By Osagie Alonge
NET has confirmed that Don Jazzy’s nightclub Pop has been shutdown.
Yes it’s true‘, a rep for the Mavin Records boss confirmed the development in an email correspondence with Nigerian Entertainment Today.
Don Jazy launched the club in 2012, rebranding Jay Jay Okocha‘s former Club 10 which was shutdown, allegedly, due to financial problems.
It remains uncertain why DJ is taking his eyes off the business, but it is possible, according to some sources, that he’s opting out to face other lucrative businesses. ‘I think he realised the headache of the club is not worth it’, one source offered.
Many Lagos clubs are facing hard times, with debts from patrons accumulating, and mostly unpaid for long periods. Many nocturnal VIPs, who are the big spenders are also cutting down on lavish spending. Some night club owners who spoke to NET say ‘bad debts’ from the big names, most of them musicians and climbers, are not helping an industry where the average shelf life of a club continues to diminish drastically.
The producer’s younger brother D’Prince was the first in the crew to launch ‘his own’ night club; only to shut it down later. D’Prince’s project was named ‘Club Jonzing‘.
The Collins brothers, who are celebrating the first anniversary of their label ‘Mavin’ today, don’t seem bothered a bit though – churning out new music as if it’s going out of fashion…
