Internationally renown Nigerian mega star D'banj has made several news worthy accomplishments this year.
D'banj has been relevant in the industry for many years. Back when he and Don Jazzy were a team they churned out mega hits like
'tongolo', 'why me', 'mobolowowon', 'socor' and several others.
After the massive split that rocked the music
industry D'banj went ahead to start his own
record label called DB Records.
So far in 2014 D'banj though has released
songs 'omini' » , 'bother you' he has had several other achievements that are not music related.
Here are 10 of D'banj's applaudable
accomplishments in 2014.
1. Beats by Dre ambassadorship : In
October 2014, D'banj was signed on as
the first African Beats by Dre ambassador » . He is also set to launch his line of gold headphones and
speakers in December 2014.
2. Signed Tonto Dikeh :Controversial
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh was
signed on to Dbanj's DB Records as Poko Lee » , the Duchess of the Lee Dynasty » in May 2014.
3. Endorsed American Politician :Nigerian
super star campaigned for Bobby
Shriver » who is the aspiring Mayor of
Los Angeles.
4. Collaboration with Akon : After his huge
collabo with American rapper Kanye West, Dbanj has teamed up with another American Akon » on two new tracks.
5. He delivered a TEDx speech :The 'Oliver
Twist' singer made another huge step
towards cementing his super star status
when he gave a TEDx » speech in Washington DC.
6. He got a female manager : Dbanj
changed things up a bit after firing his
old manager Tony and hired his international booking agent Tonya
Merritt » to be his manager in October
2014.
7. Interviews on top media stations : This
year alone Dbanj has been interviewed
on giant American station ABC news,
BBC in London and YouTube also in London.
8. Met Influential celebrities :Dbanj is now rubbing shoulders with the likes of Bill Gates and Bono of Irish music band U2 .
9. He launched koko garri : As a part of his
passion for development of African agriculture he launched his own brand of garri called Koko garri » in March
2014.
10. One campaign song : Dbanj » who is a major person at the forefront of the One
Campaign »masterminded the song 'Cocoa na chocolate' which brought together African singers to promote the
agricultural sector. »
source: pulse.ng