Nice 2 Have U

Nollywood actor & AMVCA Nominee Genoveva Umeh joins us to discuss how she's developed as an actor over the years, how her mother continues to inspire her, and her roles in "Breath of Life", "A Tribe Called Judah", "Far From Home" & Much more in this packed episode of Nolly Icons. 00:31 - Returning to Nigeria 05:00 - Working with Great actors 06:26 - What are Self tapes? 08:07 - Blameless [Ezinne] 09:38 - Working with Deyemi The Actor (Deyemi Okanlawon) 16:07 - What does a director do in a film? 23:31 - Blood Sisters [Timiyen] 28:54 - Tips for auditioning 42:06 - Working with Kate Henshaw 45:55 - Breath of Life [Anna] 50:38 - Navigating disappointments and the film industry 56:43 - Working with Chimezie Imo 1:04:54 - A Tribe Called Judah [Testimony] 1:10:00 - Working with Funke Akindele 1:12:47 - Genoveva as a director 1:16:29 - Far From Home [Zina] 1:18:19 - Growth & Maturing as an actor Created by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment Executive Producer - Mayowa Arowolo Producer - Anwar Danjaji Director - Shina Ladipo Director of Photography - Adekunle Badmus Guest - Adeoluwa Akintoba Sound Engineer - Adekunle Badmus Photography & BTS - Seyi Ladipo Editor - Adekunle Badmus Associate Producer - Israel Ajayi Sound Track - Sizzle Pro Clips/ Reels - Tayo Akinwale ABOUT NOLLY ICONS Produced by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment, 'Nolly Icons' is an interactive video-series, that chronicles the journeys of Nollywood actors, through the roles they have played. 'Nolly Icons' offers a platform for actors to provide unique insight into character development and the filming process, giving fans and lovers of Nigerian cinema a unique perspective and thereby deepening their appreciation of Nollywood.

Nollywood actor Adeoluwa Akintoba walks us through his movie roles, including "Sista", "Leaked", Africa Magic's "Slum King", & "No. 1". 0:35 - Designing Costumes for Film 2:08 - No. 1 3:51 - FIlming a movie on an iPhone 9:43 - Depiction of Juju & Yahoo in Nigerian Films 12:39 - Leaked 15:52 - Auditioning for movies 19:44 - Sista 33:26 - Slum King 37:52 - Difference between Series and Feature FIlms 46:32 - Ade's New Film, The Artefact Created by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment Executive Producer - Mayowa Arowolo Producer - Anwar Danjaji Director - Shina Ladipo Director of Photography - Adekunle Badmus Guest - Adeoluwa Akintoba Sound Engineer - Adekunle Badmus Photography & BTS - Seyi Ladipo Editor - Adekunle Badmus Associate Producer - Israel Ajayi Sound Track - Sizzle Pro Clips/ Reels - Tayo Akinwale ABOUT NOLLY ICONS Produced by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment, 'Nolly Icons' is an interactive video-series, that chronicles the journeys of Nollywood actors, through the roles they have played. 'Nolly Icons' offers a platform for actors to provide unique insight into character development and the filming process, giving fans and lovers of Nigerian cinema a unique perspective and thereby deepening their appreciation of Nollywood.

Nollywood actor and Video vixen Funmbi Toye walks us through her movie roles (including Ile Owo & Far From Home) and music video appearances and breaks down how films foster empathy, and just what it's like working with artiste’s like Naira Marley, Victony, Cruel Santino and others! Cover Art Shot & Designed by Seyi Ladipo Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ 0:00 - Career Beginnings 2:46 - Being In Naira Marley's "Aye" Video 3:24 - Being In Cruel Santino's "Tapenga" Video 3:58 - Being In Victony's Soweto "Remix" 5:48 - Difference Between Short & Feature Length Films 8:20 - How to develop short films in Nigeria 9:21 - 14 Years & A Day 11:50 - Queer People exist, They don't need to educate you. 14:17 - As an Actor, You Cannot judge the character 15:31 - "Ile Owo" 19:25 - Do you believe in Jazz? 20:10 - Glorifying themes/ Propaganda in Film 21:49 - "Na Man You Be" 24:44 - Auditions & Rejection 25:21 - "Where Is Jaz?" 29:51 - Taking Up Space 30:48 - "Far From Home" 32:03 - Importance of supporting actors 34:37 - How Funmbi Is Maturing as an Actor Produced by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment, 'Nolly Icons' is an interactive video-series, that chronicles the journeys of Nollywood actors, through the roles they have played. 'Nolly Icons' offers a platform for actors to provide unique insight into character development and the filming process, giving fans and lovers of Nigerian cinema a unique perspective and thereby deepening their appreciation of Nollywood.

