Billionaire’s Daughter, DJ Cuppy says It Is Pleasant to Cry in a Ferrari Than on a Bicycle

DJ Cuppy, a Nigerian disk jockey in a recent interview reveals a little bit about her life as a rich kid.

In a chat with Patricia Bright, the renowned DJ shared some things about her lifestyle, including the life of being the daughter of a billionaire.

Cuppy whose full name is Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola indicated during the interview that the press had always introduce her as the daughter of the billionaire business man, Femi Otedola.

She said she had constantly felt in her father’s shadow as people actually booked her for events with the hope of her father showing up at her events.

The DJ then gave a truthful and straightforward reply by saying she had no idea if she would get to leave a bigger legacy than her father.

Also, during the interview, the celebrity DJ was asked if coming from a background of money defined who she was and made her happier.

To that, DJ Cuppy replied that being a rich kid does not really define who she is. However, she admitted that crying in a Ferrari was better than on a bicycle. In her words: “It is nicer and easier to cry in a Ferrari than it is on a bicycle in the cold.”

In 2014 Cuppy was the resident DJ at the MTV Africa Music Awards in Durban. She then played at the Tatler and Christie’s Art Ball in London, and at the Financial Times Luxury Summit in Mexico City.

In July 2014, she released House of Cuppy as her first compilation mix in London and Lagos, before launching it in New York on September 2, 2014. With House of Cuppy, she produced EDM-esque remixes of songs by leading afropop artists.

That same year, Cuppy also launched the London-based music management and content production business, Red Velvet Music Group.

In February 2021, she partnered with Apple Music to launch their first radio show in Africa.

In September 2021, Cuppy was announced as one of the cast members for the Channel 4 reality TV show High Life, a show focusing on the careers of British West Africans.