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“This Baltimorean is 84. She’s a champion bodybuilder. And Beyoncé cast her in a ‘Black Is King’ video. - Baltimore Sun” plus 3 more

Sofia Şubat 28, 2022

“This Baltimorean is 84. She’s a champion bodybuilder. And Beyoncé cast her in a ‘Black Is King’ video. - Baltimore Sun” plus 3 more

This Baltimorean is 84. She’s a champion bodybuilder. And Beyoncé cast her in a ‘Black Is King’ video. - Baltimore Sun

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 09:57 AM PDT

How a grandmother from Nigeria ended up in Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' - CNN

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:23 AM PDT

'Black Is King': A Beyoncé Film With A Disney Twist : Pop Culture Happy Hour - NPR

Posted: 04 Aug 2020 09:01 PM PDT

Beyoncé performs in "Mood 4 Eva" from the visual album Black Is King released on July 31 on Disney+. Disney hide caption

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Beyoncé performs in "Mood 4 Eva" from the visual album Black Is King released on July 31 on Disney+.

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Last summer, Beyoncé Knowles released an album called The Lion King: The Gift. It was based around Disney's remake of The Lion King — a film that included voice acting from Beyoncé herself, among many others. Last Friday on Disney+, Beyoncé released a movie-length video that's meant to serve as a companion to the album. It's called Black Is King, it's visually grand and sumptuous, and it's got a huge cast — you'll see Lupita Nyong'o, Pharrell Williams, Kelly Rowland, and many looks at Beyoncé's children, her mother, and her husband Jay-Z. Black Is King and The Lion King: The Gift both highlight many guest performers — including African stars such as Yemi Alade, Shatta Wale, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Busiswa, Mr. Eazi, and more.

The audio was produced and edited by Mike Katzif and Jessica Reedy.

Former Staten Island Amazon worker gets big break in Beyonce’s ‘Black is King,’ report says - silive.com

Posted: 05 Aug 2020 04:04 PM PDT

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Earlier this year, Stephen (Papi) Ojo worked at the Staten Island Amazon fulfillment center in Bloomfield, packing orders overnight.

Now, he's dancing alongside Beyonce in her new visual album, "Black is King."

Ojo, 22, recently told TIME he is a self-taught Nigerian-born performer who has been in the dance game since 2014. The entertainer is commonly recognized for his dancing in Rihanna's 2018 Grammy performance of "Wild Thoughts," which included a South African dance move called "Gwara Gwara."

He also reportedly taught Janet Jackson the "kupe" -- from Ghana -- for her music video, "Made For Now."

Now, his role in "Black is King" is once again showing the world his expertise in African dance.

"I have to make sure my people are properly represented," Ojo told TIME. "The fact that we have a legend like Beyonce doing these moves will make people generations from now want to research them and think, 'If Beyonce is doing it, it must be important! It must have some kind of meaning.'"

Ojo plays the "blue man" in "Black is King." The performer said he first got the call for a Beyonce project last summer when he was told he had to fly to Los Angeles for a "big job," according to the report.

He was originally cast as one of the many dancers in Beyonce's music video for "Spirit" off her album, "Lion King: The Gift." Ojo reportedly helped choreograph parts of the dance and showed Beyonce's team different movements — like the "network" from Ghana and the "kpakujemu" from Nigeria.

Shortly after, he was told to fly to South Africa to film solo shots, TIME reported. That's when he realized he was about to be more than just a backup dancer.

The significance of Ojo's "blue man" has been up for debate since "Black is King" dropped. The album is meant to pay homage to "The Lion King," with a plot centered on a prince who must overcome adversity and find his way home.

Ojo told TIME he sees his character as "guiding Simba, with culturally-rooted afro-dance moves, throughout his stages of life."

After filming with Beyonce, Ojo said he returned to Brooklyn, where he and his family live. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, his live performances were put on hold, so he took a job for a short time at Staten Island's Amazon fulfillment center to make money, he told TIME.

Of his role in "Black is King," Ojo tweeted, "Dreams do come through."
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