BBC Asian Network

Queen of the Jungle

Kayper began playing in bars and clubs around South London in 1998 at the age of 12. She has since brought her distinctive style to crowds across the capital and the UK through her late night music show ‘The Hype’, on the BBC Asian Network every Wednesday from 2200 -0100. Heavily influenced by the likes of Jazzy Jeff and A-track. 2003 saw Kayper gain national recognition by becoming the first ever female to win the Vestax Juice DJ competition.

Before I started presenting on the
BBC Asian Network, I was very shy and would run a mile if a microphone was put in front of me”

Mela: Who would you like to trade places with and why?
Kayper: I would trade places with DJ Jazzy Jeff so that I could find out what it was like to be a DJ in the 80’s.

M: If you could make one wish come true what would that be?
K: I would make a wish to speak to my grandmother for five minutes so I could tell her the things I never got a chance to say before she passed away.

M: What has been the highlight of your career as a presenter?
K: Before I started presenting on the BBC Asian Network, I was very shy and would run a mile if a microphone was put in front of me. The highlight for me was presenting the live broadcast of Hype Show at DeMontfort Uni if front of a crowd of about 900 people. That was something I thought I’d never be able to do and when I did it really boosted my confidence. I’m not afraid of the microphone anymore.

M: In your next life you would like to come back as...
K: I would come back as a Lion so I could be King of the Jungle.

M: What quality do you admire the most in a person?
K: Honesty.

M: You’re most irritating habit that your partner wants to change
K: We’ll I wouldn’t know because I don’t have a partner. I’m single and ready to mingle!

M: One thing you wish you would have invented?
K: I wish I had invented myspace.com. It’s such a simple idea but its genius and it amazes me how so many people are hooked.

M: Your most memorable moment on air
K: So far, it has to be when Nelly Furtado was on my show and she sang Kabhi Kabhi. She sang it so well and it was totally unexpected.

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