‘Queen of Afrobeats’ Tiwa Savage has revealed that she initially disliked Dorobucci, the Mavin Records hit that later became one of the biggest songs in the Nigerian music scene.
In an interview with NotJustOk, Tiwa Savage mentioned that her first impression of the song was far from positive.
She said when Don Jazzy, founder of Mavin Records, first played an early version of “Dorobucci,” she thought it was a terrible song.
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“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.
According to the ‘Afrobeats queen,’ her opinion changed after she returned to Nigeria and heard the finished version in the studio. She said the transformation of the song shocked her, and she could not believe how good it had become.
“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.
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The Nigerian singer admitted she was hesitant to record her verse, and said she was the last Mavin artiste to contribute to the track while her colleagues were already excited about it.
“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.
Tiwa Savage, looking back on the song’s success, praised Don Jazzy’s creativity and ability to craft hits that connect with fans.
“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.
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