MO’CHEDDAH – NAIJA’S HIP-HOP PRINCESS

At her young age this Naija hip-hop princess has delivered a sensational new single, I promise you your hearts will mellow to the sound of her voice, deliver her message of luv on the superb beats by Knighthouse Entertainment. This is for all you romantics out there, we look forward to more great music from this emerging artist.

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Real Name: Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola
Birthday: October 16 1990
Record Label: Knighthouse Entertainment

In 2008, the Nigerian music industry was introduced to this new musical prodigy: Mo’Cheddah. She grew up in the centre of Lagos,

Nigeria, in the hustle and bustle of Fola-Agoro, Akoka (a.k.a. F.A.). As a child, she loved music; spending lots of time listening to her Dad playing his favorite records and singing along with him. In 2001, she discovered Destiny’s Child and fell in love with Beyonce’s voice. She would sing around the house, sing at school; everywhere. And then in 2002, she hooked up the original members of Knighthouse (who were still just a group) and got involved with recording and then Rap music. Rap for her started as a joke but then people began to really notice her flow, delivery, style and so it began to stick. After a year, due to school pressure, she gave up music and focused on her academic life. But the music wouldn’t go away; no matter how much she tried, she still sang and rapped, missing the comfort of the voice booth, she wrote down her music. During this time, she learnt a lot about herself as a musician and honed her skills, even getting close to other music artists and producers like Freestyle, Frenzy, etc.

In 2007 she graduated from secondary school with good grades and took her university entrance exams. While waiting for her results, she hooked up with Knighthouse again, who by this time had opened their own studio and were making a name for themselves in the music industry.

She recorded a demo song which made waves in her immediate community and that is when she decided that she would have to learn to balance music with school. She spoke to her family; especially her father, who gave her their full support and as she gained admission into the University of Lagos to study Creative Arts, she also began to record again. Unfortunately, disaster struck in 2006 and the same year her career began, was the same year her beloved father died; she was just 15yrs old. This tragedy affected her seriously and she gave up on music as her biggest fan had left her. For the next one year, she refused to sing; trying to cope with the loss of her beloved father. One day, she had a dream about her dad and when she woke up, she thought long and hard about what he would have wanted her to do. She knew he wouldn’t have wanted her to quit and so she vowed to make his memory proud; working even harder than before. For 2 years she paid her dues; studying hard in the morning and noon to meet up with her demanding courses requirements, while recording and learning in the studio in the evening. In 2008, her big break came with the Knighthouse Street Scriptures project. On the Vol. 1 album, she recorded tracks with heavyweights like M.I, Saucekid, Kel, Tha Suspect and many more, an amazing feat for an 18 year old. Her commanding presence led to her involvement in the making of a number of videos for the album and once again she proved what she was made of by giving stellar performances in front of the camera as well. These videos are receiving very impressive reviews in local and international media.

Already being called the new hottest female artiste in a long time, her versatility in both rapping and singing have earned her the titles ‘The Hip-Pop Princess’, “The Swagger Diamond’ and the ‘Franchise Celebrity’. Her debut album, expected to be released in the 3rd quarter, is one of the most anticipated for 2009 and will feature great talent and brilliant collaborations with several African acts such as Pype, Illbliss, M.I, Terry Da Rapman, just to mention a few. The album is being produced by Knighthouse with beats from prolific producers like Dr. Frabs, X-O, Tee-Y Mix, Jesse Jagz, Xela, Beatworx and many more. She is currently putting finishing touches to the first single off her forthcoming album. Mo describes herself as a new age African female and is very passionate about Nigeria and being Nigerian.

Mo who lives alone with her mother speaks both Yoruba and English fluently. She’s the 4th child in a family of 5 children. She is passionate about fashion (often referred to as a ‘fabolous fashionista’) and is involved in causes for youth empowerment and abolishment of child labor. Mo is never far away from an orphanage.

Being one of the few female pop/hip-hop acts in this part of the world; Mo’Cheddah, ‘Naija’s Hip-pop Princess is ready to take on the world and show off what she’s got….and that is incredible talent and mad swagger.

If like me you enjoyed this new single of hers, well then I invite you to write a few lines to encourage her  to keep doing her thing and bring us more great hits… SHOW SUPPORT FOR YOUR NAIJA FEMALE ARTISTS!!!

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