- DJ Jimmy Jatt: He is Olauwaforijimi “Jimmy” Adewale
Amu. DJ Jimmy Jatt is known as one of the pioneering Nigerian Djs, who
had refused to rest on his oars. His interest in production of music and DJing piqued after the
long years of trying to be signed on a record Label as a rapper. When he
could not get a deal, he decided to be a DJ. He organizes a concert ‘
Jimmy’s Jump Off concert’. Jimmy Jatt won the Hip Hop World Hall of Fame
award as a result of his contribution to Nigerian Hip-hop. Despite
being a DJ, he had used the opportunity to release some of his raps.
- Dj Xclusive: He is Rotimi Alakija, a producer of music who had been
working as a Dj since 2003. He is a Dj as well as a record producer and a
recording artist. He won the World Best Dj at an award organized by
Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In his years as a DJ, he had performed
with great artists like Brick and Lace, Ne-Yo, Mario Winans, Fat Joe,
and Nas.
- Dj Neptune: He is Imohisen Patrick. He started out
as professional Dj in 2001 and got hired by Ray power 100:5 FM Lagos.
There, he worked for 6 years (2004-2010). In 2008, he became the Disk
jockey/hype man for Naeto C. He has performed in several notable
occasions like 2007 Starcomms Award Channel of Excellence at the Expo
Hall, Eko Hotel& Suites. He was the Prize winner at the Battle of
Dee Jay for Nigerian Breweries “Harp New Bottle& Label’ at Planet
One, Mary Land, Lagos.
- Dj Cuppy: She is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, the
daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola. In 2014, she became the
resident DJ at the esteemed Mtv Africa Music Award which took place at
Durban. She released her very first compilation, which she mixed and
called it House of Cuppy. In 2016, she became an intern at Jay-Z’s Roc
Nation. In 2014, she was made an ambassador for Nigeria’s campaign, ‘
Fascinating Nigeria’, by the Minister of Tourism, Culture and National
Orientation (Edem Duke). Also, in 2015, she won the best Female Dj in
NEA Awards. She is respected and famed despite being a female Dj.
- Dj Spinall: He is Sodamola Oluseye Desmond A.K.A
TheCAP (The Crazy Azz Party). He became the firsr Dj from Nigeria to be
endorsed for any brand in Africa. Also, he the first Dj from Africa to
have his tour in the United States. More so, he is the first Dj in
Africa to perform at the esteemed SXSW festival (United State). He is
known to have had acts with notable people like Don jazzy, M.I, Burna
Boy, Timaya, Olamide, Pheelz, Wande Coal, 2face, Sound Sultan, Yemi
Alade etc.
- Dj Humility: He is Benedict Afagwu. He is a Dj and producer of music that
plays on Radio and in clubs. And he is a Dj that is mobile and still
goes for battles. He owns a record label- H- Records.
- Dj Sose: He is Thomas Amar- Aigbe and known to
perform at different events like Jimmy’s Jump off, Weddings etc. Channel
O rated him among the top 10 African Djs. He hails from Edo state but
was born by a Hungarian mother. His name is the short form for
‘Soseneyayi’ (To bear witness). He has performed in numerous videos that
have had massive airplay like Jjc’s African Skank, Late Goldie’s ‘Say My Name’ etc. He also had released singles which he made in collaboration with a lot of top-notch artists.
- Dj Lambo: She is Olawunmi Okerayi. In 2013, she was signed to ‘ Loopy Music before it merged with Chocolate City (2015).
In 2015, she won City People Entertainment award as the Female Dj of
the Year. In 2014, she was named as one of the top 5 Nigerian Djs to
watch out for in 2015 by Nigerian Entertainment Newspaper. Some of her
associated acts are M.I, Ice prince, Cynthia Morgan, Victoria Kinami,
Jesse Jagz, Seyi Shay etc.
- Dj Caise: He is Derin Phillips and started out as a
Dj at Beat 99.9 FM, then he later travelled around the word. he had
performed twice at Big Brother Africa twice, MTV, BET and other headline
Festivals etc. He has garnered a lot of awards for himself around
Africa. He was best known for his interest in production music and being a host for ‘DJ Caise in The Mix’,
which was held every Friday at Beat99.9 FM from 9pm to 7am.
- Dj Baddo: He is Godfrey Egbe. He has recorded a lot
of singles, where he featured a lot of great artist like Terry G,
Jaywon, Durella, 9ice, Small Doctor etc. In 2015 and 2016, he won the
best Mixtape DJ of the year. In 2014, he won the Best DJ of The Year by
The Headies. In 2016, he won Nation Career Fair Awards as the Most
relevant DJ ambassador.
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