D’banj, Don Jazzy and their awkward marriage talks

One thing that was clear was that neither side would ever be the same, and nowhere has that been as visible as in the musical output of both Don Jazzy and D’banj.

It’s been over a year since the infamous Mo’Hits break-up took place, leaving in its wake leaked emails, devastated fans, and a bevy of online analyses, speculation, and attempts at predictions. One thing that was clear was that neither side would ever be the same, and nowhere has that been as visible as in the musical output of both Don Jazzy and D’banj.

D’banj, while achieving a career feat with Oliver Twist, his biggest international single till date, doesn’t seem to be enjoying the outpouring of goodwill from the public that was the norm for him before. Or maybe it’s just talk online, after all, legions of fans braved the infamous “Koko walk” at Eko Atlantic City, despite their complaints afterwards. Don Jazzy, on the other hand, hasn’t exactly struggled, but it seems none of his vocal muses are quite adept at doing with his beats what the Kokomaster could.

All that aside, one of the most memorable soundbites from the whole saga came in April 2012, from D’banj himself in an interview, where he referred to his relationship with the Super-producer as a “marriage.” For any who need refreshing, here’s a direct quote; “I was like ‘that’s not possible, this is a marriage’. He said ‘then this marriage is no longer working’. I said then let’s go for counseling; I asked, so what happens to our children?” It has to be said, it’s even more hilarious reading it again. Seriously, children? What was this guy thinking? But anyway, perhaps in attempt to keep in line with the spirit of that funny man he’s said to be, D’banj has given us yet another similar soundbite, to make us scratch our heads.

This time it’s from a recent interview with PM News, where he talks about, you guessed it, marriage.

“To tell you the truth, I would have been married if Mo’Hits had not broken up. The crisis really affected me and I had to start so many things afresh. Just like my mentor 2Face Idibia, I will be married and have my own kids one day.”

Okay, what was that? Is he still referring to the “marriage” between himself and Don Jazzy? Or was there another actual marriage (not to cast doubt on the legitimacy of his union with Don Jazzy, of course. I mean, they were even going to go for counseling,) in the works? And how would the break-up have affected that? Perhaps Don Jazzy was supposed to be his Best Man or something, and they departed on terms which would have resulted in D’banj having to find a new Best Man – which would explain the delay, as we all know Best Men are quite a chore to find, indeed. Although if that were the case we imagine the wedding would have been awkward to say the least; Don Jazzy having to be Best Man for a man he was married to at the time.

But hey, one thing’s for sure; whenever a wedding does take place, we’ll be watching.