Dbanj Changes Name On Twitter From ‘Dapo Oyebanjo’ to ‘Daniel Banjo’
Tuesday, April 10, 2012Omoba
Dear
D’Banj,
I
love your work, I really do, I think you’re one of the greatest musicians of
your generation, but I must say, your new affiliation with G.O.O.D music seems
to be getting to your head.
For
years you’ve been known by your official name, Dapo Oyebanjo, even using it as
part of your twitter handle. Well all good things come to an end, and your affiliation with your new label seems to have
brought that particular chapter of your life to an untimely conclusion.
D’Banj
you’ve now gone from ‘Dapo Oyebanjo’ to ‘Daniel Banjo’. All I can do is laugh, I mean, Daniel ‘Banjo‘
? What are you, a country music star from Nashville?
I
mean, I get it, Daniel provides the ‘D’ and Banjo provides the ‘Banj’, but
negro please, you’re hustlin’ backwards. Why abandon the successful person you
are to become a less successful version of what you’re not? You’re a Nigerian,
not an American, and no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be one, so be
yourself and have faith.
Plus,
truth be told, based on a fan base, you’re the BIGGEST artist in the entire
G.O.O.D music family other than ‘Ye himself. You don’t need to become an
Americanized version of yourself to fit in. Not to knock their hustle, but I
promise you, John Legend, Pusha T, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Common and your other
label mates wish they had as many rabid long-time fans as you do, they Don’t.
You’ve accomplished something most of them will never get to do, they should be
insecure around you, not vice versa.
Either
way, Dapo Daniel I’m sure you still have people who can advice you. I’d suggest
they step up and help you get your mind right. Truth be told, your music is
what people are interested in, not the un-africanization / westernization of
your name, heck, just go study the life of Tupac Amaru Shakur to see how having
an ethnic name is immaterial to one’s success. Or go further back and study the
work of one of your mentors, the late, great Fela Anikulapo-Kuti who actually
went from his westernized “Ransome-Kuti” to the very Nigerianized ”Anikulapo”.
Till today his name still rings out in all corners of the world, heck he was
even immortalized with a show on Broadway.
Anyway,
all I’m trying to say is people love those who keep it 100, please get back to
that.
I’ve
spoken my piece.
Deuces.
Spirit
of ’76
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