DJ Cuppy
DJ Cuppy has said she was a laughing stock among her male counterparts when she started out as a young disc jockey.
According to her, they told her she couldn’t make it and should, therefore, not waste her time.
However, Cuppy, who was speaking in an exclusive interview with NEWS-ONE on Friday, said she didn’t allow that to frustrate her ambition to become one of the world’s best DJ brands.
“I entered the music market as a young female DJ and people used to laugh at me. The guys used to say hahaha, of course, you can’t DJ but it’s amazing how hard work and determination can really put you in a place… it has not been an easy road. I am still learning, I am still growing,” she revealed.
Cuppy is currently one of the biggest brands on the African continent.
She is not just a disc jockey but also record producer and singer after she rose to prominence in 2014.
She is the daughter of Nigerian billionaire oil business tycoon, Femi Otedola, having completed her elementary education in Lagos and moved to the United Kingdom, where she sat for her GSCEs and A’ levels. She went on to study Business and Economics at the fourth oldest higher institution of learning in the UK, Kings College London, graduating from the university in 2014.
During her college years, Cuppy became known for her DJing skills and was sought after to perform at clubs and event places in London.
Now, she has moved on to become one of the biggest household names around and performed on stages. Just last week, she was announced brand icon for Maybelline Ghana and Nigeria.
“Djing for me came out of pure passion for music. Growing up in Lagos was phenomenal experience. I was a young girl in this big city and there was music everywhere. I remember being in the car listening to Fella Kuti, my dad telling me stories about going to the shrine. Before I could talk I could probably drum. So music was instilled in me as a young Nigerian,” she explained her passion for DJing.
“My parents were always pushing me to do the best but I think a lot of young people in Ghana and Nigeria end up doing things they don’t want to do. My parents, they said whatever you do, do it well. So I took that direction from them and I said you know what I love music, I am going to be a DJ but I’m going to be a DJ with a difference. I am going to take things to the next level,” she added.