Finally! D'banj sells his soul to the Devil
I remember precisely how Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj
looked the very first time I saw him. He was clad in a blue jean, a dotted
white shirt, a black jacket and white leather shoes and of course Don Jazzy was
there with him. This was almost a decade ago.
We chatted for a while and I couldn’t but marvel at D’banj’s
restless nature as he kept chattering away complete with his trademark dramatics.
After our chat, D’banj, Don Jazzy and others present took a
walk outside; where Don Jazzy presented D’banj with a gift; a brand new BMW.
In excitement, D’banj had literally jumped on the hood of
the car and sat on it (though I also remember how he had jumped off it as
quickly as he had gotten on it saying he had no idea that the hood of the car
had gotten so hot that it would scorch his bum even through his jean pant).
Well, that was many years ago when the going was good
between D’banj and Don Jazzy.
A few weeks ago, Nigerians and music lover across the globe
were greeted with the shocking rumour of a possible break-up between both
D’banj and Don Jazzy.
Many had instantaneously waved this aside as nothing more
than another rumour or at best, another extreme publicity stunt.
However, over the weeks, what began as a rumour suddenly
acquired a realistic dimension less than a week ago when an interview published
by Ebony Magazine surfaced.
In the interview, D’banj had carelessly claimed ownership of
Nigeria’s
most enterprising record label, Mo Hits Records – a move that naturally altered
the original structure of Mo Hits Records.
Ironically, Mo Hits publicist had insisted that the magazine
had quoted the artiste out of context, which quickly brings to mind a
not-so-distant situation where D’banj had similarly accused Sahara
reporters of quoting him out of context during the Jonathan, fuel subsidy
removal saga.
Today (March 17, 2012), Don Jazzy broke the deafening
silence when he tweeted what clearly appeared to be the nail to the ‘coffin of
doubt’ in the hearts of fans of the Mo Hits enterprise.
In his tweet, Don Jazzy went thus:
“Good day friends. So sorry I have been away for long as I
have been going through some changes in my life”
“Some of the rumours you have all heard recently are sad but
true”
“It is with heavy heart that I announce the end of a long
Era and the beginning of a new One”
“The way forward now is to make sure I keep bringing you
guys more of the beautiful music y’all love to dance to”
“And to end the old era, I will be donating the proceeds of
my production catalogue from day 1 till date to 5 charity organisations.
Thanks. IDJA”
Well, when D’banj got down with Snoop Dogg for the remix of
Mr. Endowed, Nigerians excitedly celebrated him and saluted the business and
production skills of Don Jazzy.
When he secured the deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music,
once again, Nigerians celebrated his success and awaited results that would
give enemies of Nigerian music something to truly worry about.
However, rather than good news from teaming up with Good
Music, what we got was something much worse – high level betrayal if you could
call it that.
In his new music video for his hit single, ‘Oliver Twist,’
D’banj glaringly swapped Don Jazzy with Kanye West. This might have been
alright if he had done so on a temporary basis (in the interest of Mo Hits as
well as his) but the note of permanence that accompanied the musical tag team
instantly broke millions of hearts; mine inclusive.
The question of how Don Jazzy would cope with the loss of a
D’banj has surfaced in discussions and online reactions but many would agree
with me that if Don Jazzy could transform a regular artiste like D’banj into a
superstar that he has become today, then we have nothing to worry about.
Another element that has me shaking my head in sympathy for
D’banj is his greedy antecedents or have we forgotten how he ran into troubled
waters for asking for an upward review of his deal with telecoms giant,
Globacom. Also, details of how he was fired by GLobacom for allegedly demanding
N4m per show.
Also on the cards is D’banj’s religious affiliation from
this point onwards. Now that he has openly assigned himself to Kanye West; a
prominent face of the Illuminati cult, will he still attend church on Sunday
and then even if he does, will it be the Church of the Devil?
It is no longer a secret that Kanye West, Jay Z, Will Smith,
Denzel Washington, Chris Brown, Obama and an endless list of America’s finest
have been whispered to have sturdy ties with the Illuminati and of course if
D’banj has chosen to run with the dogs, he must also be ready to sink his
canines into unimaginable places.
Eventually, D’banj will respond to the very many questions
that we all have for him and however he decides to answer these questions, one
question no one might be bold enough to personally ask him is how it feels to
be in the same shoes with the man who betrayed Jesus Christ; the one whose
accursed name has today become synonymous with betrayal – he with hands
permanently dripping with blood - the one notoriously known as Judas.
For now, I will rest my pen here to take it up again very soon.
By Samod Biobaku
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