Tilla Birthday: 26 January, 1991

Cameroonian rapper Tilla (Tilla Tafari, Godmother, Godmother Don Dada), real names Bongkiya Venagesho Lantum Bertilla was born on the 26th January, 1991 in Bamenda, the Northwest Region of Cameroon. She is of Nso and Wimbum ethnic group.

The rapper’s music combines rap, dancehall, Afro-fusion, and local styles. She started her music career at a very young age, by age 10 (class 7 in school) she was already composing. She has been signed to some major labels in Cameroon; notably New Bell Music by fellow rapper Jovi, released her own EPs and albums, and is also an entrepreneur and mother. Tilla released her first official single“Alhadji”, under Magasco’s label BBOY Records.

She has been both celebrated for her voice in Cameroonian rap, especially among women and Anglophone regions, and faced challenges including business loss and mental health struggles. Tilla has been involved in the restaurant business. In 2023 she reported that her elder sister mismanaged her restaurant (while she was away) and that everything (equipment, stock, revenue) was gone. The restaurant-business betrayal in 2023 seems to have been a major setback in her non-musical ventures.

She is a mother to a son named Bitjoka Lantum Ulrich Zion. Tilla has an estimated net worth of $500 (250,000FCFA).