Career
In 2014, Cuppy was the resident DJ at the MTV Africa Music Awards in Durban. [9] She then played at the Tatler and Christie's Art Ball in London, [10] and at the Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit in Mexico City. [2] [11]
In July 2014, she released House of Cuppy as her first compilation mix in London and Lagos, [12] before launching it in New York on 2 September 2014. [13] [14] 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. [11]
In January 2015, Cuppy was featured on the cover of the Guardian Life magazine. The cover celebrated a new generation of African women. [15] In March 2015, Cuppy was named the official DJ for the 2015 Oil Barons Charity in Dubai, and became the first African act to perform at the event. [16] She was featured in the 2015 April/May issue of Forbes Woman Africa. [17] [18]
In June 2015, Cuppy released House of Cuppy II.Which was a wonderful EP [19]
In August 2015, Cuppy set off on her first DJ tour to 8 countries in Africa, titled “Cuppy Takes Africa”. She visited Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa. The “Cuppy Takes Africa” tour included performances, major artist collaborations, and charitable engagements supported by GTB Bank and the Dangote Foundation. [20] Later that year, she interned at Jay-Z's Roc Nation. [21]
In October 2016, the "Cuppy Takes Africa" tour aired on Fox Life Africa as an 8-episode documentary series. In 2016, Cuppy was the resident DJ for MTV2's Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Tha God. [22]
She produced two songs, "Vibe" and "The way I am", which appeared on the "Afrobeats" EP by Young Paris which as released on 24 March 2017.
On 13 October 2017, she released "Green Light", her first official single. The song features guest vocals from Nigerian singer and producer Tekno. [23]
On 30 March 2018, she released "Vybe", her second official single. The song features guest vocals from Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. [24]
On 24 August 2018, she released Currency, [25] her third official single featuring L.A.X.
On 5 October 2018, she released Werk, [26] her fourth single featuring Skuki.
On 19 April 2019, she collaborated with Kwesi Arthur for her fifth single Abena [27]
On 16 August 2019, she released Gelato, [28] here sixth single featuring Zlatan.
In 2020, Cuppy was inducted into the Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 class. [29]
On 28 May 2020, she became the host of ‘Africa Now Radio’ on Apple Music Beats 1 [30]
On 16 July 2020, she released Jollof On The Jet, her seventh single featuring Rema & Rayvanny.
On 24 August 2020, she unveiled her debut album Original Copy. [31]
In February 2021, she partnered with Apple Music to launch their first radio show in Africa. [32]
In September 2021, Cuppy was announced as one of the cast members for the Channel 4 reality TV show High Life, a show focussing on the careers of British West Africans. [33]
From January until August 2022, Cuppy hosted the Sunday version of BBC Radio 1Xtra's breakfast show with the Saturday one hosted by Swarzy formerly of Kiss Radio. They both replaced Remi Burgz, who went on to replace Yasmin Evans on 1Xtra's weekday lunchtime show.
In 2024, Cuppy became the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the United Nations General Assembly. [34]
