Nigerian singer Crayon has stirred controversy online after publicly criticising his record label leadership in a series of posts on social media, sparking speculation about a possible fallout with Mavin Records.
The artist, whose real name is Charles Chibueze Chukwu, is signed to Blowtime Entertainment, an imprint of Mavin Records. He took to his X account on Sunday evening to express frustration with the label and its management.
In one of the posts, Crayon appeared to take a swipe at the label’s founder, Don Jazzy, writing, “Don Jazzy na my boy!!!!!! Una dey maddddd!!?? Shayennnnn sharayyyyyy333” .
The singer also directed criticism at Tega Oghenejobo, the Chief Operating Officer of Mavin Records, referring to him as a “highest criminal” .
Crayon further made a startling allegation, claiming that he lost his mother because of the label, although he did not provide additional details or context for the statement . He also took aim at labelmate Rema, writing, “Rema for the next 100 years no feature. You stole my star from me” .
In another post that quickly attracted attention online, the singer wrote, “Mavin is going down!!!!!!,” raising speculation about a possible fallout between him and the record label .
The outburst has fueled rumours that the singer may be planning to part ways with Mavin Records. Crayon recently shared details about what appeared to be a new venture, Olodum Entertainment, including a new booking email address on his Instagram page .
Checks by TheCable Lifestyle show that his newly released song ‘Baami’ is hosted under the Olodum Entertainment imprint and carries no visible Mavin branding . The track, produced by Crayon’s frequent collaborator Ozedikus, arrived without the familiar Mavin promotional machinery .
In another post, he called for creative designs for the new label, writing, “Any weird creatives that can come with OLODUM ENT FLAGGSSSSS!!!! Gets 500M million naira cash !!!!! With love WARAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!” .
It remains unclear whether the singer’s X account may have been compromised, as he has continued posting normally on his Instagram page without suggesting that his account was hacked .
Music producer Samklef reacted to the development, linking Crayon’s outburst to Don Jazzy’s recent association with social media activist VeryDarkMan. “I tell una say jazzy go cast soon! Dem don see donjazzy finish crayon even call am him boy chai! Ever since Don Jazzy met a very dark man, all the signed artists no gree blow,” Samklef wrote .
Crayon joined Blowtime Entertainment, a subsidiary of Mavin Records, in May 2019 and has released several songs under the label, including the EPs ‘Cray Cray’ and ‘Twelve A.M’ as well as his debut album ‘Trench to Triumph’ .
Neither Crayon nor the label has officially confirmed any split, and Mavin Records executives have yet to respond to the outburst .
