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Cuppy Inspires African Girls To Dream Loud With Empowering DJ Message


From her thronged life, DJ and Producer Cuppy brings forth an empowering message for young African women. The 31-year-old star posted on...

Being a daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola meant that she has long used her privileged status to support opportunities for women in male-dominated fields such as DJing, music production, and so forth. One girl weapon in the making bemoaned that “money is holding us with our dreams,” referring to widespread financial limitations on the pursuit of creative careers; another superfans fondly reminisced about some “ missing Cuppy ” the artist and asked for some new releases, confirming that some who remember her from much way back still associate her most with her earlier acting days as a singer rather than the present-day professional DJ. As these discussions are dragged on, what becomes clearer is that Cuppy, in whatever capacity-agenda, music, activism, or raw prowess-have come to stand for a beacon of hope and possibility for a generation of young African women who dare to dream big.

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