4. Don Jazzy
Don Jazzy’s first full credit production work was in 2004 on Tongolo for Nigerian singer D’banj. He went on to produce D’banj’s first studio album titled No Long Thing released in 2005.
He has produced tracks for Dr SID, Wande Coal, Emeka Infiniti, D’Prince, Darey, Naeto C, Olakunle Excel et Zanga, Sauce Kid,Ikechukwu & Tiwa Savage. He also collaborated with Jay-Z and Kanye West on the production of Lift Off, featuring Beyoncé on the album Watch The Throne, released on 8 August 2011.
Don Jazzy did his first verse as a singer on Mo’Hits track “Pere” and since then he’s been doing a lot of additional vocals on most of the songs he produces before the end of Mo’Hits.
Don Jazzy kept his promise of a new beginning, taking to Twitter to announce his new Record Label known asMavin Records and further promised to release a compilation album of the label artists the very next day. The album which was executive-produced by him, has gathered critical reviews, while blessing the fans with hit songs like Amarachi, Forever, Oma Ga, Take Banana and Chocolate, others are such a C.P.R, YOLO and the labels anthem I’m a MAVIN.
The label boasts an addition of Tiwa Savage to part of the former members of Mo’ Hits Records who is now the label first lady, with a promise of more addition of “Mavins” in the near-future. On 5 November 2013, he had a cold fight with his former label act wande over stolen of music production from him. While on 7 November, his record label released official statement of Wande Coal departure from the label.
In September 2014, Don Jazzy calls on Reekado Banks and Di’Ja for “Arise” dedicated to Nigeria. This is a clarion call to all Nigerians to wake up. So far Mavin Records have been able to shake the industry with some couple of hits including, Dorobucci, Looku Looku e.t.c
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