I faced racism at 13 when I moved to the UK – DJ Cuppy reveals

• DJ Cuppy shares her experience on racism

• At age 13 she began to face racism when she moved to the UK

• Cuppy is an entertainment and the daughter of billionaire, Femi Otedola

Popular Nigerian disc jockey and billionaire heiress, DJ Cuppy has said at the age of 13, when she moved to the United Kingdom, she experienced racism.

Speaking in an interview with a media house narrated how she felt different among her peers, adding that whiles she was in Nigeria she never experienced racism because everyone had black skin.

“For me, it was very difficult because growing up in Nigeria, I didn’t really experience racism,” she said. “My teachers were black, the doctors were black, lawyers were black. So, moving to the UK, and especially moving to the US, is really where I started to notice the disparity and where I really started to experience racism.”

“The minute I moved here, from thirteen in boarding school, I always realized. It was pointed out that I looked different, I sounded different, my background was different, my culture was different. And no amount of money, no amount of positioning can ever change that.”

DJ Cuppy is among several other Nigerians who have experienced racism whiles in a foreign country.

Artists like Davido, Tiwa Savage, and many others have also shared their experiences of racism.