If you think you have heard it all, then be prepared for more explosive revelations!
Earlier this week, Music star, D’banj opened up on why he quit the Mo’Hits Records and how fellow artiste, DR Sid further fueled the split – well he has said more.
Here are highlights of the 2nd part of the interview he had with Olisa Adibua:
1. D’Banj said that Don Jazzy told him that whenever he hears
his (D’Banj’s) voice on the radio he always changes the station, That
statement, D’banj said, was very hurtful. It hurt him so bad that he
left his house and sought refuge in a hotel and then moved on to South
Africa.
2. He never expected Oliver Twist to be such a huge hit and was in South
Africa when it blew up in London and he had to rush over there. He
believes the song’s sudden success was God’s way of taking him away from
all the drama back home in Nigeria.
3. The deal with Kanye West was not completed at this stage however
Kanye was so impressed with the song that he agreed to make an
appearance in the video. As Kanye is an ‘action man’ as D’Banj calls
him, they shot the video straight away while still in London.
4. D’Banj knows that everyone wants him and Don Jazzy to work together
again and thinks there is a possible of that happening, if the price is
right. He bumped into Don Jazzy in America and they discussed the
possibility of a reunion, a business reunion. Don Jazzy told him that it
would have to be for the right money for that to ever happen.
5. ‘A friend in need is a burglar in the future’ was D’banj response to
Olisa’s question on if the duo would get back to being friends – read
into that what you may!
6. In response to questions about his public support of President
Goodluck Jonathan in 2011, D’Banj vehemently refuted suggestions that he
had been paid for the interview. He stated that he had himself
requested the interview and that he felt that it was the right thing for
him to do as a man and citizen of Nigeria. He admitted that he got paid, but for his work as a musician. He felt that the backlash he got at that time was unfortunate as he was put through ‘heat, fire and hell’. He wouldn’t be tied down to answering whether he would do the same
again this time round as he is ‘unavailable’ right now and travels a
lot.
7. The conversation between D’Banj and Olisa became very heated when
Olisa started questioning D’Banj on the state of his career since Oliver
Twist and it seemed that a ‘raw nerve’ had been touched.
8. He strongly denied allegations that he did not write Top of the World
and said it was a big hit which he really loves and questioned Olisa on
who determines what makes a big hit anyway and if his show is The Lie
not The Truth.
9. D’Banj insisted that he had had great success since leaving Mo’Hits.
He won awards, traveled the world, had the highest downloaded song in
2013 and reached the point where he wanted to expand and do something
new. He made clear that that just because he hasn’t been spending all
his time in Nigeria doesn’t mean that he has not been successful.
10. Denied that his new song ‘Feeling the Nigga’ was written for Akon and
that he made a cameo appearance in it. Said that Akon is in the remix
and that they are both his songs. D’Banj became very irate at Olisa’s
insinuations and threatened to walk out of the interview if he didn’t
admit that the song was his.
11. Olisa asked what happened with D’Banj’s Koko mobile phone and why it
hasn’t been seen in the market but he refused to go into this topic in
any depth. He said that the phone sold out and hinted at a deal with
Apple which he cannot talk much about due to contractual limitations.
He also has a deal with Beat’s by Dre and the headphones will be released soon (hopefully by Easter) in Africa.
12. Olisa asked D’Banj about the various rumours, allegations and court
actions against him claiming that he has unpaid debts amongst other
things. D’Banj said that he has been advised by lawyers to not speak
about this in detail but made it very clear that he doesn’t owe anybody
any money.
Financially, the past two years have been some of his best years,
despite Olisa trying to allege that he has not been successful during
this time.
13. He dismissed the people that have left him and no longer want to work
with him and said that the people that left were not meant to be there
in the first place.
He revealed that he had recently had a friend/business associate
arrested because he found out that one of his investments was mismanaged
to the cost of around $2m. The person had gone behind his back and
committed fraud but said the police is now dealing with the matter. He
advised young people who are going into business to be very careful with
documents and make sure that all papers are always properly signed.
14. He refused to answer any questions about women or his personal
relationships as it has gotten him in too much trouble in the past and
also refused to give a clear-cut answer as to whether he had a
relationship with Genevieve.
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