D’banj‘s quest for dominance in the Nigerian music scene won’t stop now; he might have lost out on signing Olamide and Davido – but he has nicked another artiste, this time a familiar friend-foe.
The self-proclaimed ‘African Michael Jacskon‘, we’ve learnt has signed his friend-turned-foe-turned-friend Oluwadamilare Okulaja better known to the public as Durella.
The move might however not come as a
surprise to everyone, considering that Banger Lee (that’s D’banj’s new
nickname by the way) and the ‘King of the Zanga’ Durella recently
settled their differences. Some weeks back, D’banj and his DB Records
crew released a single ‘Ibadi e‘ off their compilation album (D’ King’s Men) which featured a verse from Durella.
Fans were very excited to see the pair had reunited after a very long and well publicized fall out between the pop acts.
FLASHBACK
The beef between Durella and D’banj
started in late 2006 when the latter accused Banger Lee of jacking his
style of singing. Apparently when D’banj and Don Jazzy
returned to Nigeria in 2004, they met up with Durella and soon became
friends. Sources tell us that D’banj and Durella were quite close and
were spotted together in the studio several times.
‘I remember when Durella followed
D’banj, Don Jazzy to Jahborne’s music factory studio when D’banj wanted
to record ‘Tongolo’ remix’, a source recounts.
Of course D’banj had blown up and had released his second album ‘Rundown’ in 2007 when Durella signed with TC Records and finally launched his career. It didn’t take long for Durella to blow up too with hits like ‘In da Zanga’, ‘Wiskolowiska’ and ‘Shayo’ gaining massive appeal. He also won the MTV and Zain ‘Advance Warning’ reality show in 2008.
Then came the interviews; Durella
clearly stated that D’banj had stolen his style. The media of course
jumped on it, comparing both artistes. Truthfully, they did sound very
similar. And it seemed like D’banj was aware as he switched up the flow
on the 2008 Nigerian Pop classic album ‘The Entertainer’. Their fight sort of fizzled out though as Durella later backed off. ‘D’banj is my man, aaah, I like his mo gbono feli feli jam’, Durella told Onome ‘BigTyme’ Oyaide in an interview on urban radio station Rhythm FM 93.7 in late 2008.
BACK TO THE MATTER
We are told that D’banj and DB Records bought out Durella’s contract from his present record label IKONIC Music
where the Pop act’s career has been in limbo since he signed in
mid-2011 after ending his three-year contract with TC Records. His
upcoming album ‘Back/Better/Bada’ has been pushed back one too many times
‘Durella has signed with D’banj, he (D’banj) bought out the contract, that’s what I can tell you’,
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