Beautiful DJ Cuppy who is mostly seen as daddy's girl
By her fans has said that she wants to be recognised
by
Her talents rather than her father Femi Otedola's
wealth
Or background. Though she and her dad have an
enviable
Father-daughter relationship and he is always there
when
Ever she is having an event.
In an interview with Encomium Weekly, Cuppy who
has been making headlines for months chats about
her plans for the music industry, her background and
being in a male dominated industry.
On if people take her serious as a DJ: “There are
times when I go to an event and I am with my
manager, they look at him and not me. There is this
assumption that I can’t be the DJ. It’s something they
don’t expect. But I love my job, yes!”
On how long she plans to be a DJ: “That is why I
started my music company. As far as Nigerian
musical content is concerned, there is so much
potential here. I want to take Nigeria to other places
that have different sounds, and with my job I am so
fortunate to travel around. We underestimate the
power of music here, people use music to interact.
In the long run, I want to have a company that will
give opportunities to African artistes, a platform to
launch themselves into the world scene. It’s great
that I have a talent but how do I commercialise it? I
am doing my Masters in New York, US. I am
concentrating on Music Business. I am looking at the
legal side of entertainment.
A lot of music artistes waste away because they are
not well protected. So, my 10-year plan is to bring all
these into the Nigerian entertainment scene.”
On her parents’ reaction when starting out: “I am
lucky to have supportive parents. What stops young
people from following their passion is the lack of
support, not necessarily financial support. I have the
most amazing team and people around me always
advice me.
My parents push me to be a better version of me, I
am not trying to become someone else but just being
myself .
Growing was scary, I am very excited about my
projects that sometimes I am overwhelmed. My
dreams are bigger than me. I am blessed to have
parents that support me in what I do, they push and
challenge me.”
On getting recognized because of her father: “It’s
true, I am following my dreams and doing an exciting
project and yet it’s overshadowed by my background
or influence. It’s quite difficult, talent and passion
speak for themselves.
People sometimes doubt I could actually do the job.
It’s a bit disappointing, I am a honest person, people
should identify more with what I do and how
passionate I am about it. We all have our platforms, it
now depends on how you are making use of that
platform.
You can get opportunity based on different platforms
that can only take as far as you go.
After a while, if you are not good at what you do, then
you won’t have anything to do afterwards.”
On if she will take over her father’s business: “My
parents are so supportive of what I do, especially my
mother. She inspires me, she is such a strong
woman. Regarding future prospect, I think it will be
better to do what you love.
When you do what you love, you do it well. It doesn’t
feel like work because it is what I love doing. I see
myself in the future doing what I love. I have a
Masters degree in Business and if I decide to delve
into business, it will be fantastic, but I am more
passionate in what I do now.
I have always wanted to do my own thing whether
creative or not, I got that entrepreneurial spirit from
my father.”
On if being a billionaire’s daughter is an
advantage: “There is always a good and bad side to
everything. There are opportunities and there are
things I miss out as regards personal life. Anybody
that thinks being a billionaire’s daughter is an
advantage must also remember there are
disadvantages.”

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Which talent?

Airforce1: Which talent?

abeg ask dat woman o

U want us to recognise u? Ok , we recognise u. And we recognise ur father for stealing from nigerians through subsidy and being a member of cabal that's holding the oil industry hostage.