Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage has opened up about her initial reaction to one of the biggest hits from Mavin Records, “Dorobucci.”
The singer admitted that she was far from impressed when she first heard the track and thought it sounded terrible.
Speaking during an interview on NotJustOk, Tiwa revealed that Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy had played an early version of “Dorobucci” while they were in a hotel in Dubai for her wedding.
“Don’t know if people know this, but Don Jazzy played ‘Dorobucci’ in the hotel when we were in Dubai for my wedding, and honestly, I thought it was such a crap song,” she confessed.
However, her opinion changed drastically after returning to Nigeria and hearing the completed version of the track.
“When I got back to Nigeria, and I got to the studio, and I heard the song that I heard him play in Dubai, I was flabbergasted. I was so angry, like, I don’t know, because this had happened with Eminado too, and I did not like it,” she said.
The “Somebody’s Son” crooner admitted that she was hesitant to join the recording and was the last Mavin artist to lay her verse, even as her labelmates enthusiastically embraced the song.
“I was the last person to record my verse, because I was looking at everybody and I was like, ‘Do you guys really like this?’” she said.
Despite her initial doubts, “Dorobucci” went on to become a massive hit across Africa, solidifying Mavin Records’ dominance in the Afrobeats scene.
Reflecting on the song’s success, Tiwa praised Don Jazzy’s creative genius and vision.
“We all know what happened to the record. I don’t know what Don Jazzy does, but yeah, that was… I heard it, and I didn’t want to tell him.
“I was like, man, who… I was like, is it Reekado he’s doing this song for? Is it Korede or D’ija? Not knowing I would be on the song too, and it turned out to be phenomenal. Shoutout to Don Jazzy too,” she said.
