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The super DJ talks about his world record breaking feat with Pulse Nigeria

The DJ broke the record for longest straight set of DJing totalling 229 hours and 58 minutes.

 

When asked how he feels about his record feat, he says – “It’s overwhelming, but it’s good, it’s overwhelming because I’m usually just a private person, I like to just do my thing and be quiet about it, but now I have to talk to everybody, I’m still very sleepy, so I’m trying to sleep but at the same time I have to do it, you know, the press rounds and interviews and stuff like that, but it’s great, you know, this is why we did it, this is why we decided to try and break a world record so we could get the name and brand out there.”

The DJ explained he decided to be a DJ to be different.

“My purpose is to be different and diverse and it’s easier to do that if you just sit down and look at the route that everybody follows.

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"There’s a problem with the Nigerian entertainment industry but there is also a solution for anyone that’s trying to be different.

"Nigerian artistes try to be like the successful ones, they want to sound like Wiz, they want to sound like Flavour, they want to sound like Davido, they want to sound like 2face, the female ones want to be like a Tiwa, or a Yemi Alade.

"So no one’s trying to be different, same thing with the DJs, one DJ releases a music video, a music track, everybody wants to do the same thing, everybody forgets that there’s still the basic deejaying to do – bringing the party to life, breaking new records, if all the DJs are releasing music videos and music records, who is breaking their records…”

In his interview with Pulse Nigeria, the DJ also goes on to explain why he thinks it doesn’t make sense financially for DJs to double up as artistes as well.

On how he prepared for the record breaking feat, DJ Obi said there really was no physical way to prepare for such, that it’s all a mind thing, staying focused, getting your mind right.

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“From the day I decided to do it, to me it was done already, I just needed  to actually execute it, and also with prayers, so as you can see everyone is talking about it as if it’s not humanly possible, it really isn’t human, God really did help me out,  I prayed and dedicated this thing to God from day one into God’s hands.”

He however said the only physical preparation he did was going to the gym, eating right and going to bed earlier than he used to, stating that there was no use of drugs either medical or recreational.

Obi revealed when the fatigue started to take a toll on him, how he tried to hold it together such as when he needed to take a pee badly but still managed to pull through.

He narrates how he felt when he actually surpassed the former record, whether he’s been certified yet and the steps he took to ensure he goes through the certification process correctly, and the implication of the feat he has achieved – saying asides the global recognition and elevation he expects, he hopes that DJs get taken more seriously and recognized more for their role in the entertainment industry and kids get to aspire to be DJs in future.

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