Sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has spoken out in a
new interview, about her career, controversies
surrounding her marriage break-up with Tee Billz,
Meeting JayZ in America and more. .
In an exclusive interview with Mavin Record’s First
Lady, Tiwa Savage, at an event in Lagos on Tuesday,
the pretty mother of one spoke about her career and
controversies.
Below are excerpts from that chat;
How have you handled all the controversies that
trailed your marriage in April?
It’s been the grace of God and I think I have been able
to pull through by simply immersing myself in my
work.
And the bad press and ‘nasty’ things written about
you?
Generally speaking all that has been written about me
doesn’t really affect me anymore. When I got into the
industry initially, it was very difficult for anybody to
realise this. But now, I have come to the realisation
that the hard work you put in and the positive things
that you do as an artiste always outweighs the
negative. Whether you’re in the media, a banker or a
nurse, you’re going to have people talk about you. Not
everyone loves Jesus Christ so who am I to talk about
people saying things about me? You can’t make
everyone happy. I don’t try to waste time on people
that don’t love me, so I just spend time with people
that love me so I don’t disappoint them.
Tiwa and her her estranged hubby, Tee Billz
How do you handle embarrassing moments?
I don’t really think that I have had embarrassing
moments like that. But I did have one recently while
performing on the stage; where my cloth ripped off. I
grew up around boys and my brothers teased me a lot.
So, I am used to people making fun about me. I don’t
take life too seriously and also, Mavin Records
comprises of men; Di’ja and I are the only females. My
male colleagues are all fun to be around. So when
something embarrassing happens, I just take it laugh
off and never take it to heart.
Tell us how you got signed on with Jay Z’s Roc
Nation?
There’s a guy called Briant “Bee-High” Biggs; he is
Jay Z’s cousin. He also doubles as Roc Nation’s
current director of mobile strategies. He had been
visiting Nigeria for few months to scout for fresh
talents in Africa. The aim was to get these artistes
and Jay Z’s label into the global market. I guess Brian
had been monitoring my music and my career through
the years before deciding to go with me. I guess he
went with me because I am female while his other
partners/remaining scouts were getting male artists.
He wanted to strike a deal with a female artiste
because the biggest artistes in America like Rihanna
and Adele are all females. So, he really believes that
there is a market for talented female artistes.
Tiwa meets JayZ with Don Jazzy
How did you feel when you met Jay Z?
It was an incredible feeling but when you meet with
him, you will realize that he is human afterall. He was
very chilled, very relaxed and he made us feel
comfortable. It happened so fast that I didn’t have
time to really feel nervous. He spoke a lot about his
experience and shared a lot of wisdom. Meeting him is
such a great achievement but the work really starts
now so we can really prove to the world that the
partnership is successful.
Regardless of all that that has happened in your life,
are you truly happy?
Of course I am very happy and I am blessed; I have a
loving family, my career is getting stronger by the day.
I recently signed an international deal so why won’t I
be happy?
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new interview, about her career, controversies
surrounding her marriage break-up with Tee Billz,
Meeting JayZ in America and more. .
In an exclusive interview with Mavin Record’s First
Lady, Tiwa Savage, at an event in Lagos on Tuesday,
the pretty mother of one spoke about her career and
controversies.
Below are excerpts from that chat;
How have you handled all the controversies that
trailed your marriage in April?
It’s been the grace of God and I think I have been able
to pull through by simply immersing myself in my
work.
And the bad press and ‘nasty’ things written about
you?
Generally speaking all that has been written about me
doesn’t really affect me anymore. When I got into the
industry initially, it was very difficult for anybody to
realise this. But now, I have come to the realisation
that the hard work you put in and the positive things
that you do as an artiste always outweighs the
negative. Whether you’re in the media, a banker or a
nurse, you’re going to have people talk about you. Not
everyone loves Jesus Christ so who am I to talk about
people saying things about me? You can’t make
everyone happy. I don’t try to waste time on people
that don’t love me, so I just spend time with people
that love me so I don’t disappoint them.
Tiwa and her her estranged hubby, Tee Billz
How do you handle embarrassing moments?
I don’t really think that I have had embarrassing
moments like that. But I did have one recently while
performing on the stage; where my cloth ripped off. I
grew up around boys and my brothers teased me a lot.
So, I am used to people making fun about me. I don’t
take life too seriously and also, Mavin Records
comprises of men; Di’ja and I are the only females. My
male colleagues are all fun to be around. So when
something embarrassing happens, I just take it laugh
off and never take it to heart.
Tell us how you got signed on with Jay Z’s Roc
Nation?
There’s a guy called Briant “Bee-High” Biggs; he is
Jay Z’s cousin. He also doubles as Roc Nation’s
current director of mobile strategies. He had been
visiting Nigeria for few months to scout for fresh
talents in Africa. The aim was to get these artistes
and Jay Z’s label into the global market. I guess Brian
had been monitoring my music and my career through
the years before deciding to go with me. I guess he
went with me because I am female while his other
partners/remaining scouts were getting male artists.
He wanted to strike a deal with a female artiste
because the biggest artistes in America like Rihanna
and Adele are all females. So, he really believes that
there is a market for talented female artistes.
Tiwa meets JayZ with Don Jazzy
How did you feel when you met Jay Z?
It was an incredible feeling but when you meet with
him, you will realize that he is human afterall. He was
very chilled, very relaxed and he made us feel
comfortable. It happened so fast that I didn’t have
time to really feel nervous. He spoke a lot about his
experience and shared a lot of wisdom. Meeting him is
such a great achievement but the work really starts
now so we can really prove to the world that the
partnership is successful.
Regardless of all that that has happened in your life,
are you truly happy?
Of course I am very happy and I am blessed; I have a
loving family, my career is getting stronger by the day.
I recently signed an international deal so why won’t I
be happy?
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