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.
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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