Speaking to the kpraise, the 24-year-old shared her experiences from growing up, to schooling, her love for music and how it has evolved, finding her sound, as well as being a female in a male dominated industry.
“Despite representing Nigeria from outside, I really feel like I’ve been trying to make music, but it wasn’t really clicking. It wasn’t until I came back and I really brought myself back to the roots that I was able to really get that sound and I’m really proud of Green Light. I think it’s an amazing song and I really hope everyone likes it as well.
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She also explained that coming back for her was an intentional decision she had made because she felt it was necessary to return to her roots and create the kind of music that she actually loved.
“Coming back for me was making that choice, despite having options, making sure that actually, I don’t forget where I’m from and that was very important for me because I found myself sort of DJ’ing in amazing places like Dubai, New York, Las Vegas, Spain, everywhere but I felt like actually I really wasn’t catering to where I love which is Lagos.”
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Furthermore, Cuppy explained that although she may not have an amazing voice, she has a voice that still needs to be heard.
“This is the first time and I’m very proud – I sat down in the studio, Tekno and I made this song, wrote the song and performed it. The unique selling point of this song is the fact that my vocals are on there.