MC Caro, a Liberian hip hop artist from Monrovia is one of Liberia’s most prominent and recognized hip hop artists today. During the beginning of her career she was mostly underground and unrecognized. In 2018, Caro’s song “Bring Back Our Moni” went viral and catapulted her into fame. The song displayed her talent while also being an anti-corruption anthem that many Liberian people found powerful along with a great listen! Caro has gone on to release three albums King Caro, My Way, Still Broke, and 4lay active in 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 respectively. Caro was also awarded Female Artist of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards. This post reviews Caro’s 2024 single “GOAL,” a brilliant and catchy narrative on success and perseverance.
The song’s opening creates a bustling motion and energy that pairs well with the discussion of working and persevering through economic challenges. Caro creates a world through the rhythms and lyrics of the song where the listener can easily visualize and understand the necessity of labor for comfort. Furthermore, the title and chorus use the word goal as a double entendre that reflects goal not just as the object or desire of ambition but also as its sports definition as a point or score.
The opening lines of “GOAL;” “Salinsa open, Manneh score,” paint a picture of a game such as soccer. This usage of the word goal and energy of the song as not just motivating but also energizing link the ideas of hustling and working for money to playing a game as one is all working toward a “goal.” The song also provides an illustration of socio-economic challenges as Caro describes having to work all week to rest on the weekend. The song also includes a jab at the economic structure Caro is existing within in the line “no government toilet for fartin.” Ultimately the song is about triumph, perseverance, and focusing on oneself to achieve one’s goal. My only critique is I wish the song were longer and explored more of the average Liberian’s relationship to labor and economic expectations, challenges, and traditions as it exists within their life.
Listen to GOAL!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLlXq4pLR-s