Nollywood actor Chuks Joseph rewatches his characters in movies including, 'Schooled', 'Leaked', 'Dark October', 'Madam Koi Koi' & 'Afamefuna'. Cover Art Shot & Designed by Seyi Ladipo Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ 1:58 - How Chuks Joseph became an actor 3:46 - Chuks' favourite Movies 5:49 - Schooled [Tunde Savage] 8:34 - Leaked [Uchenna] 10:29 - How Chuks finds character motives 12:25 - Dark October [Tizzy] 22:47 - Challenges actors go through on set 26:22 - The pressures of being a lead character 34:44 - Madam Koi-Koi [Lashe] 35:53 - Filming a r*pe scene was challenging 44:15 - Afamefuna [Obunm] 47:56 - Experience filming with Kanayo O Kanayo Produced by Arrow House Studios and Visionary Production & Entertainment, 'Nolly Icons' is an interactive video-series, that chronicles the journeys of Nollywood actors, through the roles they have played. 'Nolly Icons' offers a platform for actors to provide unique insight into character development and the filming process, giving fans and lovers of Nigerian cinema a unique perspective and thereby deepening their appreciation of Nollywood.

The Silly Lost Poet joins the crew to discuss her new poetry book “Darkness In My Mind”, her career as an OnlyFans model, dating, long distance relationships and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Cover art by Shina Ladipo & Djaji Prime Timestamps 0:00 - Intro/ Trailer 2:07 - Are people themselves on social media? 4:40 - Silly Poet’s Russian/ White background 5:55 - Are Noodles bad for you? 7:25 - Inspiration behind Silly’s “Darkness In My Mind” book 9:22 - How the death of Silly’s Grandmother & Uncle affected her poetry 12:44 - Are Millennials & Gen Zs experiencing life too fast 17:09 - Posting adult content for a living, starting OnlyFans 21:55 - Does Erica have sex appeal? What is sex appeal? 24:48 - Silly Poet talks tattoos 26:16 - Drake or Kendrick? 30:00 - Is Joe Cole judgmental? 34:40 - Silly Poet doesn’t talk to her fans on OnlyFans 35:50 - Mohbad and Nigerians not wanting you to outshine them 39:20 - OnlyFans, dating & long distance relationships 44:41 - Silly Poet has had her nudes leaked before 45:30 - Twitter controversy and online attention 49:26 - Silly Lost Poet's sexiest outfit Production & Distribution: VISIONARY STUDIOS #Nice2HaveU

Akara no be beans O! In this edition, the crew are joined by artist/ producer Ravington as they react on the ruling from Nigeria's presidential election petition tribunal. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Cover art by Shina Ladipo & Djaji Prime Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Youths React To Nigeria's Tribunal Ruling 6:08 - Should We all Cheat The System? 8:56 - Are Loopholes Corruption? 13:03 - Should Yahoo Boys Be Rehabilitated? 20:24 - Does Nigeria Have a Reputation For Corruption? 21:51 - Are Nigerians Too Loud? 27:18 - What Would You Do With All The Money In The World? 29:26 - Should Artists/ Creatives Judge Each Other's Work? 30:03 - Rave Talks About Drugs 31:13 - Best/ Worst Experiences With Drugs 40:55 - Making Music With or Without Drugs? 43:00 - Rave's 1st Football Goal Production & Distribution: VISIONARY STUDIOS #Nice2HaveU

