DJ Cuppy picks Soundcity MVP awards, talks about her foundation

Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, was among the recipients of awards at the Soundcity MVP Awards held over the weekend.

Cuppy was awarded the plaque of excellence in philanthropy for her recent fundraising project to educate young girls in the north-east region.

An ambassador of Save the Children – a global movement made up of national member organisations that raise funds for children advocacy – marked her last birthday with the launch of her Cuppy Foundation.

The fundraising event had the cream of the society in attendance donating to the cause of the DJ.

Coming on stage to receive her award, Cuppy brought along Kupe, one of the beneficiaries of her largesse.

She expressed surprise that she would be on stage receiving an award that is not music related.

Cuppy, in a moment of pride told the large crowd that filled the Eko Convention Centre where the awards held that she is an embodiment of greatness.

“I’m 27 years-old,” she said, encouraging the youths to be inspired by her Cuppy Foundation and seek ways to make lives of the less-privileged better.

Despite the mild booing from the crowd, Cuppy stood her ground and ensured that she passed the message across.

It was the first time that the music awards recognised exceptional individuals who have done well in their various fields.

Other recipients of the excellence awards include the British-Nigerian professional boxer, Anthony Joshua for his excellence in sports; media entrepreneurs and political activists, Adebola Williams and Chude Jideonwo for their excellence in community and socio-political development; CEO of iCreate Africa, Bright Jaja for social entrepreneurship and digital influence.

Now in its fourth edition, The Soundcity MVP Awards is gradually becoming the grandest stage where creatives in the music space are awarded for their creativity and contribution in the promotion of African music to the world.

This year which reviews works of 2019 had winners that cut across the major regions of Africa. Nigerian mega star musician, Burna Boy emerged the artiste with the most wins of the night with three wins including Best African Artiste.

He won in that category last year. Kenya artiste Khaligraph Jones took home the award for Best Hip Hop, while Prince Kaybee of South Africa received the award for Best Collaboration for his song ‘Gugulethu’.

Of all the female nominees, Tiwa Savage and Teni emerged the winners of the night. Savage won in the Best Music Video category for the song ’49-99′ directed by Meji Alabi while Teni, who was absent at the awards took home the award for Best Female MVP.

There were also musical performances from Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz, Tekno, JoeBoy, Tiwa Savage as well as Davido who closed the show with his rousing performance.