Tiwa Savage Boldly Admits She Thought ‘Dorobucci’ Was a Terrible Song

October 7, 2025

Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage has shared her honest first impression of one of Mavin Records’ biggest hits, “Dorobucci.”

The singer confessed that she initially disliked the song, thinking it sounded terrible when she first heard it.

In an interview with NotJustOk, Tiwa Savage recounted how Don Jazzy, the founder of Mavin Records, played an early version of the track while they were staying in a hotel in Dubai during her wedding festivities.

“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,” Tiwa Savage 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 Savage 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.