In this episode, the crew plunge down the existential rabbit hole as they discuss religion, space travel, climate change AI technology and existentialism. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Cover art by Djaji Prime using HotPot AI Image Generator TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro/ Episode Trailer 2:11 - Tik Tok & NPCs 7:46 - Will AI take over the world? 16:15 - Should We Stop Developing AI? 21:44 - Space Travel & New Earths? 29:38 - Asteroid City, You Can't Wake UP If You Don't Fall Asleep 35:18 - Is Organized Religion A Scam? 46:15 - Is Religion Part of Human Nature? 53:00 - Tribe Or Religion, Which Came First? 1:00:14 - Is Traditional Religion Better Than Monotheism? Production & Distribution: VISIONARY STUDIOS #Nice2HaveU

In the season 4 premiere of Nice 2 Have U, the crew unravel the mystery behind the biblical tale of the forbidden fruit, and why everyone assumes the fruit was an apple. Lavezzi also recaps a near-kidnapping experience in Abuja. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Cover art by Djaji Prime using HotPot AI Image Generator TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro/ Episode Trailer 0:32 - What Fruit Did Eve Eat In Eden? 7:41 - How Many Wisemen Visited Jesus In The Bible? 18:17 - Where Has The Crew Been? 21:02 - Derrick Met Super Eagle Emmanuel Emenike & Osita Iheme 28:54 - Tobi On Becoming An Old Man 32:13 - How To not Be Kidnapped In Nigeria (Abuja Edition) 42:25 - Portable x Asake 46:17 - Is Portable An Industry Plant 50:21 - Does Going To The Gym Make A Man Ready For War? Production & Distribution: VISIONARY STUDIOS #Nice2HaveU

The Crew return to discuss whether or not marriage and divorce favours women, the attempted kidnapping of Tiwa Savage, Nigeria's international image with Tinubu's presidency, how men handle depression, and much more! 0:33 - Does Marriage System Favour Women? 3:09 - Divorce Percentage be reduced? 3:27 - Tiwa Savage Kidnapping Attempt? 6:34 - Tiwa Savage Has Thick Skin 7:05 - Do Successful People Suffer? 8:58 - Do Celebrities Always Need To Be Vocal? 13:39 - The More Famous You Are The Less I Want To Hear From You (Debola) 15:29 - Audiogram Burna's music makes him appear conscious 16:47 - Nigeria's reputation with Tinubu 19:02 - Is This Nigeria's Wake-Up call 20:30 - Is Nigerian Media Independent? 22:32 - Is Good News Entertaining? 26:21 - How Do Men Get Through Dark Times 26:47 - Chores As Coping Mechanisms

The crew return to debate Jay Jay Okocha's legacy, whether Arsenal have bottled the league, Haaland's technical ability and play, Hakimi's divorce case and much more in this action-packed sports themed episode! Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Timestamps 1:14 - Have Arsenal Bottled The League? 6:23 - Did Arsenal Overachieve This Season? 11:37 - Man City v Arsenal Will Decide EPL 13:24 - Is Haaland a Technical Player? 21:26 - The Best Striker for an Ultimate Team 22:33 - Is Okocha An All Time Great? 25:52 - Okocha's Stats 28:27 - Could Okocha Have Played For A Bigger Club? 30:58 - Kanu > Okocha? 35:44 - Would Okocha Have Survived This Era? 39:14 - Can You Use Skills In Real Macthes? 46:45 - Would Okocha Have Respect IF He Was From A Different Country? 51:33 - Hakimi's Divorce 52:34 - Are Women Preying On Successful Men #Nice2HaveU

The Nice2HaveU crew return from election break to share their post Nigerian election feelings, how investment can save sports in Nigeria, having your sh*t together, and much more! Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Timestamps 1:20 - Post-Election Blues 6:01 - POS Guys Are Cashing Out 7:09 - Football: The Great Nigerian Escape 12:06 - Sports Is A Nigerian Breakthrough 15:15 - Could Brands Like Bet 9Ja Do more For Sports? 16:15 - Portable & Nigerian Music 21:40 - The World Runs On Scams 23:19 - The Economics of Skits 24:52 - Do People Have Their Life Together? 34:02 - Is Plastic Surgery Still Attractive? #Nice2HaveU

