Don Jazzy, the renowned Nigerian producer and hitmaker, has been an integral part of the music industry for a considerable period. However, being in the limelight also comes with the responsibility of being a role model worth emulating. Yet, the industry’s nature demands grabbing attention and cultivating clout by any means necessary, which can make it difficult to balance the two. Even the most prominent celebrities can sometimes fail at this balancing act. Don Jazzy recently spoke about a video he uploaded that caused backlash, leading to him losing many followers, during an interview with Doyin’s Corner. He discussed the incident and the video in question.
During the interview, Don Jazzy was asked: “I’m just curious. Can you mention any particular act that you’ve done at any point in your career that you feel like you disappointed the people that are looking up to you as a role model? Is there anything that comes to mind?” He said:
DON JAZZY: You’re a nosy interviewer. A lot of people didn’t like the massage video that I did. There was a massage video that I did, I was promoting my music.
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“So people did not like that you were massaging the girl?”
DON JAZZY: Ehn, some people did not like that I was massaging bum bum
“Did you feel like that made you lose any stans? Like do you feel that reduced your fan base?”
DON JAZZY: Yeah. I feel like a lot of people were not happy about that. I have different reasons why I feel like some people were not happy about it. One was that it was very shocking considering that it was out of character. Normally, I don’t normally do that. Number two, obviously I have been in the game for a long time. So to an extent, I do have people that admire me, like women. So jealousy wan kill some of them so they just started getting angry.
“So you don’t think they were angry at the act, you think they were just angry at the fact that you were rubbing another girl’s bum?”
DON JAZZY: Jealousy can lead you to be more angry na. Jealousy can make you to be more angry.
“So did you feel like you lost a bit of toasters that period?”
DON JAZZY: Them dey toast me like that? [laughs]. Well, yes. There were some people that were angry. Ah! E pained them well well. Ah! “Oh my god. I’m crushed. My crush has crushed me.” Some people unfollowed me, but they followed me back. Things like that.