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  • Don Jazzy, D’banj debunk fight rumour

    Don Jazzy, D’banj debunk fight rumour

    Music producer Don Jazzy has refuted the report that he is having a fight with his ex-partner, D’banj.

    In a video shared on Instagram Friday, the record label boss said that he is not at loggerheads with the singer and that the news about their false quarrel did not come from D’banj.

    “My fellow Nigerians you people like to vex, abeg oo that post on Banga’s page is not Banga that posted it. It’s somebody else, an overzealous poster that posted it, Guys please all is well,” he said.

    In the same vein, D’banj debunked the news saying, “I must Greet you all Specially It wasn’t me ohhhh, the situation has been handled. Pls live your life #stresfree biko and leave me and my @donjazzy oooo.”

    This comes after an Instagram user made a post comparing both artistes.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that in an interview , Don Jazzy said he enjoyed a rare relationship with D’banj while they both ran Mo’Hits together.

    “The way I am with people in my company like myself and D’banj, money issues didn’t occur. D’banj and I were so in sync that D’banj can go to Oba of Lagos and return with N10 million and we would still share that money.

    “It doesn’t have anything to do with performance o,” he said while stating the need for record label executives to have a good relationship with their artistes.

     

  • I am too shy to address my staff-Don Jazzy

    I am too shy to address my staff-Don Jazzy

    Mavin Records boss, Don Jazzy has opened up on a part of him that doesn’t make it to the limelight. Don Jazzy despite having a cult following on social is a shy person.

    In an interview, the showbiz expert said he has been unable to summon the courage to gather his staff to address them.

     

    According to the 38-year-old “Dorobucci” singer who had described himself as “Superman”, he tagged his inability to address his staff as a disability that calls his self-esteem to question.

     

    He said: “Sometimes, when I tell people that I’m shy, they’ll be like what do you mean?

    “See as my staff are like this, I have actually never gathered all of them to speak to them.

    “This shit is supposed to be a disability, this self-esteem something. Why the fuck can’t I talk to my staff?”

     

    TheNewsGuru recalls that earlier this year, Don Jazzy shocked many when he revealed that he got married at the age of 20, and then got divorced at 22.

     

    He wrote, “For so long, everyone keeps asking me when am I getting married? Well, the truth is almost 18 years ago, I was 20 and I got married to my best friend Michelle @yarnstaswitch and it was beautiful. I loved love and I loved marriage. Michelle is soooo beautiful inside and outside with such a soft heart. But then, me being so young and full of dreams, I went and messed it up cos I was giving all my time to my music.

    “Music became a priority instead of my family. We got divorced when I was 22 and it hurt. I am still very much in love with my music and I wouldn’t want to marry another and mess it up again. So, I’m taking my time.

    “Why am I just saying this now?? I really like to keep my relationships private, actually; past or present. But I was watching the bounce interview with Ebuka, which is almost like a tell-all interview, and I felt bad skipping this huge part of my life. So yeah, make una no vex o.” (sic)

     

  • People who mock me for doing skits have shallow brains — Don Jazzy

    People who mock me for doing skits have shallow brains — Don Jazzy

    Award winning music producer and record label boss, Don Jazzy has condemned people who mock him for featuring in online comedy skits.

    Don Jazzy has featured in comedy skits of online comedians like Mc Lively, Mr Macaroni, Brain Jotter etc.

    The beat maker said those who mock him for doing comedy skits have shallow brains.

    Taking to his verified Instagram page, Don Jazzy said, “I see a lot of ignorant comments like ‘don jazzy, na ordinary skit him dey do now’. I see how some people’s shallow brains won’t let them rate or respect these hardworking skit makers. I laugh at those types of people cos that’s how they carry last.

    “Na ordinary skit @mrmacaroni1 take put @obi_cubana and me and Poco Lee in one skit. Now na ordinary skit @viperthewiper_ don take feature @davido inside skit and they even used a jet.

    “I have been around these guys enough to let you guys know that the amount of hard work these guys put in their ‘just skit’ is out of this world.”(sic)

     

  • If a producer demands sex, call him out – Don Jazzy

    If a producer demands sex, call him out – Don Jazzy

    Popular music producer, Don Jazzy has said that female artistes face more challenges than their male counterparts in the Nigerian music industry.

    The revered beat-maker made this known in a recent interview with BBC News Pidgin, speaking in a combination of Nigerian Pidgin and English, Don Jazzy said, “I have a record label, so I have male and female artistes. In the past, maybe I had the opportunity to go through a female artiste’s phone and read conversations that the female artistes had had with a bunch of producers, TV people, people in the industry.. Everybody just wants sex. It’s tiring. I feel sorry for them.”

     

    Don Jazzy also noted that he believes the society needs to raise the male child better.

    He said, “We need to fix the system in general. We need to train the male child better.”

    As an alternate solution, Don Jazzy suggested that female artistes should openly expose music producers and media personalities who demand sex in exchange for a deserved favour.

