Kokomaster: An Article On D’Banj, Written By The New York Times

You know, I’ve always told people who kept on
hating on D’banj that, I personally think he made the
right business choice when he left Mo’Hitz, and you
can see it’s paying off.
Famous magazine, The New York Times did a
review of his latest album, DKM and here is what
they had to say: -
D’Banj is one of the great African pop stars of the
past decade, a charming singer but, more important,
a savvy showman. For years, this Nigerian singer
was at the center of the Mo’Hits Records stable, but
now he’s struck out on his own with a new label and
the compilation “D’Banj Presents DKM (D’ King’s
Men)” (DB/G.O.O.D./Sony).
It’s an alluring contemporary pop album with an
emphasis on king-size dance music, like the
militarily efficient “Don’t Tell Me Nonsense” and the
flash of last year’s excellent smash hit “Oliver
Twist.”
D’Banj is also a savvy synthesizer of the old and
new Africa, as on “(We the Best),” a duet with the
Congolese singer Fally Ipupa.
But really, D’Banj has his eye on the world; he’s
signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint,
and the lovely “Scape Goat (The Fix)” features
what’s certainly the most cheerful version of Mr.
West you’ll hear this year, or any year.