On this week episode of #FactOnly with energetic entertainer journalist Osagie Alonge, he review the impact of biggest African music export Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly know as D’banj for the past 12 month calender.
Over the past 12 month calendar year, pop star D’banj, is unable to drop any single hit but his brand speak for him to bags lucrative endorsement deal both home and abroad.
He bags various endorsement deal, which also bring African music to spotlight in international scene but it hard for him this days to meet up with fellow colleagues success in terms of hit songs ditched out to Nigeria music lovers.
Here is Highlights of the Spotlight on D’banj by Osagie Alonge.
- D’banj is every hustler’s dream.
- D’Banj has defied every odds.
- D’Banj signed to three major labels (Universal, GOOD Music, Mercury), who has done that before?
- D’Banj should receive props for all he has done.
- He had one of the biggest songs in the history of Nigeria’a (music industry) ‘Oliver Twist.’
- He has had major spins on radio in the UK.
- D’banj is said to be in debt but they are rumors.
- D’Banj has interviewed the President, Goodluck Jonathan, the only artist to do so.
- He is the First Nigerian to get Beats by Dre Headphones endorsement deal.
- D’Banj has constantly tried to be a bigger artist.
- His signing of Actress Tonto Dikeh is one of the biggest “creative/entertainment value.”
- He is constantly breaking boundaries within and outside Nigeria.
- D’Banj gets a lot of heat because of the comparison between Don Jazzy and D’Banj.
- Dangote endorses D’Banj, D’Banj has his One Campaign, and the list goes on.
- The problem is that D’Banj has constantly alienated the good people around him. He changes his managers all the time. He can’t keep a good team around him. He needs to know how to build a team around him.
- His artistry is not well presented or articulated.
- He needs a stronger relationship with the press through his team. He is unreachable even during controversies.
Highlight Credit: Africamusiclw.com