Thursday, May 27, 2010

D’Banj Plays It Safe On New Single

 
Size doesn’t matter; it’s the ‘motion in the ocean’ that counts. Don’t bother telling that to D’Banj though, tales of his ‘Anaconda’ have brought the Mo Hits front man bucket loads of fame and Ghana-must-goes full of fortune; and if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Over the years, the man from Ogun who’s managed to get the rest of Africa fixated on the size of his *ahem* continues to feed the legend right under the nose of the notoriously trigger-happy NBC.  Now personally, and for obvious reasons, my curiosity ends exactly where D’Banj’s music stops and reality begins. I’ll let ladies’ minds do the wandering from there.
On the new single, Mr. Endowed, off his upcoming junior album of the same title, D’Banj describes what an endowed individual looks like, feels like and lives like, and I’m sorry to disappoint the perverted amongst us (by that I’m referring to you by the way), that it’s not all about his virility; the ‘Endowment’ is an all-encompassing lifestyle. A term he officially introduced on his now infamous (un-credited) guest verse on Banky W’s Lagos Party (Remix), ‘Endowed’ is yet another word for D’Banj’s long-time fans to add to their ‘kokobulary’.
With his sidekick Don Jazzy shuffling between production and backup singing duties, Mr Endowed doesn’t exactly cover any new ground sonically. The typical D’Banj lead single has that instant replay value, unfortunately Endowed’s fast-paced production has ‘grower’ written all over it. On his last album, Entertainer, D’Banj showed versatility, experimenting with new sounds, song themes and concepts; Mr Endowed is a much more ‘safer’ single, with the pop star sticking to his comfort zone.
D’Banj recently made headlines when reports began circulating that he‘s close to inking a major record deal abroad. While its unclear where his new single would fall in the bigger picture, you can be rest assured that if this record does become successful, D’Banj will milk his new name and brand for what its worth.
Oh and one last thing, just in case you were wondering, all my articles are ‘endowed’. Thank you.

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