Hip-hop sensation, Reminisce, has scored his first movie award nomination at the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for his role as ‘Makanaki’ in ‘King of Boys.’
‘King of Boys’, released in 2018, was written, co-produced and directed by Kemi Adetiba. The movie which starred rappers Illbliss and Reminisce in their debut movie roles, also Kemi Adetiba, Sola Shobowale, Osas Ajibade, Paul Sambo and other top actors, it focused on power tussle.
The film tells the story of Alhaja Eniola Salami (played by Sola Sobowale), a businesswoman and philanthropist with and a promising political future. She is drawn into a struggle for power which in turn threatens everything around her as a result of her growing political ambitions. To come out of this on top, she is caught up in a game of trust, not knowing who to really look up to and this leads to her ruthlessness.
The movie grossed 245 million naira at the Box office, and it earned 8 nominations at the AMAA that is slated to hold on October 27, 2019.