Dbanj has opened up on the state of artistes he
signed to his DB records.He also revealed record
labels died after Mohits..Speaking to journalists
during MTVBase media hangout, when asked if he
dropped Tonto Dikeh from his label,he said
Going back to your question, I had a
meeting with my team last year and I told
all of them from my producer to singers that
they must really work hard in 2016. I lead
by example.
I am not using inside resources; I now work
with anybody from anywhere. For instance, I
never met the producer of ‘Emergency’
before he did the song. A Nigerian that I had
never met before also produced the next
song I plan to drop soon. I featured a South
African on it. I want everyone on the label to
follow that direction because I have made
up my mind that we cannot continue to do
the same thing and expect results.
Though I believe that all my artistes
including Tonto Dikeh can stand alone, I feel
we should do things differently. If you look
at the artistes on the label, you would agree
with me that there is something special
about them.
Also, when a woman is married, it becomes
a different ball game. I have not seen Tonto
since her marriage and she has a child right
now too. She has been out of the country.
When we spoke, the last thing she told me
was that she wanted to concentrate on her
foundation before any other thing. Right
now, I just want to continue to work with
great talents from different places.
On record labels in Nigeria
There is no point fooling one another; record
labels in Nigeria died after Mo’ Hits. I am
saying the truth; there is no record label
again.
Any artiste that buys a laptop, produces a
song and manages to get his uncle to pay
for the video could as well call himself a
record label owner. A record label must have
distribution channels in place.
On Marriage
Who says I am not married? I am not
married but if I want to I would do it
secretly. I am tired of people asking me that
question; it is my life.
Getting married won’t change my music or
anything and I am not trying to get married
so as to enter another phase in my life. My
wife doesn’ t need fame; my fame is enough
for the whole family.
