"Dear DJ Cuppy,
Nigerians Don’t Hate You, You
Only Need To Wake Up".
This is an address to DJ Cuppy ’s
perception that 80% of Nigerians
don’t like her and the
#FreeCuppy that trended on
Twitter yesterday.
"I’m not here to reference your
success to the wealth of your
father or how you leveraged on
it to boost your brand to what it
is today.
It will be so unfair if I didn’t
applaud you from being
hardworking enough to make
yourself a household name in
Africa, especially Nigerian.
You Are Exceptional
DJ Cuppy , you’ve been on a
mission that I don’t key into
recently and nothing from you
will make me buy your tales and
descriptions of how you’re not
loved by 80% of the Nigerian
people or how you need to be
freed by your critics and trolls
who won’t stop coming after you.
As it stands in the industry,
you’re one of the very few
female DJs Nigerians look up to
and you’re not just amazing at
what you do, you’re also bold,
confident and above all, selfless
– these are qualities anyone
would admire in any beautiful
lady like you.
However, comments about
Nigerians and those trolling you
seem to be coming from your
emotional place, a very deep one.
Remember, all Nigerians cannot
like you – just the same way you
cannot like everyone.
I’ve taken my time to read
through your comments on
Twitter and Instagram, Cuppy…
you know what, you’re loved and
appreciated by many, the few
people who seem not to love you
have two things in common;
They don’t like you because they
feel you’re not talented ‘in
singing’, and secondly, your
father is too rich for them to
believe, hence they beef what
you have for they simply don’t
have your father as theirs.
I’ve also had issues with your
singing ability in the past, but
you’ve proven yourself to be a
work in progress and you’ve
moved from that lady who
struggles while singing to being
commander-in-chief of music – at
DJ level.
As a matter of fact, you’re better
than most of your counterparts
in the industry.
You Are One Of The Very Few DJ
That Sings On Their Song,
Most Nigerian DJs just make a
hell of a noise in their own music
than to drop a meaningful verse,
but this isn’t you, Cuppy gives us
reasonable lyrics and sings her heart out in her own songs.
Unlike many DJs who feature
musicians to dominate their
songs for them, your own type
of feature is different, you
collaborate with them and share
the verses, and still deliver
stunningly, despite being a DJ.
If anyone feels the need to label
you talentless, I’m sure they are
the ones who don’t understand
what it means to be talented.
They need to check out your
collaboration with Tekno on ‘
Green Light’, your diet with
Sarkodie on ‘ Vybe ’, just to
mention a few, maybe they will have a change of mind, calm their
heads and grab ‘ Gelato ’.
It’s Not Your Fault Your Father Is
Femi Otedola
And for those trolling you for
your father’s wealth, you have
no reason to bother yourself
about them.
Many people will troll you for being a rich kid, and just for absolutely nothing. Is it your fault your father, Femi Otedola is wealthy?
Or are you the reason your
father is not their father?
You need to wake up, don’t be
too clouded by your emotions
because the few negative
comments are getting at you
(real hard), instead, focus on
those who love you and keep doing you.
L.O.V.E | P.E.A.C.E | G.E.L.A.T.O."