance at Kingston’s Famed National Stadium. The Long Walk to Freedom Concert was one of the biggest music events in Jamaica’s history and was the launching pad for the tour of the same name. Relive the monumental moment from the history-making Long Walk to Freedom Concert here: https://bujubanton.me/lwtf

In 2020, Buju Banton signed to Roc Nation and dropped “Steppa” and “Trust,” paving the way for Upside Down 2020. The latter featured collaborations with Stephen Marley, John Legend, Pharrell, and Stefflon Don. Making waves worldwide, he notably notched his fourth career GRAMMY® nomination for the album.

Buju’s GRAMMY® winning album Before the Dawn was released in 2010. Prior, he unveiled records at a prolific pace, beginning with his debut in 1992. Among many highlights, 1995’s Til Shiloh was certified Gold by the RIAA. He has been described by the Associated Press as “one of the most respected acts in reggae.”

Moreover, The FADER hailed him as “a national hero,” going on to elaborate, “Buju Banton, born Mark Myrie, is more Jamaican than jerk chicken, Red Stripe beer, and a croaking lizard combined. He’s as much a singer as he is a hallmark of Jamaican culture.”

Available in all major music outlets add Buju Banton “Coconut Wata (SIP)” to your play list or grab it via the Apple Music widget posted on this page, sing along with “Coconut Wata” full lyrics below.

Buju Banton “COCONUT WATA (SIP)” Lyrics

Sip sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Coconut water
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip
Duppy make you feel tough when you a fryers
Or through see your friend them and them have the bangers
Broke them like bread and put them under heavy manners
Muzzle flash repeat a sound and then you hear the hammer
Them how you text so tough and can’t chat now you stammer-stammer
What you ago do cause you don’t walk with your banger
And how we ago show you say
We friend them real no followers
A that them a pree-pree, huh
Sip sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip



Coconut water good for your heart
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
While we a sip coconut water
Well them jus a trip
We look on them and notice
How them ship jus a dip
We tell them get things in order
Them continue to miss
They fly out an go America come back in a casket
Now in a California where the man them getting rich
Loyalty man have to be a true optimist
Work hard for what you want and stop watch my shit
That not how that not how that not we we do it
We ago
Sip sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Coconut water
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Some man move funny
When them buck up into money and girl
Pussy let me find out who is my real pal
A money let me know who is the true general
When they dead
Mi nah turn up at some boy’s funeral
I keep it real
Sip sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Coconut water
Sip sip sip sip
Good for your heart
Sip sip sip sip
Duppy make you feel tough when you a fryers
Or through see your friend them and them have the bangers
Broke them like bread and put them under heavy manners
Muzzle flash repeat a sound and then you hear the hammer
Them how you text so tough and can’t chat now you stammer-stammer
What you ago do cause you don’t walk with your banger
And how we ago show you say
We friend them real no followers
A that them a pree-pree, huh
Sip sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Coconut water good for your heart
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip, huh
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip
Coconut water good for your heart
Sip sip sip sip
Sip sip sip sip