    “If these young ladies start calling them out, that’s a start. If a producer says he wants to sleep with you, call him out!”

     

  • Disrespecting wife over bride price is shallow mindset-Don Jazzy

    Disrespecting wife over bride price is shallow mindset-Don Jazzy

    Renowned music producer and showbiz mogul, Don Jazzy, has condemned the way some men treat their wife because of the bride price they paid to secure her hand in marriage.

    The outspoken entertainer noted that , disrespecting one’s wife because of the bride price paid is a shallow mindset.

    Don Jazzy however did not specify whether the disrespect from such men is as a result of the amount demanded from them before they got married to their wife.

    The music producer tweeted, “So apparently some of the men that disrespect and treat their wives like sh*t do so becos they paid some useless bride price. Kai, how do we educate the multitude with this shallow mindset?”

    A Twitter user, @iam_jaycheqs, whose profile says “women are not properties,” shared her opinion, saying “the bride price tradition needs to go.” According to her, “It holds no water in this modern time and age.”

    She added, “What is the purpose? And why won’t a man feel like he owns a person after paying for her?”

    She got a response from @oncle_thereal who said, “Like Don said, people need to be educated. Culture should not be lost or sacrificed on the altar of modernization. The culture of paying bride price in itself isn’t wrong or bad. It’s the individual mindset that makes things seem wrong. Hence, educating people better.”

    @ItzMimiLSD added that the men Don Jazzy spoke of want their wife to reverence them because of the bride price they paid.

    She said, “This set of men actually didn’t grow with love, they have some stupid ego in them, they feel the woman owes them the whole world just bcuz they paid some silly bride price. This is usually common among men who are still struggling to fit into the ‘middle family’.”

    She added, “And then they spend lots of money during the marriage rites so they just keep reminding the woman of how much they paid as bride price and the huge amount of money they spent traditionally to the direct family of the bride. They feel the woman should worship them.”

  • Don Jazzy, girlfriend arrested me with SARS – Kelly Hansome

    Don Jazzy, girlfriend arrested me with SARS – Kelly Hansome

    Afro-pop artiste, Kelly Hansome has alleged that CEO of Mavin Records Don Jazzy and an unidentified girlfriend once got operatives of the now-defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) to arrest him.

    Kelly Hansome’s statement is coming days after Don Jazzy boasted that no one on earth can accuse him of maltreatment.

    Don Jazzy made this known while speaking during the latest episode of the Bounce Radio Interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu .

     

    Jazzy said“I want somebody to come outside and beat their chest and say Don Jazzy did not treat me right. Then at that point, we might now be responding to something.

    “I don’t think there is anybody on the surface of earth that would say, this is what Don Jazzy did to me, whether boyfriend, girlfriend that would just say this is what I did.

    “I go out of my way…ask the people close to me, I dey take pains for people,” Don Jazzy said.

    Reacting in a now-deleted post, the ‘Maga don pay’ singer said Don Jazzy assaulted him in the past.

    He also alleged that Don Jazzy asked the now-disbanded police unit to arrest him and that he was whisked away from Kano to Abuja in handcuffs.

    “Did he also state why he and his girlfriend arrested me with SARS and moved me from Kano to Abuja in handcuffs? No he won’t say that part, but it happened. Did he say when he sent his dogs to intimidate me and Rex Idaminabo? No. Thank God Festus Keyamo is still alive,” he wrote.

    As at the time of filing this report, Don Jazzy had not reacted to the allegations

     

  • My ex-wife is married with a child ― Don Jazzy

    My ex-wife is married with a child ― Don Jazzy

    Music producer, Don Jazzy couldn’t fathom what he bargained for, when he recently revealed that he married American model and writer, Michelle, but divorced after two years.

    Ever since, Nigerians have sought more details about his revelation.

    Surprisingly, some fans of the beat-maker invaded Michelle’s page to beg her to take back Don Jazzy

    Reacting to a tweet by @OmoGbajaBiamila which read, “Did Don Jazzy ask Nigerians to help him beg his ex-wife to come back? Abi iru awon amunibuni wo leleyi?”, Don Jazzy stated that this ex-wife is married with a child. The music producer replied, “Lol somebody that is now married again with a child sef.”

    TheNewsGuru gathered that his ex has since moved on with her life as she has a young son whom she celebrated a few years ago.

    Taking to her Instagram page, the dotting mother shared a picture of her son in a spiderman costume and wrote, “My little superman (in a spiderman outfit) Love him to death. This is a few years old now but still… I know if he had real superhero powers he would save me every time.”

    Ever since Don Jazzy broke the news about his first marriage hitting the rocks, he has been trending at the number one spot on Twitter with over 18,000 tweets.

    Breaking the news to his fans, the music producer wrote on his verified Instagram page, “For so long, everyone keeps asking me when am I getting married? Well, the truth is almost 18 years ago, I was 20 and I got married to my best friend Michelle @yarnstaswitch and it was beautiful.

