D’banj’s new song – Oliver Twist which has gone viral since it hit the media and internet portals has been banned by the NBC. The song had gained enormous publicity largely as a result of the Oliver Twist competition organised by D’banj and Don Jazzy. People were asked to send in videos of themselves dancing to the Oliver Twist song via mail. Don Jazzy said, “The winning video would be chosen based on entertainment value and creativity,” adding that there will be five winners with cash prizes of $2, 500, $2, 000, $1, 500, $1, 000, and $500 respectively.
The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation banned the song because it contains what the NBC has termed to be lewd lyrics, in the lyrics of the song, Dbanj supposedly eulogises Omotola Jaleide’s buttocks part of the song goes, “I like Omotola, (because) her y*ansh is bigger.” The NBC was reported to have thus issued a circular to all radio and television stations to stop playing the song.
However, our findings reveal that the lyrics of the song which have been publicized do not contain the line “I like Omotola, (because) her y*ansh is bigger.” as quoted rather the lyrics of the Oliver Twist song says “I like Omo-tola, cause people like her”. Except there is a different version of the song, the lyrics are being misquoted. The song however does say “I like Nicki (probably Nicki Minaj), her Nash is bigger”.
Reacting to the alleged NBC ban on D’banj’s latest song “Oliver”, Mo’Hits C.E.O, Don Jazzy downplayed the censor saying that “they only banned it because they have the power to do so”. Popular rapper Ruggedman was first to spread the news via Twitter saying: “NBC strikes again. 1st @IAM2SHOTZ Supermandead is banned. Now its @iamdbanj Oliver Twist. Na wah o cc @DONJAZZY’, @Ruggedybaba tweeted. The rapper further disclosed that he got the information on the ban from radio station Cool FM Abuja.
“The truth is that the person that banned this song will hear this song till he is sick of it. He will hear it at almost every party he goes to. He will hear it from the cars that will drive pass him.
He will hum the melody even in his sleep. He’ll probably record his own version of the Oliver video sef lol. He is doing his job so let’s allow him exercise his power. It’s allowed. May God bless him and his hustle? No long thing”. Ruggedman continued.
Recently, the NBC banned 2Shortz’s single ‘supermandead’ because of the use of the word ‘alomo”.
The MO’hits President has reacted to the development via twitter saying
“Please, worry not about the banning of Oliver o, e dey happen. We are kinda used to it now. Ijebu garri no dey do advert but e dey sell.”
Excerpts of the lyrics of Oliver Twist below:-
I have a confession
Don’t take it personal
I have a confession
So You gotta listen X2
See I like Beyonce, But she day with Jigga
I like Nicki, her Nash is bigger
I like Rihanna, she day make me take okada
I like Omo-tola, cause people like her
I like Genevieve, I told her she’s so sweet
And now I put my ring, But she no dey take garri.
It’s not about what you know, you cannot pay me doh
I wanna like them all,
I know is wrong, but the truth is bitter
I am just like
(Oliver, Oliver, Oliver Twist….) X4………..
Laughing in Ibibio. Idiots. So because he sings in pidgin they banned the song? Americans pollute our airways with even more lurid songs, yet no one is talking about it. Some dumb ass saint in the NBC thinks he has authority over morality. They forget, MTV, TRACE, etc will play it. Stupid fools
That bad belle saint in nbc who feels dat he has banned oliver twist 4gets dat dis song has been dowmloaded by n dey will play it,trace n mtv base will play.
Na kraz dey wori dose idiots put in nbc.thunder go fire dr mama and papa.bad belle people
na baba God go judge nbc way no get work oda to begin banned pple muzik na there office boko haram for even bomed make them no get chance take they banned we muzik.
Ma broda such is lyf. Dey wan spoil their fadar name”HATER STOP SHEE BEH”OOOOSHEEEE
NBC be fools why must they ban Oliver Twist? The best song so far.
Even if they ban it or not i must try and download it.
FUCK NBC.
Dbanj is Hitman.
Hmmm. NBC. Una don come again ooo. May God save you..
A questn 4 u guiz N B C, wat a hell can u just fetch out in diz cool, sweet & matured music oliver twist? Mheen watz diz beef all about? Dam U
I think NBC are right bcoz d music stars would’ve not use such offensive lyrics wit their luv ones. Dey should check d lyrics dat cleva American supa stars use, i think Nigerian musicians have 2 read wel and stop freestyling wit ofensive lyrics. Odas wil learn 4rm dere…smoking is dangerous.. Hi dbanj i love u
NBC, de kraz, dey no see Flavour lyrics abi dey re deaf reach his side na only D’banji’s song dey know dat lyrics dey exist. Fuck dem and Damn dem too. Na today we dey hear offensive lyrics dem dey sleep b4.
Kumee/Ibiks,
You guys must be out of your mind. The basic consequence of such mindless regulation is the limitation of basic freedoms of expression. You never heard anything like “there’s nothing like a good or bad art” and that “art can only be judged by the one viewing it”…. Those who aim to suppress such expression do not know what liberty is. You dare to compare american lyrics with nigeria’s? Do Ɣ☺ΰ even listen to the lyrics. Americans have the dirtiest and violent lyrics in the world. Artistes like RKelly, Tupac, even Aerosmith will not exist today if ppl like you and NBC are allowed to hold sway in those countries. Thank God for that.
may b they are just doin there work since D’banj refuse to settle there oga
fuck NBC u haters die by nightmare of Oliver.
Ha nawa ooo 4nija, any1 who wan’t dat song ban is a fool, b’cus dere don’t a beta tins. Koko masta kep it up na bad belle pples….
Them ban d song but back there in their home they listing to it over & over again. Hypocrites! NBC staff dat did dis feign to be d most moral but at home he is d most immoral! D’banj ride on jo!