DJ Jimmy JATT (pictured, with wife in the background)
Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt was cynosure of all eyes as friends and family gathered to celebrate him during the launch of his album ‘The Industry’ which held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos.
The star-studded event was attended by A-list celebrities like 2face Idibia, Kate Henshaw, Tiwa Savage, Sound Sultan, Dr Sid, Lynxx, Praiz, Ebuka Obi- Uchendu, Vector, Titilayo Oyinsan, Basketmouth, Julius Agwu, Okey Basket, Omawunmi, Ufoma Ejenobor, Mannie, Dotun, Kaylah Oniwu, Vixen Ekwere, amongst others
The public presentation of DJ Jimmy JATT‘s biography on the night of his album launch presented an opportunity for Nigerian entertainers to say thank you’ to the iconic jockey.
But the entertainer’s colleagues did not only shower kind words and prayers on him. Many, including Juliet Ibrahim, 2face Idibia, and Banky W doled out huge bucks during the book launch.
Our correspondent who attended the event at Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos, says Davido gave N5m, KCee pledged N2m, while the trio of 2face Banky and May D launched the book with N1, each.
The biography, ‘Avant Garde: The Cool DJ Jimmy JATT Story, a first in the Nigerian music industry, was written by the duo of Toni Kan and Peju Akande of Radi8.
Koga’s Chris Jeyibo also gave N1m while Juliet Ibrahim and Mrs Okoya donated N500K each. Sources say there are even more donations, from within and outside the industry.