    “I loved love and I loved marriage. Michelle is soooo beautiful inside and outside with such a soft heart. But then, me being so young and full of dreams, I went and messed it up cos I was giving all my time to my music. Music became a priority instead of my family.

    “We got divorced when I was 22 and it hurt. I am still very much in love with my music and I wouldn’t want to marry another and mess it up again. So, I’m taking my time. Why am I just saying this now?? I really like to keep my relationships private actually. Past or present. But I was watching the bounce interview with Ebuka, which is almost like a tell-all interview, and I felt bad skipping this huge part of my life. So yeah, make una no vex o.”

  • How I got married at 20, divorced at 22 – Don Jazzy

    How I got married at 20, divorced at 22 – Don Jazzy

    Music producer and record label boss, Don Jazzy shocked many of his fans when he revealed that he got married 18 years ago to an American model and writer, Michelle, but got divorced two years after.

    The Mavin boss posted his wedding picture, which showed the couple in a warm embrace on his verified Instagram account. He also explained that he got divorced because he made music his pursuit and focus.

    He wrote, “For so long, everyone keeps asking me when am I getting married? Well, the truth is almost 18 years ago, I was 20 and I got married to my best friend Michelle @yarnstaswitch and it was beautiful. I loved love and I loved marriage. Michelle is soooo beautiful inside and outside with such a soft heart. But then, me being so young and full of dreams, I went and messed it up cos I was giving all my time to my music.

    “Music became a priority instead of my family. We got divorced when I was 22 and it hurt. I am still very much in love with my music and I wouldn’t want to marry another and mess it up again. So, I’m taking my time.

    “Why am I just saying this now?? I really like to keep my relationships private, actually; past or present. But I was watching the bounce interview with Ebuka, which is almost like a tell-all interview, and I felt bad skipping this huge part of my life. So yeah, make una no vex o.” (sic)

     

  • I deliberately failed in secondary school to pursue music-Don Jazzy

    I deliberately failed in secondary school to pursue music-Don Jazzy

    Ace music producer and singer, Don Jazzy has said he sabotaged his secondary school education to pursue music.

    The record label boss made this known as a guest on Bounce Radio interview with Ebuka Uchendu.

    Don Jazzy recounted how he showed up with faked results from one of his final exams, which he failed.

    “My parents divided us into two. Two went to FGC Ijanikin and two others went to Kings College. They used to report me for skipping classes. My dad would ask where I was and he would be told, ‘the music hall’. He already knew music was where I was going. Any other thing was not entering, even as I was a brilliant kid,” he said.

    “When I started failing in SS2, I did it on purpose. I was doing it to join some bad gangs. O.C Ukeje and I were in a music group called Ministration Voices, a gospel band. We were seven. We used to sing and write songs. I backslid towards the ending of SS2 because I wanted to join some other guys who were into some other form of music.

    “And for protection from rich kids. I became friends with the strongest guy, Niyi Adelusi. My colleagues and I used to bet over the first to submit during tests. It was like I was hit with voodoo, especially in WAEC. I would just submit. My parents started to beat me. During my SS3 mock, I came back home with a faked result, where I didn’t do well.

    “My dad visited my sister in school and they had posted the real results. She told him I had disgraced the family. ‘4P, 4F, 1C’. It had traumatized her so much that she crammed it in her head. The C was in Igbo or Yoruba. My dad was pissed. I had to make up with my knowledge of computers, which made up for my stupidity alongside music.”

     

  • Don Jazzy reacts to claims of being broke

    Don Jazzy reacts to claims of being broke

    Micheal Collins Ajereh, Nigerian music producer better known as Don Jazzy who recently acquired a new luxury mansion in Lagos, has reacted to claims that he is broke.

    The music producer made this known in a recent chat with Ebuka Uchendu for Bounce Radio.

    Reacting to claims that his being broke made him opt for a rented apartment before he settled for his new luxury mansion, he said: “I have a lot of things that I would use 200, 300 million to invest in, than to just throw it on a house. I actually prefer to invest the money on my businesses. That money would do me well than just using it to purchase a giant house. I moved from a rented house. I don’t really care. Am I leaving in your house? I moved from different places to other different places. The people that matters knows what’s up. You don’t need to know what’s up”, he said.

    The influential showbiz personality also stated that he has five houses in Lagos, adding that he is passionate about real estate.

     

    “It’s a thing of joy, I am happy. I have other houses out for rent on the mainland.I have five houses in Lagos. There are two things I would go into at the end of the day, venture capital and real estate. I like investing in people’s businesses, I do already, but I will do that on a larger scale at some point. When I am done with this music thing, at the end of the day, I want to invest in real estate”.

     

    Shedding light on the amount of rooms, he has in his new mansion, Don Jazzy said: “I have five rooms in the new house and I live alone. Someone said the house is small for me, I don’t even move away from my room, it is already too big. What do you want to use all the rooms for? It is Nigeria that gives us this mentality that you must own a house. There was a time, I was perfectly okay living in my studio. My studio was huge, has over twelve rooms. I was fine staying in one”.