Robert Downey Jr. reveals he was rejected for Scarecrow character.
Iron Man star, Robert Downey Jr., who starred in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer “ has just revealed that he met with the acclaimed director to play the Batman Begins role, Scarecrow years ago. RDJ pointed to Nolan’s humility despite the role given to fellow Oppenheimer star, Cillian Murphy. The trio are now on top of the nomination lists across world movie awards for their roles in the acclaimed “Oppenheimer”.
Robert Downey Jr. says he met with Christopher Nolan to play Scarecrow in #BatmanBegins but got beat out by Cillian Murphy
(via @griffschiller) pic.twitter.com/7bgRTSewWj
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) February 4, 2024
Davido speaks on Nigerian artists being nominated at the Grammy Awards.
Unarguably one of the biggest Nigerian entertainer, Davido has enjoyed a really good run since his fourth studio album, “Timeless” which earned him three nominations at the highly coveted music award. Along with him, the likes of Asake, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy and Olamide have also received nominations. At the Pre-Grammy party, Davido revealed his happiness at numerous Nigerians being recognized on the global stage, stating that it was indeed important to keep pushing the Afrobeats culture to the global stage.
“I feel good mehn”
– Davido#Grammys pic.twitter.com/PTwHFz193V
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) February 4, 2024
Fans take to social media to celebrate the World Wizkid Day.
Wizkid is without a doubt, one of Africa’s biggest stars and has of one of the biggest music fan bases globally. Yearly, his fans take to social media on February 4 to trend the #WorldWizkidDay hashtag, celebrating his accomplishments since emerging in the Nigerian music industry. Over a decade since his debut, Wizkid continues to break international boundaries, touching the biggest stages around the world and increasing Afrobeats’ acceptance globally. Wizkid will go down as one of Afrobeats’ most impactful stars.
#WorldWizkidDay 🌎 🐐 pic.twitter.com/Uy9QCvxFpI
— ThugLife💯 (@ThugLife_Back) February 3, 2024
Idowest appeals to YBNL boss, Olamide for one collaboration.
Former DMW Signee, Idowest is on the verge of reviving an already blooming career. After years in the limelight, where he released big street records like “Set Awon”, the rapper has gone silent since leaving DMW. Despite releasing new records, he has failed to secure another hit song. He has now taken to social media to beg YBNL boss, Olamide for a collaboration. Olamide is reputed for helping emerging stars and fans believe that a feature from the rap legend will go a long way in reviving Idowest’s career.
Idowest 😂pic.twitter.com/2cyI0Q6SK3
— 𝑺 𝑵 𝑬 𝑯 ➐ (@SnehQueenBee) February 3, 2024
Seun Kuti speaks about his issues with Peter Okoye (P-Square).
Seun Kuti, activist and youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti was involved in an online brawl with popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye during the 2023 National Elections. The duo consistently took to social media to cuss out each other and even including their families in the social media brawls. Whilst the issue looked to be settled, Seun Kuti has in a recent interview with Ebuka Uchendu that his issue with Peter Okoye was a personal one, despite Peter taking the political route in venting. Fans are hopeful that both parties can completely settle the matter soon.
"It was personal"
Seun Kuti speaks about the issues he and Peter of Psquare had. pic.twitter.com/sIN9fMqquY
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) February 4, 2024
