Mr Eazi

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Oluwatosin Ajibade (born 19 July 1991), also known as Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

He is the father of Banku music, a fusion sound he describes as a mash-up of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns.

Mr Eazi migrated to Kumasi in 2008 and enrolled at KNUST, where he began attracting musicians to appear at college parties.

Since recording a guest verse on "My Life," a song that gained attention and became a hit at KNUST, he expressed an interest in music.

Mr Eazi's debut mixtape About to Blow appeared in July 2013.

Following the debut of the Efya-assisted single "Skin Tight," he attracted an international audience.

Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2, is his second mixtape.

Accra To Lagos was unveiled on February 10, 2017.

Several outlets announced that Mr Eazi had signed a record deal with Diplo's brand Mad Decent in March 2018.

Mr Eazi, a Universal Africa subsidiary of Universal Music Group, has signed a licensing agreement with Universal Africa.

Early life and education

Mr Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria's capital and major city. He grew up in a entrepreneurial household. His mother owned a small business, and his father, a pilot, is a pilot. The former owner's private aviation consulting firm was founded in the United States. Mr Eazi spent a brief time in Lagos's primary school, but not before that. He listened to reports that his dad would play for the family while having breakfast during his childhood. Mr Eazi, a 16-year-old student, moved to Ghana to further his education by enrolling in the Mechanical Engineering department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). During his time at KNUST, Mr Eazi started recording music. He contributed to the track "My Life," a song that gained traction and became a hit at KNUST. Swagger Entertainment was founded in 1992 as a member of a party and promotion firm. On the campus of KNUST, he used this platform to book shows and promote events. When he was 23 years old, he returned to Nigeria and opened his own e-commerce store. When he returned to Nigeria, Mr Eazi told The Guardian newspaper that he briefly worked for Schlumberger. He also told the aforementioned journal that his company ventures included soft drinks manufacture, gold mining, and food distribution. He told Highsnobiety that he had started six ventures. Mr Eazi left being a club promoter in 2014 after an artist's inability to attend the largest party he attempted to throw. He graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, New York, on June 7, 2022.

About to Blow, Mr Eazi's first mixtape, was released in July 2013. "Pipi Dance" and "Bankulize" were two singles released; "Bankulize" and "Bankulize" were the two singles. The former was released in mid-2012, while the latter was released in 2013. Mr Eazi made the mixtape with producer Klu and revealed it within a week. The Fader magazine describes the mixtape as a "heavily dancehall-leaning SoundCloud playlist." Mr Eazi worked with developers such as Magnom, Peeweezle, Nshona, Klumonsta, D'Tunes, and E-Kelly prior to releasing the mixtape. In addition,, he was featured on "Baby Lace" and Lousika's "Knockout" on Stay Jay. Mr Eazi immigrated to Nigeria in 2014. Juls, a Ghanaian musician who obtained a hold of some of his recordings, called him. Mr Eazi's attempt to work with Juls stalled for a long time due to the inability of finding the audio files of his old recordings. Mr Eazi eventually recovered his audio files and sent them to Juls, who made a new beat and designed the artwork for the mixtape's second single "Bankulize." The album features vocals from Ghanaian hiplife artist Pappy Kojo, and was released in November 2014. Burna Boy appears in the official remix of "Bankulize" which was released in September 2016. A month earlier, Mr Eazi premiered the remix on Ebro Darden's Beats 1 radio show.

Mr Eazi unveiled the "Skin Tight" in August 2015, a dancehall-influenced track. It features guest vocals from Ghanai singer Efya and was produced by DJ Juls. Mr Eazi described the album as a "fusion" in an interview with Complex magazine. He said he spoke with a Ghanaian pidgin on the delivery of the goods and used Nigerian melodies. A version of the song by Nigerian record producer Cobhams Asuquo was released in August. In September 2016, DJ Caise performed a house remix of the song, while Terry Gaided with Mr Eazi to produce a remix of the song. In an ad for the vodka brand Ciroc in April 2017, "Skin Tight" was featured.

