Mo' Hits Records
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Mo'Hits Records is a Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

-based music record label owned by producer Michael Collins Ajereh (Don Jazzy
Don Jazzy
Michael Collins Ajereh , better known as Don Jazzy, is a Nigerian Multi award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, musician and CEO of Nigerian record label Mo' Hits Records founded in 2004...

). It was founded in 2004, signing D'banj
D'banj
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo , is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa...

 as its first recording artist. Don Jazzy is the current CEO/President of the label and D'banj is the vice President. The label has gone on to sign other artists including Wande Coal, Dr SID
Dr SID
Sidney Onoriode Esiri , known commonly as, Dr SID is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and Dentist, who is originally from Delta state, but was raised in Lagos...

, D'Prince and K-Switch. The label specialises in Afrobeat.

The first album released by the label was D'Banj's No Long Thing in 2005. Other albums are Rundown
Rundown
A rundown, also called a pickle, is a situation in the game of baseball that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases and is in jeopardy. When the base runner attempts to advance to the next base, he is cut off by the defensive player who has a live ball and attempts to return to...

 & The Entertainer
The Entertainer
The Entertainer may refer to:* The Entertainers, a nickname given to Newcastle United during the 90's where they played an attractive, attacking style of football.*"The Entertainer" , a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin...

(D'Banj), Mushin2Mohits (Wande Coal)& Turning Point
Turning Point
Turning point may refer to:* A a point at which the derivative changes sign. See stationary point, in mathematics* A climax , in narrative structure* A discrimen, one of the two marked points on a cursus or classical-period race-track...

 (Dr SID). The label has also released a compilation album called Mo'Hits All Stars along with many other singles from its artists whhich have proved to be National Hits. Don Jazzy has won various accolades including Nigerian Music Awards (NMA) Producer of the Year in 2006, and Nigerian Entertainment Awards Music Producer of the Year in 2007.

The label has also attracted foreign interest from international acts like Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

 and Jay Z and has recently been signed to Kanye's GOOD Music.
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