Experienced Nigerian musician, D’banj, is relaunching his music career and modestly describes himself as “a new cat” (a term used to refer to a rising artist). The 43-year-old artist acknowledged that even after two decades in the industry, he still feels like he’s just getting started and that the music business has evolved over time.
D’banj shared in a recent interview with Hip TV that he plans to collaborate with several emerging artists on his upcoming album, “Entertainer,” which he stated was a sequel to his well-received 2008 album, “The Entertainer.”
He said …
“I am not the first [Nigerian artist] to have done an international collaboration. We were just the first to have done it the way we did it. Usually, when you want to do a collaboration with an international artist, it seemed before ours, like they were doing you a favour. But with the kind of grace that God gave us and the kind of team that we had, we were able to deliver one of the biggest [‘Mr Endowed’].
“I think that actually gave hope and visibility to the kids [new artists] to know that they can do it. So, I feel like a very proud father if I may say. That’s why I am a cat again [up-and-coming artist]. Now, I want to feature not even international artists but local artists. I want to feature Ayra Starr, Rema, Ruger and Don Jazzy. Collaboration is the new competition.”