{"id":55294,"date":"2026-04-07T15:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55294"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:39:30","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndbn-gogo-admits-she-turned-down-mnike-before-its-global-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/07\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndbn-gogo-admits-she-turned-down-mnike-before-its-global-success\/","title":{"rendered":"DBN Gogo admits she turned down \u2018Mnike\u2019 before its global success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_137183\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137183\" class=\"wp-image-137183 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DBN-Gogo-admits-she-turned-down-%E2%80%98Mnike-before-its-global.jpg?resize=600%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DBN-Gogo-admits-she-turned-down-\u2018Mnike-before-its-global.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DBN-Gogo-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-137183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DBN Gogo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amapiano DJ and producer DBN Gogo has opened up about a major missed opportunity, admitting she was once in line to be part of the global smash \u201cMnike\u201d before it took over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an interview with SlikourOnLife, the star reflected on how the now-iconic track first landed in her inbox through Tyler ICU.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he was seeking her input and even hinted at collaborating on the song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMnike, I\u2019m gonna tell you now, fun fact, Tyler sent me that song. I can\u2019t even tell you what happened. It was also in the thing of sending a lot of music and he\u2019s like, \u2018Gogo, what do you think of this? Let me know, I want you to be part of it.\u2019 Regrets, regrets!\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p>The song, which went on to feature Tumelo.za, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA and DJ Maphorisa, exploded into a global anthem, dominating charts and going viral across social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, DBN Gogo admitted the moment still lingers as one of those career \u201cwhat ifs,\u201d explaining that the opportunity simply slipped through during a period when she was receiving a high volume of music.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the regret, she made it clear there are no hard feelings, praising Tyler ICU for creating what she believes remains one of the biggest Amapiano songs ever released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to him. That\u2019s the biggest Amapiano song in the world, I think, still to this day,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMnike\u201d has since become a defining track for the genre, helping push Amapiano onto the global stage and introducing new audiences to the South African sound.<\/p>\n<p>While DBN Gogo may have missed out on that particular moment, she continues to play a significant role in shaping and exporting the genre through her own work.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#DBN #Gogo #admits #turned #Mnike #global #success<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; DBN Gogo Amapiano DJ and producer DBN Gogo has opened up about a major missed opportunity, admitting she was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55296,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55294\/revisions\/55296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}