Samklef responds to Crayon’s criticism of Don Jazzy, Mavin Records

Nigerian music producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, popularly known as Samklef, has responded to fellow artist Crayon following the latter’s public criticism of his former label boss Don Jazzy and Mavin Records.

Crayon, in a series of social media posts that were later deleted, accused Don Jazzy of being partly responsible for his mother’s death and alleged that he was owed unpaid royalties by the music executive.

Reacting on his own social media accounts, Samklef expressed his view on the situation, suggesting that dynamics within Mavin Records had shifted since Don Jazzy’s association with social media personality VeryDarkMan.

“I tell una say Jazzy go cast soon! Ever since Don Jazzy met a very dark man, all the signed artists have struggled to achieve success,” Samklef wrote, also noting that he perceived stress in the performances of some Mavin artists.

He added that the experiences of artists leaving his own label had influenced his perspective, although he did not name specific individuals.

Samklef’s comments come amid heightened public attention to artist-label relationships in Nigeria, following multiple allegations of unpaid royalties and management disputes within major record labels.