D’banj-and-SnoopThe success story of Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’Banj cannot only be quantified by naira and kobo but in dollars and pounds. Ever since he arrived the Nigerian music scene with his close friend and producer, Don Jazzy, he has been soaring high in his career, dishing out hits after hits.
Few years back when he went solo, he revealed how, he and Jazzy made over N3 billion as at then, while they were still together. D’banj also known as the ‘Koko Master’ is not only an artiste who makes his money from the sale of his CDs alone, but he is a businessman who has invested heavily in other concerns of life. He was once paid $1m by a cable television for a show called, Koko Mansion.
The Ogun State-born lanky musician owns a range of investments which includes ‘Koko Water, Koko Garri, Koko Mobile, Koko Bar. His Koko Foundation is currently working on charitable initiatives for the less privileged.
Aside his fleet of exotic cars, D’banj is a powerful dresser who has headlined many national and international events and still counting. His mansion in the US is worth over N300m as well as his other landed properties scattered across the nation.
He has a multimillion endorsement deals with Globacom, an energy drink company, Chris Aire, UAC, among others. He currently has a recording deal with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D Music. He pockets between N5 million and N7million as performance fee for local gigs; $80,000 to $150,000 for African shows; £40,000 to £60,000 for UK shows; and $50,000 to $60,000 for American shows.
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