One would think that being the daughter
of one of the richest men on the continent would make anybody to be
forever happy but that has not always been the case with Femi Otedola’s
daughter, DJ Cuppy.
The ever-smiling disc jockey recently
revealed that during the early stage of her career, she was not always
comfortable with her background because people hardly gave her a chance.
Cuppy said, “There were definitely times
that I wished I was not the daughter of Femi Otedola but that was back
in the days. Now, I am very comfortable in my own skin. In the
beginning, when I first got into the Nigerian entertainment industry, I
felt a lot of artistes and industry people who had not even heard me
play were dismissive about me because I am Femi Otedola’s daughter. They
felt that I was entering their space with an advantage over them and
they thought it was unfair. But now, I feel that I have paid my dues
over the last few years and I have built some great relationships with
people in the industry. People have started to respect me especially
because I have built a good reputation. Now, I am happy to say who my
father is and I cannot even change who my dad is. I am embracing the
fact that I am his daughter and I see it as a blessing. It feels like
they used being my father’s child against me. I walk into a room and
before I open my mouth, everyone has formed an opinion about me and they
are not giving a young woman a chance to even prove herself.”
One would think that being the daughter
of one of the richest men on the continent would make anybody to be
forever happy but that has not always been the case with Femi Otedola’s
daughter, DJ Cuppy.
The ever-smiling disc jockey recently
revealed that during the early stage of her career, she was not always
comfortable with her background because people hardly gave her a chance.
Cuppy said, “There were definitely times
that I wished I was not the daughter of Femi Otedola but that was back
in the days. Now, I am very comfortable in my own skin. In the
beginning, when I first got into the Nigerian entertainment industry, I
felt a lot of artistes and industry people who had not even heard me
play were dismissive about me because I am Femi Otedola’s daughter. They
felt that I was entering their space with an advantage over them and
they thought it was unfair. But now, I feel that I have paid my dues
over the last few years and I have built some great relationships with
people in the industry. People have started to respect me especially
because I have built a good reputation. Now, I am happy to say who my
father is and I cannot even change who my dad is. I am embracing the
fact that I am his daughter and I see it as a blessing. It feels like
they used being my father’s child against me. I walk into a room and
before I open my mouth, everyone has formed an opinion about me and they
are not giving a young woman a chance to even prove herself.”
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