Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, a famous Nigerian musician known as D’banj, has referred to himself as a “new cat” (a term for up-and-coming artist).

The 43-year-old artist mentioned that even after 20 years in the music business, he feels like he is just starting again, noting that the industry has changed a lot.

In a recent chat with Hip TV, D’banj revealed plans to collaborate with some new generation artists on his upcoming album, ‘Entertainer’, which will be a follow-up to his well-loved 2008 album, ‘The Entertainer’.

He also discussed his contribution to the worldwide recognition of Nigerian music.

D’banj said,

“I am not the first [Nigerian artist] to have done an international collaboration. We were just the first to have done it the way we did it. Usually, when you want to do a collaboration with an international artist, it seemed before ours, like they were doing you a favour. But with the kind of grace that God gave us and the kind of team that we had, we were able to deliver one of the biggest [‘Mr Endowed’].

“I think that actually gave hope and visibility to the kids [new artists] to know that they can do it. So, I feel like a very proud father if I may say. That’s why I am a cat again [up-and-coming artist]. Now, I want to feature not even international artists but local artists. I want to feature Ayra Starr, Rema, Ruger and Don Jazzy. Collaboration is the new competition.”