Popular media personality and revered TV host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, known prominently as the presenter of Big Brother Naija (BBN), the hit reality program has just joined the discussion about the new ‘cats’, weighing in on his sphere of the industry.
He recently joined the online trend of tagging entertainers as cats spurred by Nigerian musicain Davido, categorising them as old or new cats.
Recall that the entire ‘cat’ reference gained light following the viral video of an interview with Afrobeats singer, Davido and Brut Afrique where he referred to acts like Burna Boy, Rema, Asake, Fireboy DML, Mayorkun and others as ‘new cats’ noting it ‘felt good to see them coming in and killing it.’
In the video, which stirred flurry of reactions among artistes and their fans, Davido declared he’s responsible for ‘blowing up’ Afrobeats with Wizkid.
Joining the ‘cat trend’, the BBNaija host had quoted the Available crooner and just like him, Ebuka ‘boasted’ about being one of the first to ‘blow the hosting game up’, expressing joy to see ‘new cats’ like Bovi emerging.
According to a post on his Instagram page, Ebuka claimed to be one of those who stepped up the hosting game in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
He wrote:
“Everybody knows. I was one of the first to blow the hosting game up. So it feels good also seeing the new cats coming up, like Bovi…â€
Just like the media’s speculation surrounding Davido’sreference to Burna Boy being an attempt made by him to shade the African giant, many are wondering if Ebuka had similar vendetta in mind aimed at comedian and host Bovi.