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  • Special Report:6 biggest career blunders Nigerian entertainers have ever made

    Special Report:6 biggest career blunders Nigerian entertainers have ever made

    Staying relevant in the Nigerian entertainment industry is not just a function of being talented, or having a great team, It is a function of avoiding career-wrecking mistakes that can turn a superstar into a ‘Wanna be ‘. Though entertainers can bounce back, bad decisions can cause them the fame and fortune they once enjoyed.

     

    In no particular order, we take a look at the 6 biggest career blunders Nigerian entertainers have ever made.

     

    1. Toyin Abraham’s relationship with Seun Egbegbe

    Toyin Abraham is considered one of the best actresses of her generation. The award winning actress and filmmaker, starred in films like Alakada Reloaded and Okafor’s Law which increased her brand visibility.

    However as her career began to flourish, it also began to perish due to her failed marriage and relationship with Seun Egbegbe ,a filmmaker turned serial thief. The bubbly actress said she regretted dating Egbegbe.

    Toyin made this known on Channels TV’s Rubbin Minds

     

     

    1. Seyi Law assaulting Eko Hotel security guard

    Peter Ethan, a security guard at the prestigious Eko Hotel and suites, will not forget in a hurry how he was bullied and slapped by Seyi Law after a comedy show in the early hours of Monday, May 16 2016.

    Seyi Law was accosted by Peter Ethan, trying to inform him of an alternative route he could take to ease vehicular movement and avoid traffic.

    Suddenly, Seyi Law angrily flew out of his car and dazed the security guard, Peter Ethan, with three hot resounding slaps that got him shedding tears like a baby. Though the feud has been resolved, with Seyi Law apologizing to Ethan, that unnecessary outburst soiled his image.

     

    1. Dr Sid’s failed cookie business

    Dr Sid is without question one of the most inconsistent talents in the Nigerian music industry today . His music career is characterized as a rollercoaster ride that goes up, down and around. He has a hit song today and tomorrow he is nowhere to be found.

     

    In 2013 , Dr Sid launched his own quadruple chocolate cookie range, called ‘Indulge.’ The first ever quadruple chocolate cookie invention by a creative fusion of music mastery and dough delight, Fast forward to 2017, the cookie is yet to become a household name

     

     

    4. 9ice’s failed political career

    Oyo State born Afro-pop musician, Alexandra Aboloore Adegbola,popularly known as 9ice, dumped his flourishing music career to venture into the murky waters of politics . He made that move when his music career was flourishing . The self -proclaimed Alapomeji is yet to regain his lost throne despite having a hit song like Living Things

     

     

    5. Dbanj’s botched Koko Garri

     

    When D’banj veered into garri production with the unveiling of Koko Garri, many business analysts thought it was going to be a successful business venture until it failed.

    Dbanj’s koko garri didn’t become a major feat because of the issue of pricing. There was a huge vacuum between the price and availability of koko garri and the price and availability of the normal garri in the market.

    The few Nigerians who were interested in the product did not find it accessible and affordable despite the hype and publicity it garnered

     

    6.Funke Akindele’s failed marriage to Kenny Oloyede

     

    It was indeed a shocker when in the early hours of Monday, July 15, 2013 it was widely reported that actress Funke Akindele and her ex- husband Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede are no longer together. What started as a rumour became a regular story on newspapers and blogs. Funke refused to debunk the news.

     

    The Jenifa actress emerged in the evening of Friday July 19 to confirm she’s actually separated from her husband of one year. Though Funke is now married to JJC Skillz, another showbiz personality, that failed marriage scandal almost crashed her blossoming career.

  • D’banj paved the way for me, but never signed me- Davido

    D’banj paved the way for me, but never signed me- Davido

    Contrary to what D’banj said in a recent interview, Davido has declared that he never signed any record deal with the koko master.

    Recall that D’banj had claimed in an interview with Spindle Magazine that he signed Davido with a Rolex watch back in 2014

     

    According to him: “I remember in 2014 when I went back to Nigeria, some young boy who used to work for me brought an artiste to me and said he wanted me to sign the artiste. I remember we gave the artiste a Rolex as a signing-on fee. And to look at today that the boy I’m talking about is one of the biggest artistes out of this generation, which is Davido.”

     

    His remark elicited pervasive reactions from fans of both singers on social media, compelling Davido to respond on Friday evening.

     

    The Afro-pop singer acknowledged that D’banj indeed gave him his first Rolex wristwatch, but firmly denied penning a deal with the flamboyant pop star.

    When a fan asked quizzed him for his side of the story on Twitter, Davido replied saying, “Yea he actually did give me any first Rolex but I never signed anything.He paved the way for me any day,” he said.

  • How I signed Davido with a Rolex watch- D’banj

    How I signed Davido with a Rolex watch- D’banj

     

    Nigerian pop star, D’banj recently revealed how he signed Davido with a Rolex watch in 2014. D’banj who has been getting positive reviews for his album, King Don Come asserted that after signing Davido, the artiste’s father begged him to allow his son go to school.

