Veteran Nigerian musician Ikechukwu Onunaku, also known as Ikechukwu, has disclosed that D’banj, the co-founder of the now-defunct Mohits Records, used to give him N50,000 from gigs scheduled for N1 million while he was on the company.
Ikechukwu stated that D’banj had to confer with his mother before raising it, emphasizing that the co-founder’s mother had a long-standing impact on record label choices.
In a recent interview with Daddy Freeze, the rapper revealed: “Banga [D’banj] is going to hate this when I say this. But the truth is the truth. When we used to go for shows, they [promoters] go pay Banga money, Banga go do like say he dey do me a favour. He would give me N50,000 from shows I got booked for N1 million and above.
“He eventually increased it after we fought. He said he spoke with his mum and they increased it to N150,000. His mum was part of the record label spiritually. You can ask Don Jazzy [the co-founder]: For a long time, they don’t make decisions without D’banj’s mum’s approval.”
