Dbanj has been called out for not acknowledging and
paying for the beat of his latest hit single, ‘Emergency’.
Dbanj who is currently enjoying a moment in the sun
after his 2016 debut single ‘Emergency’ received great
reception, has ignored the young act, P-Loops who
produced the song.
Dbanj recently released the video which was shot by
Unlimited L.A, on location in Lagos. But at the time of
this report, P-Loops is yet to receive compensation or
acknowledgment.
“I just wanted to make something that was Afro, full-
time Afro Pop. I wanted to sound like the old school
Fela kind of thing.
It was coming in my head, and it kept on ringing, and I
knew it was what I wanted to do.” P-Loops told Pulse in
a phone conversation.
Olu Maintain listened to the beat, and took it to D’banj.
The beat originally was for Olu Maintain, but while on
the Koko Tour stop in Owerri, Imo State (which is
coincidentally the home town of the producer), he
played it to D’banj who loved it and voiced a new song
on it.
For P-Loops that was the end of the beat until January
2016 when he heard the song like any other person. He
instantly recognized his beat.
No credit was given to the producer, even his vocal
signature on the instrumental had been erased.
“I was in shock when I heard the next morning that the
song was out. I didn’t record with D’banj, I think Olu
sent the beat to him, and he recorded.
There was no credit at all, no credit on the promo copy,
there was no credit online, no credit whatsoever.
“I did try to talk to them, I talked to Olu Maintain in my
office. My trademark was removed. The original beat
had my trademark.
I talked to them about it, and we were going to have a
brief meeting about it, but till now, there has been no
credit”.
Efforts to contact Dbanj and his team on mobile yielded
no result, but this won’t be the first time The Entertainer
will find himself in muddy waters with producers ever
since his split with Don Jazzy.
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