The Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN), has ordered all Nigerian Disc Jockeys to stop playing all of Terry G’s songs until further notice.

This was neccessitated after Controversial singer, Terry G assaulted one of the DJ’s under the tutelage of respected jockey, DJ Jimmy Jatt over the weekend.

It happened on Sunday night at the first edition of ‘D’GOOD, D’BASH & D’FUNNY’ a concert by comedian Hammed Basheer popularly known as Bash which held at Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos.

According to reports, Terry G overstayed his time, and even said if he’s not allowed to finish his performance, he’ll cause trouble. Then the DJ played another artiste’s song and Terry went over to give him a terrible slap, smashed the microphone on the stage and left’.

DJ Phreez who happens to be a trainee DJ under Dj Jimmy Jatt was the one playing and was unlucky to have been at the receiving end of the ‘hot’ slap.

Defending his action, the Akpakpo master said ‘While I was performing, I didn’t know there was a time frame and people were feeling my performance. No one told me to stop performing, all of a sudden the DJ played someone else’s song. I was angry and emotional at the same time and even the crowd complained about the DJ’s behavior. I guess that’s why I did what I did, but I’ve apologised to him’.

When we reached out to Jimmy Jatt who seemed pretty upset with Terry G, he said, ‘I think it was a reaction of an unruly artiste. The DJ has been coordinating the performances without issues. Terry G wasn’t even billed to perform. He called the organiser and begged to perform then they gave him a time frame and he used more than his time. The organisers used their voice-over guy to call him from the backstage that his time was over and he said if he hears the voice he’ll cause trouble’.

Dj Jimmy Jatt who was in the audience continued to say, ‘Then he went on to perform about three more songs. He was messing up and people were leaving while he was performing. The organisers were losing crowd and they went to tell the DJ to stop playing his songs so Terry G can get off the stage.

‘But he didn’t leave the stage – he continued performing and making music with his bell and he wasn’t leaving still, so they went back to the DJ and told him to play another artiste’s song, and my boy obliged.

‘All of a sudden, Terry G walked straight to the DJ and gave him the most dazzling of slaps, the boy was dazed. Then he left the venue immediately because I went back stage immediately to try and talk to him. I was pissed and was going to shut down the performance for the night but I thought of it again because it wasn’t the organisers fault’.

Below is the official statement from DJAN:

DEEJAYS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

PRESS RELEASE
Attention:
All Nigerian DJs in Nigeria,
All Nigerian DJs in Diaspora,
All Radio DJs, VDJs & OAPs,
All Club, Lounge, Event Centers,Bars etc,
All Street DJs,
Music Promoters,
Event Planners,
The General Public.

EMBARGO ON ALL TERRY G’s SONGS

It is with due respect that we hereby call on your solidarity to the aforementioned situation. The Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN) through the disciplinary committee had over the years intervened on issues affecting our members and Musicians cum Artistes whenever our Rights are trampled upon and Mr Gabriel Oche Amanyi aka Terry G have been given verbal warning on several occasions in recent times.

On Sunday the 5th of June 2016 at the Muson Center, Lagos State, Nigeria, a music/comedy show held and Terry G was not among the artiste billed to perform, he begged the organizers until he was told to perform for seven minutes, but he got on stage already tipsy and after about 18 minutes on stage insulting everyone, the organizers asked the DJ to play a different song by another artist, no sooner had the song began to play that Terry G descended on the DJ who was the head DJ of Jatt Incorporated. Beyond assault, The DJ sustained various degree of injury on his face, right in front of the Legendary Dj Jimmy Jatt.

This type of violence and physical abuse is unacceptable.

However, legal actions are on the way but after wide consultations and deliberations, the Deejays Association of Nigeria hereby place an ‘EMBARGO’ on all songs of Terry G, audio and video (including songs he featured in) indefinitely in all events, lounges, bar, radio and every other spot where it is the duty of a DJ to play music Nationwide.

Signed:
Sebastian Ikpoza (DJ Desert Storm),
National Secretary.
Deejays Association of Nigeria.