Rolling Stone

Mr. Eazi Wants to Expand Africa’s Reach — One Music Video at a Time

In 2017, the Nigerian artist Joeboy released a gliding cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” — a twisty-turny take on the original, where Joeboy slips into double-time cadences during the verses, ...
Essence

Mr. Eazi Is Fostering The Next Generation of African Music

For Nigerian Afropop artist Mr. Eazi (Oluwatosin Ajibade), the next wave of African music has arrived. He knows he has a role to play front and center in his own artistry, as well as behind the scenes ...
MyJoyOnline

Detty Rave 7 shuts down Accra as Mr Eazi pledges $2m investment

Detty Rave returned to Accra for its seventh edition on Spintex Road, running from 6 pm to 3 am and drawing thousands of attendees for a night of music, culture, and strong visual storytelling hosted ...
Uproxx

Mr Eazi Is The New Don Of Africa’s Musical Takeover

The emergence of Afrobeats and Afropop has long proven to be more than a passing trend, thanks to artists like Tiwa Savage, DaVido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid. Rather, they’ve sparked a new revolution.
Yahoo

Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

This April, Black Coffee, the famed South African DJ and record producer whose real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, made history at the Grammys. With his seventh studio album “Subconsciously,” he became ...
The Nation Newspaper

Mr Eazi announces pan-African music group Choplife Soundsystem

Nigerian-born music superstar Mr Eazi has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group, Choplife Soundsystem. According to Mr. Eazi, the group will have the singer as the primary vocalist ...
CNN

Nigerian star, Mr. Eazi is raising $20 million to invest in African music creatives

Award-winning music artist, Mr. Eazi is launching a fund that will invest in Africa’s stars of the future. Mr. Eazi, (real name Oluwatosin Ajibade) told CNN that the Africa Music Fund (AMF), is worth ...
Los Angeles Times

Mr. Eazi and Burna Boy highlight the rise of afrobeats at Coachella

This has been a particularly global year for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Consider the inclusion of K-pop sensation Blackpink, Norteño band Los Tucanes de Tijuana and Latin pop stars ...
Rolling Stone

Mr. Eazi Will Fund New Class of Rising Artists Through emPawa30

The Nigerian singer Mr. Eazi announced the 30 artists who will take part in the second edition of his talent incubator program emPawa Africa on Wednesday. Each artist will receive a $10,000 grant to ...
CNN

YouTube is helping African music acts go global, here’s how

Joseph Akinfenwa, aka Joeboy, is one of Nigeria’s fast-rising music artists. The 22-year-old went from singing in his bathroom to topping music charts in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria in the space of ...
The Nation Newspaper

Mr Eazi announces new music group Choplife Soundsystem

Nigerian-born music superstar, business visionary and international nomad Mr Eazi has announced the formation of a new pan-African music group, Choplife Soundsystem. The group will also consist of ...