Afrobeats icon Tiwa Savage has confessed that she didn’t like the hit song “Dorobucci” when she first heard it, despite it later becoming one of Mavin Records’ biggest anthems.
In a recent interview with NotJustOk, posted on X Tuesday, the singer recalled that Mavin Records founder, Don Jazzy, first played the track for her in a Dubai hotel during her wedding, and her first impression wasn’t positive at all.
“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 revealed.
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Tiwa explained that her perception changed completely when she returned to Nigeria and heard the finished version in the studio.
“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 wasn’t eager to participate in the recording and was actually the last of the Mavin crew to record her verse, even as her colleagues showed excitement about the track.
“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.
Though she initially doubted the song, “Dorobucci” went on to dominate the airwaves across Africa, becoming one of the defining hits of the Mavin Records era.
Reflecting on the song’s success, Tiwa praised Don Jazzy’s creative instincts and his ability to turn simple ideas into magic.
“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 added.
