The 21-year-old daughter of Nigerian business and oil mogul Femi Otedola, who has been making headlines for months recently discussed parental support, work-life balance and being a DJ in a male dominated industry.
In an interview with Encomium Weekly, Cuppy made it clear that she wants to be known for her talents rather than just the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola.
She pointed how much she loves her job, her wonderful relationship with her parents, her music company, her father’s fame and taking over his ‘oil’ business.
Career:
“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!”
“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.”
“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 commercialize 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.”
“Growing was scary, I am very excited about my projects that sometimes I am overwhelmed. My dreams are bigger than me.
Parents:
“I am lucky to have supportive parents. My parents push me to be a better version of me, I am not trying to become someone else but just being myself. I am blessed to have parents that support me in what I do, they push and challenge me.””
“My parents are so supportive of what I do, especially my mother. She inspires me, she is such a strong woman.”
Future/Father’s Influence:
“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.
“I see myself in the future doing what I love. I have a Masters degree in Business and if I decide to delve into oil 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.”
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.”
