Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has revealed that he would rather see Arsenal win the Premier League than receive a Grammy Award.
The outspoken Arsenal supporter made the disclosure during a viral interview with DJ Semtex, where he reflected on the club’s title campaign and his belief that the Gunners would eventually triumph.
Odumodublvck recalled meeting Super Eagles midfielder Eberechi Eze a day after Arsenal suffered a defeat to Manchester City while both men were working on a New Balance commercial.
According to the rapper, Eze reassured him that Arsenal would still go on to win the league.
“When we lost to Manchester City, I saw Eze the next day when we were doing a New Balance commercial and he told me we’re gonna win the league and I said yes, I believe,” he said.
Explaining just how much an Arsenal league triumph would mean to him, Odumodublvck said he would willingly sacrifice the opportunity to win music’s most prestigious individual award for the club to lift the Premier League trophy.
“So stuff like that for me, winning the league was everything.
“If you gave me the opportunity to win a Grammy Award or, let’s ask now, win that Premier League, I would have chosen that Premier League. Take it to the bank,” he said.
The rapper further emphasised his position when asked to choose between a Grammy and a hypothetical reversal of Arsenal’s controversial 2024/25 Premier League defeat to West Ham.
“If I had the chance to win a Grammy Award, yeah, say this is a Grammy Award, and they say let that West Ham goal count or whatever, let them cancel that West Ham goal for us now to win the league, which one will you pick?
“I would pick that league ahead of the Grammy Award,” he asked.
Odumodublvck’s comments underline his deep passion for Arsenal, which he has frequently expressed publicly.
His mention of Eze also reflects the strong connection between football and Nigerian popular culture, with the Crystal Palace midfielder enjoying a significant following among Nigerian football fans.
For the rapper, however, there appears to be no competition between his two passions: an Arsenal Premier League title would rank above even a Grammy Award.
