“I told Tems, if this fails, I’ll give you $500." Tems’ manager Donawon didn’t chase clout — he built systems. In this revealing episode of Afrobeats Intelligence, Donawon opens up about betting everything on Tems, surviving failure, and building a new model for African artist development. Before the hits, before the Drake feature, before the Grammy buzz — Donawon was investing his last $500 in an artist no one wanted to touch.
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