When an image of Darkoo pops up, many are often left question if she is a male or female or gay. The intriguingness around the dark beauty is what makes her relevant in today’s music.
Here are some interesting facts about her.
Family background
Darkoo was born Oluwafisayo Isa in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria on September 19, 2001 to Fadeke and Niyi. Her family, of Yoruba heritage, moved to the United Kingdom when she was 7 years old for greener pastures.
The 22 year old’s family moved to South London, settling into a rented apartment.
She is a lover of marijuana once saying she’d “legalise weed” when asked what would be the first thing she would do if she became prime minister.
Music
Darkoo told GQ magazine that she had wanted to do music since year 10 (secondary school), around aged 15 and rapping with friends. She focused on drill rapping while continuing her education.
The artist dropped a few songs between 2017 and 2019, one of those was Gangsta in 2019. She was gearing up to study engineering at university when she discovered that the song had blown thanks to TikTok users.
The song climbed to 22 spot on the Official Singles Chart in January 2020 from number 34 in November 2019, and currently has 32 million views on YouTube.
Since then, the Big Drippo has been rising with her music, collaborating with many artists including Camidoh and most recently, Disturbing U with Ayra Starr.
Sexuality
She sent tongues wagging when she dropped a suspicious looking image with Ayra Starr captioning it “2023 my ugly ass is f**king yo girl”. Not long after, the duo dropped the single, Disturbing U.
She later came out to say Ayra is a sister.
Regardless, the Kryptonite singer is openly gay and likes gender-fluid individuals. She revealed her sexuality in a 2021 “first & last” interview to TV presenter, Zeze Millz when discussing the screenshot of a message her girlfriend sent to her.
Split personality and image
Darkoo is often mistaken for being a male due to her bleached blonde low cut hair and outfits, however she also dresses as a female in most of her music videos.
She is also often thought to being part of a duo, to which she replied in a Vogue interview “I’m fluid. I don’t care”.
Social media
The female rapper has a respectable social media following with 289k Instagram, 297k TikTok, 183k YouTube and 34 Twitter follower. See her social media handles below.
- Instagram handle: @darkoo
- Twitter handle: @darkoo
- YouTube: @Darkoo
- TikTok: @darkoo106
Quick round questions and answers about Darkoo
- What are Darkoo’s names? Her real name is Oluwafisayo, often called Fisayo for short. She is also called Big Drippo.
- What is Darkoo’s real gender? She is a woman who dresses like a man
- How old is Darkoo? As of now (April 2023) she is 22 years old
- Did Darkoo sing Gangsta? Yes she did, and that blew her into popularity.
- What is Darkoo’s net worth? She is rumoured to be worth between $200k – $500k, however its speculation
- Who are Darkoo’s parents? Her parents are Niyi and Fadeke
- Who is Darkoo’s girlfriend? Her name is Diva