She may be Daddy’s Little Girl but DJ Cuppy wants to be known for her talents rather than just the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola.
The father and daughter have such a
sweet relationship. Every time, the fast rising DJ has an event, her
proud papa drops all to support her.
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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