via Instagram @djobiajentMusicNewsDJ breaks world record by staying awake for 10-day long setDJ Obi lasted 240 hours hitting the decks in a Lagos cafeShareLink copied ✔️July 12, 2016MusicNewsTextAnna Cafolla Forget your three day Berlin bender, or DJ EZ’s 24-hour set in London: a Nigerian DJ has lasted 10 days on the decks, breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest waking session. DJ Obi of the Nigerian hip-hop label Syndik8 Records set up shop in a Lagos café on June 22, finishing up on July 2 with 240 hours clocked up. He beat out the previous record set in 2014 by Polish DJ Norbert Selmaj, who played for 200 hours in Dublin. According to rules from the Guinness World Records organisation, he had to have someone dancing at all times, no song could be played twice within 4 hours and he was allowed 5 minute toilet breaks hourly and a one 2-hour break each day. Obi was also allowed massages and vitamins to keep himself going. He told the BBC about the severe sleep deprivation he endured, and the affect it had on his body. Obi said: “I woke up hallucinating after 4 or 5 days and had lost full control of my body…I used the loss my father as an inspiration, constantly thinking to myself that my Dad was watching me and would be disappointed if I failed.” Think we're all in agreement here anyway: DJ Obi is king of the sesh. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘UK Ug’: How Gen Z Brits reinvented rap in 2025 How a century-old Danish brand became pop culture’s favourite sound systemDHLInside singer Sigrid’s intimate walks through nature with her fans ‘The unknown is exciting’: Why Gorillaz’ upcoming album is all about deathThe 20 best tracks of 2025, rankedThe 20 best albums of 2025, rankedThe renaissance of Zara Larsson: ‘I’m out of the Khia Asylum’The 10 best music videos of 2025, rankedListen to our shadowy Dazed Winter 2025 playlist7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero ‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?