D'banj
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Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (; born 9 June 1980), known professionally as '''D'banj''' ( ), is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. Often regarded as one of the greatest African and Afrobeats artistes of all time, he signed with American rapper Kanye West's record label GOOD Music to release his 2012 single "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of EDM and Afrobeats for which he became best known. With record producer Don Jazzy, he co-founded the record label Mo' Hits Records. His stage name is a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, O
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Nigeria
- Active from
- 1980
Discography
- No Long Thing2008
- The Entertainer2008
- Oliver Twist2012
- D'kings Men2013
- Scape Goat (The Fix)2013
- Bother You2014
- Be With You2017
- Comment Ca Va2017
- King Don Come2017
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 65,480
- Total plays
- 465,412
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“D’BANJ” (KOKO MASTER) is a Nigerian singer and song writer as well as harmonica guru. He performs in Yoruba, English and Pidgin English and has performed his songs as a guest at various JJC & 419 Squad shows including WOMAD River mead. The Oliver Twist Songfacts reports that D'banjo is a superstar in his home continent, winning many music awards including Best African Act at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at both <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/D%27Banj">Read more
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- D'banj
- Musical artist.image
- D'banjawards.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- D'banj at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Zaria, Nigeria
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2004–present
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.dbanjrecords.com
- Image
- D'banjawards.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1980-06-09
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- birth name
- Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo
- social media followers
- 3736593
- pseudonym
- kokomaster
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Work and music
- 2000-2004: JJC and 419 Squad
- 2005-2006: Founding of Mo' Hits Records, ''No Long Thing'', and ''RunDown Funk U Up''
- 2007–2008: ''Curriculum Vitae'' and ''The Entertainer''
- Mo' Hits/G.O.O.D. Music
- Mo'Hits break-up
- Sony Entertainment deal
- 2014
- 2017
- Live performances
- Awards and accolades
- Endorsements
- Humanitarian work
- Personal life
- Controversies
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Guest appearances
- Selected videography
- See also
- References
- External links
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (; born 9 June 1980), known professionally as '''D'banj''' ( ), is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. Often regarded as one of the greatest African and Afrobeats artistes of all time, he signed with American rapper Kanye West's record label GOOD Music to release his 2012 single "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of EDM and Afrobeats for which he became best known. With record producer Don Jazzy, he co-founded the record label Mo' Hits Records. His stage name is a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo.
== Early life == D'banj, also known as the Kokomaster or Bangalee, was born in Zaria, the northern part of Nigeria to a military officer father and a devoutly religious businesswoman mother from Shagamu in Ogun State. Dbanj has twins as siblings, Taiwo and Kehinde "Kayswitch" Oyebanjo.