MAVINS Records big boss, Don Jazzy, born Michael Collins Ajereh is an enigma, whom very little is known about. He once boasted that he hates talking onstage and rarely ever grants press interviews. Apart from his activities on social media very little is known about the multi-award winning music maker.
But recently Don Jazzy let down his guard and granted some interviews, from which we were able to unmask the real man behind the Dorobucci brand. Here are some facts you probably don’t know about the Nigeria’s foremost music maker.
He prefers bringing up new artistes than hooking up the the big boys
He hasn’t slept in his house in over one year. He lives in the studio at Lekki
He smokes cigarettes, not marijuana or any other drugs
He likes only slim girls, he calls them ‘Lepa toh bad’
He believes there are four major artistes in Nigeria, 2Face, D’Banj, Psquare and the rest
He likes to think Italian and it is where he got Dorobucci, at Tiwa Savage’s wedding in Dubai
He thinks he is an ugly man
He has investment in oil, owning a large number of fuel tankers
He got the name ‘MAVIN’ from Google
His father is his number one fan
He is a very shy person and that’s why he wears sunglasses
He cannot rap
2Face is his favourite artiste
He is not inspired by anyone
He only respects Timbaland and Jay Z
No one has ever written a line of song for him in his life; he writes all his songs by himself
His beats are inspired by highlife
His music comes first, his family second
He is not a fashion label freak
Once he releases a song he doesn’t listen to it again.
He has never charged for a collabo