Just like Shawn Carter declared in 2005, Banky W is not a businessman, he’s a ‘business, man’.
From his return from the US in 2008, the 31-year-old has risen from a mere recording artiste to a record label executive and mentor to many, discovering and harnessing the skills of upcomers; some of who have gone on to (if we dare say) surpass his own achievements.
From Ebute Metta to Empire State of Mind, Banky W talks about what he’s been up to in the last four years and his plans for the nearest future. He also tells us why he’s not rushing to get Mrs W…
It has been four years since you released an album. What’s taking you so long to release a new album?
Primarily, it has taken a lot of time because I signed a couple of new artistes and I have been working on
EME as a company and on the artiste’s individual careers; we started out with
Wizkid and then we brought in
Skales, who is doing so well, and now we have
Shaydee, Niyola and
DJ Xclusive.