     

    Speaking in a recent interview, he said:”I remember in 2014 when I went back to Nigeria, some young boy who used to work for me brought an artiste to me and said he wanted me to sign the artiste. I remember we gave the artiste a Rolex as a signing-on fee,” D’banj said.

     

    “I signed the artiste and then I got a call later on and they said the parents of the artiste wanted to meet with me, so I went and they said ‘please I want my boy to go to school’.

    He later declared that the young boy in the story is Davido

     

    “And to look at today that the boy I’m talking about is one of the biggest artistes out of this generation, which is Davido. Today, I’m sure he can give Rolexes to many people.”

     

     

  • D’banj fumes, attacks fan over sarcastic comment

    D’banj fumes, attacks fan over sarcastic comment

    Nigerian singer and entrepreneur, D’banj threw jabs at a fan who asked him to quit music .Recall that D’banj recently unveiled his album , titled ‘King Don Come’ and took to his IG page to celebrate having one million views for the El-Chapo song.

    In the midst of the praises from his fans,a certain fan still condemned the pop star, telling him to sign a new artiste and quit music.

     

    Anybody who knows D’banj well will tell you that the Koko Master will not led the sarcastic comment slide.

    D’banj said: “You clearly have NO idea what I am about, what and my movement are about, yet you feel the need to air an unsolicited opinion. So keep quiet son.

     

    “Educate yourself with facts before you stray to my page and exhibit your pile ineptitude. I am not as thirsty as you to impose my thoughts on others.

    “Maybe one day when you finally become that ‘great king’ you hope to be, I would pay for your counsel if it comes with wisdom and well sought knowledge.

     

    “But till then my brother take several seats back and crawl into your hole. YOU ARE SAYING ‘TRASH!!!’” he said.

     

  • Mixed reactions trail D’banj’s El-Chapo

     

    Mixed reactions have trailed D’banj’s new music video called El-Chapo. While some Nigerians decried the video that already has 1m views in 5days; others lauded the self-proclaimed koko master.

     

    The DMW boss experiments with trap music in the song. Trap music is a subgenre that originated during the 1990s from Southern hip hop in the Southern United States.It is typified by its ominous lyrics and sound that incorporate double or triple-time sub-divided hi-hats, heavy kick drums from a Roland TR-808 synthesizer, layered synthesizers, and “cinematic” strings.The term “trap” initially referred to places where drug deals take place. In recent years it has been incorporated with electronic dance music (EDM) by artists who have remixed and made trap songs with more EDM-like aspects.

     

    Gift, a die-hard D’banj fan said Nigerian artistes need to learn from Dbanj. According to him:”We all have to learn from Dbanj .One thing I have learnt from him is that he never gives up. He has made a name for himself”.

     

    A certain Tim noted that D’banj has finally ousted Don Jazzy. Hear him:”Dbanj and Wande Coal finally send don jazzy to relegation with this jam. Nice one”.

     

    However , some fans think he would have done better with the song. Jeff Wizzy wrote:”Dbanj would have featured Wizkid on this. Wizkid would have done better”.

     

    A fan who pleaded anonymity said D’banj has lost his groove , though El-Chapo has a nice hook. “I must admit, the song does have a catchy hook, but it hurts me to reiterate that D’banj has lost it or maybe his style of music is suited only to Don Jazzy’s beat. You’re a few songs away from a ‘Major Comeback Hit’ cos this is not it. #PainedFan”.

     

     

  • How I met Kanye West- D’banj

     

    Self-proclaimed Koko Master, D’banj has revealed how he met Kanye West and then partnered with him and his G.O.O.D Music record label.

     

    Speaking in a chat with Ebro Darden on Apple Music’s Beats 1, D’banj said after meeting Kanye by chance in Dubai, he emailed him for “two straight weeks” before they could meet up in New York.

     

    According to him, Kanye, was the “first person to ever take notice [of Afrobeat, AfroPop, African sound] and do something about it”.

     

    Recounting his meeting with Kanye in 2010, he said: “I had a concert in Dubai and on my way out of Dubai when we got to the airport I was with my entourage, I came out and the steward came running to me with a plaque saying Mr. Kanye West. So they thought I was Kanye.

     

    After that occurrence, he told his crew to keep an eye out for Kanye. He continued: “So we’re checking into first class and then saw him with a hoodie. He’s there with his bodyguard. Then before I knew it one of my teammates, one of them ran to him and said “Yo, Mr. Kanye I have the biggest artist from Africa. African Michael Jackson. Let him play you the record.”

     

    D’banj said Kanye listened to two records, and said: “This sound is the new sound”, after which he asked him to meet up in New York.

     

    “I want to do the same thing I did with Estelle. Same thing I did with John Legend. I want to do with you,” the singer quoted Kanye as saying.

     

    “So we flew straight to New York and we’re here in this wonderful city in 2011. We were here for two weeks. I was trying to reach Kanye for two weeks.

