2Shotz premieres new song
Erstwhile Trybe
Records rapper 2Shotz has released a new single titled “Damn!”,
featuring upcoming act Funbi. The single was premiered on the online
music portal notjustok.com on May 7. “Damn!” is a high tempo track and
was produced by Blaze.
Famous for
delivering his rap lines in pidgin English, 2Shotz, whose real name is
William Orioha, released his fifth album, ‘I Am William’ with hit
tracks “Oyoyo” and the title track, in 2010.
Ini Edo to premiere new movie in US
Nollywood actress
Ini Edo, in conjunction with the Royal Arts Academy, will premiere her
latest work, ‘Memories of My Heart’, on May 21 in the United States of
America.
The movie features
Nollywood aces Ramsey Noah, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jumbo, Ali Nuhu,
Monalisa Chinda, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Kofi Adjololo.
‘Memories of My
Heart’ is directed by Desmond Elliot and co-produced by Emem Isong, and
tells the story of the many struggles of an aspiring actress, Halle.
The movie will premiere in Nigeria and Ghana in June.
May7ven sets release date
Malta Guinness
Street Dance Africa judge May7ven is set to release a new single titled
“Number”. According to a release from her PR Company, “Number” will be
May7ven’s third official single which she describes as “an empowering
tracks for females who know exactly what they want.”
“Number” will be
released digitally in the United Kingdom on June 7 and internationally
on July 3. The release also adds that her yet-to-be-titled debut album
will be released later in 2011.
May7ven, whose
real name is Yemisi May Odegbami, is the daughter of the Nigerian
football legend, Segun Odegbami. Born in Ibadan, she made her music
debut with the single titled “Hands Up”. In 2009, the producer cum
songwriter released “Bo Aso La Ra Mi” which got her an ambassadorial
deal with the telecommunication company, Globacom. Afterwards, she
bagged the 2009 Nigerian Music Video Award in the Best Video in Europe
category.
Currently, May7ven anchors a radio show on City FM’s 105.1 every Friday from 8pm to 10pm.
Keanu Reeves may star in live-action ‘Akira’ remake
‘Akira’, the
English-language, live-action take on the landmark anime and manga
property, is zeroing in on its star, and it just might be Keanu Reeves.
Warner Bros. has been having a tough time finding the two leads of the movie, to be directed by Albert Hughes.
In the script, the
action moves from Neon-Tokyo to New Manhattan, where a biker gang
leader tries to save his best friend from a medical experiment that
threatens to unleash destructive powers.
Actors ranging
from James Franco and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Robert Pattinson and
Michael Fassbender have circled the project in some form or fashion as
the studio sought to find an A-list lead.
Now comes word
that Reeves has held talks with the studio, with whom he already made
the massively successful ‘Matrix’ movies, for the part of Kaneda, the
gang leader. Reeves doesn’t yet have an offer for the role, but we hear
the talks with his representatives have been going well.
Reeves anchoring the project could serve as a strong lure for another A-lister to take the role of Tetsuo, the best friend.
Reeves is currently shooting the samurai action film ‘47 Ronin’.
