{"id":16541,"date":"2016-07-03T03:49:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T03:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16541"},"modified":"2016-10-27T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T14:37:54","slug":"dj-obi-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/dj-obi-record","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s DJ Obi Just Set A New World Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He decided to attempt to break a world record. Obi gathered all of his friends and fans at the Sao Cafe in Lekki, Lagos, and began a record spinning session that lasted 229 hours and 58 minutes. The party began on Wednesday, June 22nd at 11:30 and ended the following\u00a0Saturday. During the set, DJ Obi was allowed to take either a 20-minute break every four hours or an hour break after 12 hours of mixing. He was also closely monitored by\u00a0medical staff who checked his vitals and provided him with vitamins.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>The DJ recalls that the most difficult part of this experience was the lack of sleep:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16547\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16547 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-38-59-pm.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-02 at 11.38.59 PM\" width=\"715\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-38-59-pm.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-38-59-pm-85x106.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHKqawqg4rJ\/?taken-by=djobiajent&amp;hl=en\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hallucination is not a small thing to joke with. I told you about day 2. My family members thought I was going insane. They called pastors and they started to pray. By day 3, when I was better I hardly remembered anything that happened the previous day because I wasn\u2019t myself due to no sleep, he said,&#8221; Obi recalls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>Though he was not remunerated for his record-setting performance, Obi admitted that he gained notoriety through this experience:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16542\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-17-11-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"732\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-17-11-pm.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-17-11-pm-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-17-11-pm-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YNaija\/status\/748769801816846336\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It is a PR stunt and yes there is no financial reward but it is already opening doors for amazing opportunities. For instance as at Wednesday, my Instagram followers had gone up to 13,000 and by today it\u2019s over 20,000. Isn\u2019t that a reward on its own? From countless phone calls to social media notifications, my phone keeps beeping all day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>Many celebrities like D&#8217;banj stopped by Sao Cafe to support DJ Obi<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16545\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-23-14-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"708\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-23-14-pm.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-02-at-11-23-14-pm-85x63.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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