     

    “For two weeks straight we waited to no avail and we sent an email that said, ‘I have to got to LA to shoot the Snoop Dogg’s video. On my way back if its possible I would like to see you’ and then we got an email that same night saying, ‘Mr. Kanye West will see you at the address below’. When I got there the whole family was there too you know. Everybody from G.O.O.D. Music. And Kanye said you have to listen to this guy and then he played all the records and we didn’t have Oliver Twist then.

     

    After releasing ‘Oliver Twist,’ D’banj said he wrote another e-mail to Kanye West, saying, “there’s this song I recorded even though our deal is not done yet can I release it in the U.K. and Europe and when we’re done we’ll release it in America and Kanye was kind enough to say I’m in London come through and he heard the song.

     

    “He said, ‘When are you shooting the video?’ I said, ‘I will shoot it now if you are going to be in the video. Just tell me you will be in the video. I will shoot it now’.

     

    D’banj stated that when Kanye gave him his word that he would show up with the G.O.O.D Music crew for the video shoot, he “immediately broke the bank” to make the video.

     

    The pop star however stated that Oliver Twist was never released in the US.

     

    “Kanye surprised me and they came and I became history and everything blew up, but the song never released in the states,” he revealed.

  • Why I kept my marriage a secret- Dbanj

    Many of Dbanj’s fans were shocked when news broke out that he secretly got married to Didi Kilgrow. The self-proclaimed koko master revealed on a recent radio show why he kept his marriage a secret.

    Hear him: ”I decided to keep my marriage to Didi a secret because based on experience relationships like this get mixed with media hypes and speculations and then it becomes complicated. I want to thank my close friends, parent and families for keeping this secret. You know the pressure to get married was this high and mum told me she wants to see the girl I am dating and would want to marry.

    I told her that there was this babe and we didn’t want to marry yet but she insisted that she was the one for me that we should have a small ceremony and the rest is history. I’m glad I listened to her”

     

    On May 26, 2017, D’banj welcomed a baby boy and made it known on Instagram.He shared the photo of the baby and captioned it “#KingDonCome The Christening of @danieldthird.”

     

  • ‘Don Jazzy is begging me,’ Says D’banj

    Talented singer, D’banj, who is also fondly called ‘Kokomaster’, by his fans, is on Twitter’s trending list on Sunday after he stated that his one-time partner and maverick producer, Don Jazzy is begging him.

    The statement was Dbanj’s swift clap back to a Twitter user who said he [D’banj] still needs Don Jazzy.

    The build-up to the whole drama was -D’banj held the listening party for his new album as a Pre-BET event in Los Angeles and stars like Blac Chyna, Bernice and others were in attendance.

    He shared red caret photos from the event on Twitter and a fan replied him saying, ‘I don’t know where you are heading but guy you need don Jazzy’.

    So in his response, Dbanj said, ‘Are you also on d Payroll? Even @donjazzy knows in his heart he is begging me.. You madt bruh? Lol.. Jazzy Come carry ur people o’. See something else he tweeted after the cut.

  • Harrysong ‘Robs’ Dbanj in new song

    Truth be told, Dbanj now relies on his old glory in order not to lose relevance in the Nigerian music industry. In an era where the likes of Tekno, Eazi, Wizkid and Reekado Banks are sitted in the front roll of Nigerian music, calling the shots, Dbanj who calls himself the Koko master has sadly been dethroned

    D’Banj recently released a new song “It’s not a Lie.” In the song he cited his claim to fame, narrating the highpoints of his career. For an artiste who has left the scene for a while, we expected Dbanj to up the ante and give us something worth talking about, unfortunately he failed to soar in the song.

    In the song he collaborates with Wande Coal and Harrysong and the trio sampled their voice on the trending Ghana inspired highlife beat spreading like wildfire in the African music space. In the song, Harrysong can be christened ‘ Mr Steal your glory’ as he brilliantly delivers his vocals reminding one of his hit song Reggae Blues. His tone and pitch sounds believable and melodious. Without Dbanj’s constant chant in the song, you would think you are listening to an Harrysong tune.

    Wande Coal’s delivery in the song is nothing short of average. His vocals are simple and only sparkled when he switched his high-pitched voice. Dbanj will need a supernatural shift in order to take back his place in the industry. He will have to go back to the drawing board, revisiting the recipe that made his music delicacies irresistible during his Mo’Hits days

     

  • D’banj unveils track list for ‘King Don Come’

    D’banj unveils track list for ‘King Don Come’

    Self-proclaimed kokomaster, D’banj has unveiled the track list for his forthcoming album titled King Don Come. There has been a speculation that the new dad is set to unveil a new project and now he has made it known.

    He took to his Instagram page to share a picture of the handwritten track list signed at the bottom. The album will include 10 tracks with collaborations from Harrysong, Wande Coal, and a few unidentified acts.

    The new album will be D’banj’s 4th solo studio album.

    He adopted the stage name D’banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo. He is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit “Oliver Twist”, an up-tempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance music that topped the African charts in 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart.

     

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