In this episode of Nice2HaveU, special guest Sham joins crew-mates Debola & Seyi to give an extensive defense of Kanye West's antics, structure vs anarchy, boarding school, his artistic career, and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ TIMESTAMPS 0:32 - Kanye Needs Help 3:58 - Maintaining Ye's Legacy 13:28 - Intro 18:10 - Do we still care about BLM? 19:20 - An average week for Sham 20:30 - Anarchy & Structure 23:13 - Sham doesn't believe in medication 24:26 - Boarding house experiences 29:03 - Sports as a lifestyle 31:45 - Structure with anarchy 34:10 - Carti leaks & Lil Yachty's "Poland" 37:24 - Sham's musical career

Crewmates Seyi & Debola are joined by Twitter personality Kussman who shares insight into what people actually like to see online, who is more influential between artists and athletes, his feud with Erica & Phyna of BBNaija, and much more! Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Erica put a bounty on Kussman 1:54 - Tinubu Doesn't need to campaign (GET YOUR PVC) 2:58 - Intro 3:36 - Kussman's start in social media influencing 6:57 - Kussman The troublemaker? 7:53 - Women are cry babies 8:47 - Kussman's beef with Erica 10:48 - Kussman v Phyna 11:29 - Nigerians love grass to grace  12:24 - BBNaija Winning Strategies 14:35 - Kussman's Worst breakup 15:22 - Can you be friends with your ex? 17:30 - Is Twitter a sex site? 18:36 - Not every story is for twitter 21:39 - Beyonce v Ronaldo/ Neymar? 24:33 - Are all celebrities equals? 26:27 - Is Beyonce's music current?   27:42 - Kussman is Wiz FC 29:45 - Beyonce v Rihanna relevance 31:57 - Is Serena Williams a Top 10 Goat  35:19 - Kussman The Athelete 39:40 - Being born into royalty or earn respect 44:48 - Lagos v Abuja 46:31 - Living in the moment & eating a$$ #Nice2HaveU

Majesty Lyn joins the crew to discuss her new project "Things On things", her transition from Hip-Hop to Afrobeats, Nigerian women being at the fore of the music industry, Queen Elizabeth's death, Ruger v BNXN, and much more! Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ PLUS, stay tuned for her scorching freestyle at the end of the show. Production: Visionary Media Location: Studio Parra Director of Photography: Amechi Osuchukwu Audio Engineering: Amechi Osuchukwu & Anwar Danjaji Hosts: Debola Abimbolu & Des Okoroh Executive Producer: Anwar Danjaji  Executive Producer: Derrick Okoroh Associate Producer: Debola Abimbolu Associate Producer: Oladipupo Peters Associate Producer: Shina Ladipo TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - What has Majesty Lyn been up to? 2:48 - What happened to Nigerian women in Rap? 4:10 - Lyn's Start as a battle rapper 4:58 - Growing up in PH 7:48 - "You need to be happy to make Afrobeats" 8:11 - Afropop artists that started as rappers 10:20 - Transitioning from Hip-Hop to Afropop 13:06 - Lyn's first week in Lagos 14:58 - What it's like working on radio 16:46 - Lyn's reaction to the Queen's death 20:20 - **MID-ROLL** 20:41 - The real beef between Ruger & Buju/ BNXN 22:24 - The Grammys & African Music 27:02 - An honest conversation about The Headies 30:25 - What if Nigerian women made their own label? 33:10 - Everybody loves Wizkid 36:55 - Why did Mo'Cheddah & Eva fall-off? 44:00 - Majesty Lyn "Juice" Freestyle. It's #Nice2HaveU

