Mkubwa Fella has revealed that Diamond Platnumz pleaded with him to be his manager for three months before he accepted his request on a gentlemen’s agreement without any legally binding contract.
Diamond’s longtime manager opened up about how they met for the first time and had an agreement to work together as his manager.
Speaking during an interview on Wasafi FM, Fella revealed that when they met, there was no contractual agreement but they only agreed verbally, and until now they still do not have a contract between them that shows that they are working together but it is only a verbal agreement.
“Zamani hakuna maandishi baba asikuongopee mtu, zamani kukubaliana tu, na halafu hakuna mkataba mzuri kama kukubaliana, kuliko hata makaratasi yenu. Mkikubaliana inakuwa kama imetoka kwa dhati hiyo, hata ndio maana mpaka sasa hivi mimi nafanya kazi na Naseeb [Diamond Platnumz], sina hata karatasi moja ya kusema tumekubaliana na Diamond kufanya kazi, tofauti na wengine kuweka makaratasi mbele, uongo huo, kama hamjakubaliana kazi bure,” Fella said.
In addition, Fella also narrated how Diamond pleaded with him to be his manager back then when he was still a nobody in the industry.
Surprisingly, Fella revealed that he was not the one who sought Diamond to work with him, but Diamond was the one who sought him to work with him.
Recognizing himself as a big star in those days, Mkubwa said that it took Diamond more than three months to follow him to agree to be his manager.
“Diamond alinifuata, alisumbuka sana. Wakati ule ujue mimi ndio staa, alisumbuka sana kwa kweli kunitafuta. Sio kwamba eti kaja pale na kuniambia eti nikakubali kesho yake, hamna. Alikaa kama miezi 3, alisumbuka kidogo mpaka nikakuja kukubali yaani kidogo kataabika, sijui umenielewa?” Mkubwa Fella said.
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