On Eugy's hit song "Dance for Me," Mr Eazi was featured. The song was included in the Guardian newspaper's list of the ten best African songs of 2016. Vertex and Gabriella Kingsely produced "Dance for Me"'s music video. The song, according to Robin Murray of Clash magazine, is a "salute to their mixed Ghanaian roots." Mr Eazi unveiled "Anointing," a R&B-inspired track that features rap vocals from Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, on June 17th. Mr Eazi unveiled plans for the group in May 2016.

Mr Eazi was not nominated in any of the Vodafone-sponsored Ghana Music Awards' Ghanaian-only categories in February 2016. Mr Eazi was disqualified due to his nationality, according to George Quaye, a Charterhouse spokesperson. Mr Eazi was only eligible to enter in the African Artist of the Year category, according to Quaye. However, he declined to receive a nomination in the aforementioned category because the promoters felt that he isn't as prominent as the other contenders. Ghanai music has a massive following over modern Nigerian music, according to Mr Eazi on Monday. Since releasing the tweet and making it trend across both Ghana and Nigeria, he received significant backlash. Mr Eazi apologised to Nigerians for the remarks he made on January 12, 2017.

Following his success at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards, Wizkid revealed that he had signed Mr Eazi to his imprint Starboy Entertainment. However, Mr Eazi told Star FM Ghana in July 2017 that he has not officially signed to Starboy. He also told Star FM Ghana that he was only in business with the imprint. Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2, Mr Eazi's second mixtape, Vol. 1 – Accra To Lagos was launched on February 10, 2017. The mixtape was originally scheduled for release on February 11, 2017. It debuted at number 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart, ranked fourth. The mixtape includes 14 tracks, three of which were bonus tracks. Tekno, Olamide, Phyno, Mugeez, Medikal, DJ Cuppy, Falz, and Big Lean are among the guest artists on the mixtape. Maleek Berry, Masterkraft, Legendury Beatz, and Young John handled the project. Mr Eazi revealed on Instagram that the mixtape had sold 200,000 copies in pre-orders. The mixtape, he said, was a salute to the two cities that influenced his music's evolution.

E-Kelly produced the mixtape's lead single "Leg Over" and was released on December 2, 2016. The music video for "Leg Over" features comedian Eddie Kadi, Maleek Berry, and Wizkid. Mr Eazi told Lawrence Burney of Noisey.com that the album is about being exploited in a relationship. The song was leaked and wasn't meant to be a single, according to him. Many dance performances were inspired by "Leg Over"'s debut in December 2016. Gabriel Myers Hansen, a writer and editor whose essay was published on the Music In Africa website, characterized the album as "gentle and minimalist." It's also "freshened" by delicate string and percussion arrangements reminiscent of highlife from decades ago, according to Hansen. Mr Eazi debuted "Tilapia" as the mixtape's second single on February 1, 2017. Medikal, a Ghanai hip hop musician, has recorded vocals. Mr Eazi, a Sesan-directed music video for "In The Morning," was released on March 1, 2017. Big Lean, a Toronto rapper, appears on the album. Mr Eazi unveiled the Teekay-directed music video for "Fight," a song that also features additional vocals from DJ Cuppy on April 1, 2017. Mr Eazi performed "Business," a song that features vocals from R2Bees' Mugeez.

Mr Eazi will appear at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in January 2019. Mr Eazi founded emPawa Africa, a talent incubation initiative aimed at nurturing and assisting up-and-coming African artists. In the first edition, thirty-three musicians will be eligible for grants and mentoring to help them advance their music careers. YouTube Music has also endorsed the campaign.

Ajibade's forthcoming EP, Something Else, is set to be released in January 2021. Eazi's "Legalize" was released on June 10, 2022, through EmPawa Africa.

Personal life

Mr Eazi is said to be dating Temi Otedola, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and her sister to DJ Cuppy. Mr Eazi implicated Temi Otedola on April 10th, 2022.

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