07/03/2025
âI No Get Shame!â â Tiwa Savage Spills it all on How She Begged Don Jazzy for a Second Chance, Found Love, and Built Her Mavin Family
Before she was Africaâs ultimate Afrobeats queen, singing her heart out on Somebodyâs Son, Tiwa Savage was just a bold dreamer with thick skin and zero shameâand sheâs not afraid to admit it.
In a tell-it-all, deeply emotional interview with Afrobeats Intelligence, Tiwa opened up about one of the most defining moments of her careerâthe day she humbled herself and knocked on Don Jazzyâs door again, this time, with a shameless but heartfelt plea.
âWhen Don Jazzy started Mavin, I went to him and said, âCan you sign me now? Because you didnât sign me in MoâHits before,ââ she said, laughing. âI asked again. Wow. Oh my God. I donât have shame.â
But behind the laughter was something raw: a woman who knew her worth, who had once been overlooked in the MoâHits era, but refused to let rejection define her. Tiwa wasnât just asking to be signedâshe was fighting for her destiny. And guess what?
Don Jazzy said YES.
Just like that, the doors to Mavin Records swung wide open for herâand with them came not just hit songs, but something even more precious: a family.
âMavin was like home. If something trended online or I was going through stuff personally, I could just run into Jazzyâs room. EveryoneâDr Sid, Reekado Banks, Tegaâtheyâd gather, no judgement. Weâd cry, talk, laugh... That bond? I miss it,â Tiwa revealed, her voice soft with nostalgia.
It wasnât just about music. It was late-night heart-to-hearts, sibling fights, shared wins, inside jokes. And yesâlove stories bloomed too. Fans whispered back then about sparks between some of the Mavin stars, and while Tiwaâs lips stay sealed, you could feel the warmth in how she talked about those days.
Now with Empire, Tiwaâs journey has shifted. Itâs less warmth, more business. And while sheâs bossing up in a big wayâtouring, deals, international featuresâthereâs a part of her that still longs for the tight-knit magic Mavin once gave her.
âYou have to know who youâre signing to. That experience shaped meânot just musically, but as a businesswoman too,â she said,
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