Kokomaster: An Article On D’Banj, Written By The New York Times

 

You know, I’ve always told people who kept on hating on D’banj that, I personally think he made the right business choice when he left Mo’Hitz, and you can see it’s paying off.

Famous magazine, The New York Times did a review of his latest album, DKM and here is what they had to say: -

D’Banj is one of the great African pop stars of the past decade, a charming singer but, more important, a savvy showman. For years, this Nigerian singer was at the center of the Mo’Hits Records stable, but now he’s struck out on his own with a new label and the compilation “D’Banj Presents DKM (D’ King’s Men)” (DB/G.O.O.D./Sony).

It’s an alluring contemporary pop album with an emphasis on king-size dance music, like the militarily efficient “Don’t Tell Me Nonsense” and the flash of last year’s excellent smash hit “Oliver Twist.”

D’Banj is also a savvy synthesizer of the old and new Africa, as on “(We the Best),” a duet with the Congolese singer Fally Ipupa.

But really, D’Banj has his eye on the world; he’s signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and the lovely “Scape Goat (The Fix)” features what’s certainly the most cheerful version of Mr. West you’ll hear this year, or any year.