]Mo’cheddah came back with Destinambari featuring rapper, Phyno after a long time off the music scene . Mo’cheddah whose real name is Modupe Oreoluwa chats with Leadership about her studies , the music industry , what to expect from her now that she's back and that she does not know how to drive . Read excerpts after the cut...
What are the three things people don’t know about Mo’cheddah?
Mo’cheddah loves to cook. I love to exercise that is to hit the gym and maintain my physique. And Mo`cheddah doesn’t know how to drive. That sounds funny abi?
Are you done with your studies now?
Yea, I’m done with school. I even did my NYSC during my two-year absence from music. I studied Creative Arts in University of Lagos. Everything in my life has prepared me and has led me up to this moment to do music and that’s all I know how to do. Obviously I have other interests but they’ll all unravel with time.
Don’t you feel threatened with the number of successful female artistes in the industry now?
Not at all. You know, at the end of the day, it’s not a competition; it’s an expression. We are all expressing ourselves and really, I love them all. I am proud of what they’ve achieved but what separates me from them really is my style of music, my sound, my drive and how far I am willing to go. At the end of the day I just want to make good music and I think there’s space for everybody.
Now that you are back, what new thing are you offering music lovers?
In the period of my break, I learnt a lot about myself and I made some certain decisions to only produce the kind of music I love going forward. I took time to remind myself why I do what I do, why I love to do music and how it makes me feel because music is supposed to be natural, it’s supposed to come from the soul and when the time is right it just happens without stress. So it was time when I had to reflect and now that I’m back, I know the time is right, and I only want to make music that I love and music that I’m proud of. I want to make timeless music because music is like art, it’s timeless, it’s not supposed to have a season or time, it’s supposed to appreciate with time and now I’m more clearer on the artiste I want to be and what I want to do with my own life.
Don’t you feel threatened with the number of successful female artistes in the industry now?
Not at all. You know, at the end of the day, it’s not a competition; it’s an expression. We are all expressing ourselves and really, I love them all. I am proud of what they’ve achieved but what separates me from them really is my style of music, my sound, my drive and how far I am willing to go. At the end of the day I just want to make good music and I think there’s space for everybody.
Now that you are back, what new thing are you offering music lovers?
In the period of my break, I learnt a lot about myself and I made some certain decisions to only produce the kind of music I love going forward. I took time to remind myself why I do what I do, why I love to do music and how it makes me feel because music is supposed to be natural, it’s supposed to come from the soul and when the time is right it just happens without stress. So it was time when I had to reflect and now that I’m back, I know the time is right, and I only want to make music that I love and music that I’m proud of. I want to make timeless music because music is like art, it’s timeless, it’s not supposed to have a season or time, it’s supposed to appreciate with time and now I’m more clearer on the artiste I want to be and what I want to do with my own life.
