By Chiagoziem Onyekwena
Size doesn’t matter; it’s the ‘motion in the ocean’ that counts. Don’t bother telling that to D’Banj though, tales of his ‘Anaconda’ have brought the Mo Hits front man bucket loads of fame and Ghana-must-goes full of fortune; and if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Over the years, the man from Ogun who’s managed to get the rest of Africa fixated on the size of his *ahem* continues to feed the legend right under the nose of the notoriously trigger-happy NBC. Now personally, and for obvious reasons, my curiosity ends exactly where D’Banj’s music stops and reality begins. I’ll let ladies’ minds do the wandering from there.
On the new single, Mr. Endowed, off his upcoming junior album of the same title, D’Banj describes what an endowed individual looks like, feels like and lives like, and I’m sorry to disappoint the perverted amongst us (by that I’m referring to you by the way), that it’s not all about his virility; the ‘Endowment’ is an all-encompassing lifestyle. A term he officially introduced on his now infamous (un-credited) guest verse on Banky W’s Lagos Party (Remix), ‘Endowed’ is yet another word for D’Banj’s long-time fans to add to their ‘kokobulary’.
With his sidekick Don Jazzy shuffling between production and backup singing duties, Mr Endowed doesn’t exactly cover any new ground sonically. The typical D’Banj lead single has that instant replay value, unfortunately Endowed’s fast-paced production has ‘grower’ written all over it. On his last album, Entertainer, D’Banj showed versatility, experimenting with new sounds, song themes and concepts; Mr Endowed is a much more ‘safer’ single, with the pop star sticking to his comfort zone.
D’Banj recently made headlines when reports began circulating that he‘s close to inking a major record deal abroad. While its unclear where his new single would fall in the bigger picture, you can be rest assured that if this record does become successful, D’Banj will milk his new name and brand for what its worth.
Oh and one last thing, just in case you were wondering, all my articles are ‘endowed’. Thank you.
14 comments
dbanj has really gone far
D'banj is making it big
hey dude, chiagozem or whateva u call ur bloody self… YOU R MY FAVOURITE NAIJA ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST RIGHT NOW!!! yep, u just got urself a fan.
No doubt, d'banj is d greatest among nigeria artiste.
We're gonna rule ur world wit our koko cos we're endowed
uhm Dbanj..no hating but d dude is an overrated personality, he's selling his personality KOKO brand mo' dan his music, if i cud air my opinion(ofcos yes) without bin disrespectful, he's just a better managed, well packaged Terry G, and even at that, Terry G will do better dan kokomaster if well groomed or why do u think Don baba J has bin chasing him for almost a year knw….enuff said, d song is jst thr..big up to Wande Coal…jor o..d boi got game
d'banj 2 gooooooooooood
@ achor chuks,
Really is Don jazzy actually singing Terry G to Mo hit ? Any which ever D'banj is an hot cake and his given out his best.I like Durella too… He got swagger and he's hot too.No discrimination they are both Good anyway.Thanks to everyone in the house.
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J o o o o o!!!. D'banj ur d bomb.just keep da gud job n bliv me very soon O SHI MA GBE GRAMMY WALE INSHA ALLAH. Plz make 9ja proud.
D'banj is a good star and I belive it is his time to blow more.
D'banj is an Artiste to beat.
you are making us proud of you D'banj keep it on
Lol @ kokobulary. My best thing about dbanj is that he doesn't pretend to be deep. U r rite the song is a grower, it tOok a while but it grew on me. Great piece
Patience is a great virtue
D’banj is a great guy.keep it up