In this episode, crewmates Djaji, Des & Derrick are joined by journalist and polymath S.I. Ohumu to examine human perspectives, mental health, her obsession with Asake, the promise of Web 3 in Africa, and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:11 - What is a female perspective 3:30 - SI's Experience with Nigerian police 7:09 - SI is Obsessed with Asake 9:31 - Jay Z & Beyonce the ultimate power couple? 15:30 - Can you separate the art from the artist? (R. Kelly, XXXTentacion & Chris Brown) 23:10 - Kanye is ill & needs meds 29:10 - Are Nigerians good & empathetic? 31:06 - Can Afropop compete with K-Pop? 42:34 - Nigerians need to get ahead of Web 3 52:42 - What is ENS, and how will it change virtual identity? 53:45 - Will Web 3 stand the test of time? 59:54 - The world is ending, lets f**# It's #Nice2HaveU

The crew return with a cynically comical episode as they discuss Dremo falling off, Beyoncé’s music, who is most likely to win BBNaija, The Grammys/ Afrobeats, laying emphasis to the fact that BLACK MEN DONT CHEAT, and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ TIMESTAMPS 0:55 - Old v New Skool Rap 3:55 - Conscious rap fell off 15:06 - Carti Missed?? 17:07 - Show Intro 17:57 - What Happened to Dremo? 24:57 - The end of The Grammys & Music awards 32:15 - Shakira's tax evasion 33:45 - The Crew on BBNaija 43:40 - Beyoncé’s Music 46:21 - Megan Thee Stallion Slander 54:25 - How would Des deal with Paparazzi? 1:00:49 - Black Men Don't Cheat. 1:02:46 - Apocalypse Bae It's #Nice2HaveU

This week, the crew recount their experiences with celebs and artists, revealing the honeymoon period for celebs following people on social media, awkward public meet & greets, and aired messages. Later the crew discuss their best Burna Boy & Weeknd albums, and just how coked out Abel was during the making of "Starboy". Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 1:49 - Dremo ignores Debola 4:32 - Are Nigerian Celebs proud? 14:38 - Burna Boy's best album 19:19 - The meaning behind "Jangele" 22:09 - Best song on "Love, Damini" 27:44 - The Weeknd's best album? 28:46 - Beauty Behind The Madness 34:09 - Kissland 1:08:50 - Has Burna evolved more than Wizkid? 1:21:48 - Favourite Weeknd song 1:25:55 - Starboy: Weeknd or Wizkid

It’s game night! Join the crew as they reveal little known secrets about themselves including; who is most likely to have a threesome, to who is most likely to join a monastery. The rule is simple; each crew member takes a shot when they are voted the most likely to. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/

Welcome to season 2 of Nice 2 Have U.  In this week's jam-packed episode, the crew discuss the common Nigerian pain of generators not starting when you need them to, a Twitter user's complaint about being propositioned for sex in Dubai, Jay Z being a bad rapper, Kendrick's "Mr Morale & The Big Steppers", Asake's sound and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Time Stamps 0:00 - Toasty ASMR 1:30 - Season 2 Intro/ N2HU Africa tour? 5:41 - Des met Sadio Mane in Dakar 9:48 - When your gen refuses to come on 13:47 - Trips & Dubai shit 18:45 - Risky DMs & screenshots 25:08 - Traditional Prejudices & Nigerian Identity 31:25 - Get your PVCs 32:29 - Is Jay Z Overrated? 41:33 - New Kendrick album 56:43 - Palazzo v Last Last 1:03:47 - Does Asake need to change his sonund 1:14:24 - Santi's Loosie Thanks for listening, it’s always #Nice2HaveU Presented by Visionary Media XXI.

It's another edition of your favourite comedy show, "Nice 2 have U", this week the crew reflect on their uni days in Ibadan, discuss Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, their first physical fight, and much more. Follow us on Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nice2haveu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nice2haveu/ Timestamps 1:06 - Welcoming the rain 2:01 - S/o To Ibadan/ UI Rappers 7:17 - Analysing The Slap (Will Smith & Chris Rock) 15:00 - E buff Stupid, Get Chest For Days 15:48 - Your first fight 24:32 - Shin got beat by a girl 29:35 - Debzy serves beatings 31:02 - Who's most likely to go to jail 38:16 - When you realise you're getting older 44:29 - Get your PVC 48:47 - Snapchat v IG Part 2 Thanks for listening, it’s always #Nice2HaveU Presented by Visionary Media XXI.