Charles Enebeli (born 23 October 1986), known by his stage name D'Prince, is a

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, promoter, and

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. He is the founder and CEO of the entertainment company Jonzing World Entertainment, founded in 2018 with subsidiaries

Jonzing World Jonzing World is a Nigerian record label and management company that was founded by a recording artist D'Prince on 22 March 2019. Jonzing World operates as a subsidiary of Jonzing World Entertainment. Other arms of the company include Jonzing Wor ...

, Jonzing World Publishing, Jonzing World Production, and Jonzing World Management, established in 2019. D'Prince is known for pioneering the West African pop culture and

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. Under

, D'Prince signed the following artists, including Rema, Gdzilla, Bagetti, and Glorious. He is credited for the crossover success of Rema's single " Calm Down", which earned Jonzing multiple platinum certification records from eleven countries, including the United States. He also served as an executive producer on Rema's studio albums, including '' Heis'', which was nominated at the

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for

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and earned him a special recognition from

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Early life

Charles Enebeli was born in

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on 23 October 1986. He was born to Collins Enebeli from Delta State, a businessman and a musical production manager and founder of the record label Sagitarious Productions, and Patience Enebeli, an international Business tycoon. D'Prince is the younger brother of music mogul and CEO of

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. Music has always been in this family and he is not strange to the

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. D'Prince is also known as "Omoba", which means a "Child of a King" in

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. D'Prince attended

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for his secondary level education and then decided to follow his passion in music.

Career

As a tribute to his mentor Fela and

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, D'Prince uses a fusion of

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and

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to bring his music to life in honor of his mentors. His songs are based on fact & life, with a deeper meaning which documents the struggle of a young Nigerian trying to achieve his dreams. He performs in

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, English and

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2005–2012: Mo' Hits records, & breakthrough single "Omoba"

D'Prince was asked to be a part of the

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in 2005 after his elder brother

came back from the UK to promote the record label in

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. Ever since he joined

in 2005 he has been behind the scenes working on his personal album ''Frenzy'' which released under the record label in 2012. D'Prince has recorded many songs for

and also the

compilation album

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which was released in December 2007. It included hit singles, "Booty Call", "Close To You", "Masquerade", "Stop The Violence", "Igbe Mi", "Hey Girl", "What You Want To Do To Me", "Oh No", which was the lead single. On 25 November 2009, D'Prince released his single titled "Omoba" and was relaunched in 2010. On 13 April 2010 the official Video of the song "Omoba" was released. through

2012–2019: Mavin Records, Frenzy, O.Y.O, Bestie, & Gucci Gang

D'Prince moved to

after the dissolution of

in 2012. On 31 October 2012, he released three singles "Goody Bag", "Call The Police", and "Real G" featuring M.I Abaga off his debut studio album Frenzy. On 5 November 2012, he released his "1st" studio album Frenzy. The album features

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, Dr SID,

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, M.I Abaga,

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, Sinzu (fka Sauce Kid), Eva Alordiah, General Pype, and

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. The deluxe version was released on Truspot. His studio album was exclusively produced by his brother

, with the likes of BabyFresh, Burssbrain (fka Altims),

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, Spellz and Joshbeatz. On 8 May 2012, Mavin released its first compilation album

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, featuring D'Prince, among others. He recorded "Take Banana" and "Amarachi" as solos on the album, which became a major hit. In 2014, he released "OYO (On Your Own)", a wake-up call to the nation to fight for themselves. The record was produced by

, with voiceover record from him, saying "Hey my men, now is not the time, it's the time to sit back and think about your life". According to music critic Chinwe Okafor of

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, the record is probably the best thing he has done in a while. Chinwe Okafor described the song as a modern-day Fela vibe, rating the song 3.5 out of 5, and passing the song with A for its effort, and acting skill, saying, "The video basically describes the lackadaisical beings in the country." On 30 November, the visual of O.Y.O was released and shot in Lagos by

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. On 3 August 2015, he released Bestie, featuring

, and Babyfresh, who also played a major role as producers of the song. On 2 October 2017, he released Sade, produced by Babyfresh. Same day he released the music video of Sade, shot by Unlimited LA. On 16 February 2018, he released Gucci Gang, produced by

. On 27 April 2018, he released the music video, directed by Director Q. On 28 February 2018, Rema, post a viral freestyle of Gucci Gang on

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, tagging him, and

on the post, which caught Prince attention, and secured Rema, a record deal with

. On 3 May 2019, he released a three track extended play, titled Lavida, and produced by Altims, and Babyfresh. The extended play also features Rema, and

2020-present:Mavin's departure and the Foundation

On 9 May 2020,

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reported that D'Prince departed

following the release of his extended play ''Lavida'' and the expiration of his eight-year contract on 8 May 2020. In an interview on

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, he broke the news in response to a question about his recording contract with Mavin Records and the relationship with his label, Jonzing World. D'Prince said, "My record deal with Mavin Records ended on 8 May 2020, and it has been an amazing 16 years under my brother Don Jazzy". On 23 October 2024, D'Prince officially launched the Charles Enebeli Humanitarian Foundation in Asaba, Delta State, to celebrate his 38 birthday.

Jonzing World

On 22 March 2019, he launched his record label, and management company Jonzing World. An imprint of

, and home to recording artists Rema, and Ruger. On 21 January 2021, Jonzing World released One Shirt, featuring Ruger, D'Prince, and Rema. Same day, Jonzing World released the visual to One Shirt, shot by Priorgold Pictures.

Personal life

On 23 May 2025, D'Prince took to X, in a series of tweets and declared himself a vegetarian, for his health, mind, and future.

Discography

*'' Frenzy!'' – 2012 *'' Lavida'' (EP) – 2019

Singles

Collaborations

Awards and recognition

Awards and nominations

Recognition

On 21 December 2021,

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listed D'Prince on its Power List as one of the industry power players of 2021. On 9 November 2024,

recognises D'Prince for his contribution on Rema’s second studio album '' Heis''.

References

External links

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