Don Jazzy has stated that his former collaborator, D’Banj, was the first person who truly believed in his ability to be great.
In an interview with Olajide Adesope titled “Don Jazzy on Afrobeats Podcast 50th Exclusive Edition,” the famed Mavin Records CEO stated that D’banj, the Kokomaster, was the “catalyst” for his many accomplishments.
He said: “Dbanj is the creator/catalyst. If you leave me, every situation I’m in, it’s like I’m contented, I’m okay there
“But Dbanj saw me and everything that people see in me now. He just sparked it in me.
“Left to me, I would have just been where I was and not do much about it. So, I would say he was that catalyst that said ‘Jazzy do this and that’.
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He also discussed how Mavin Records has fared in the last 10 years, as well as his relationships with D’Banj, Wande Coal, and his brother D’Prince.
Don Baba J went on to discuss the music industry’s challenges as well as what Mavin was looking for in international partnerships that went beyond financials.