Nigeria: Dj Cuppy - Younger Otedola Outside Black Gold

10 August 2014
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INITIALLY, when she was revealed as the official DJ for the 2014 MTV Africa Music Award (MAMA), your typical Lagosians screamed 'arrange!' In a country blessed with talented and tested hands such as DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Xclusive, DJ Spinall, DJ Humility and others, they wondered how Ife Otedola was selected ahead of veterans for such a huge continental show.

On the other hand were those who felt that, if MTV Base, a reputable international music platform, could settle for Ife (DJ Cuppy), a fairly known female disc jokey for that matter, to be in charge of the wheels of steel at the award ceremony, then there should be more to the young lady than her black gold background.

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