40 Facts About Mr Eazi

Mr Eazi is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns.

Mr Eazi relocated to Kumasi in 2008 and enrolled at KNUST, where he began booking artists to perform at college parties.

Mr Eazi showed interest in music after recording a guest verse on "My Life", a song that gained traction and became a popular record at KNUST.

Mr Eazi released his debut mixtape About to Blow in 2013.

Mr Eazi gained an international audience following the release of the Efya-assisted single "Skin Tight".

Mr Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, the capital and largest city in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Mr Eazi's mother owned a small business and his father is a pilot.

At age 16, Mr Eazi relocated to Ghana to further his educational endeavors, enrolling in the mechanical engineering program at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Mr Eazi started recording music during his time at KNUST.

Mr Eazi contributed guest vocals to the track "My Life", a song that gained traction and became a popular record at KNUST.

Mr Eazi used this platform to book shows and promote events on the campus of KNUST.

Mr Eazi told The Guardian newspaper he briefly worked for Schlumberger when he returned to Nigeria.

Mr Eazi told the aforementioned newspaper his business ventures included soft drinks import, gold mining, and food distribution.

Mr Eazi told Highsnobiety he started about six business ventures.

In 2014, Mr Eazi quit being a club promoter after an artist failed to show up for the largest party he attempted to throw.

Mr Eazi released his 13-track debut mixtape About to Blow in July 2013.

Mr Eazi recorded the mixtape with producer Klu and released it within a week.

Mr Eazi was contacted by UK-based Ghanaian producer Juls, who got a hold of some of his recordings.

Mr Eazi eventually retrieved his audio files and sent them to Juls, who made a new beat and created the artwork for the mixtape's second single "Bankulize".

Mr Eazi premiered the remix on Ebro Darden's Beats 1 radio show a month earlier.

Mr Eazi said he spoke Ghanaian pidgin on the delivery and used Nigerian melodies.

Mr Eazi was featured on Eugy's 2016 hit single "Dance for Me".

Mr Eazi first announced plans for the song in May 2016.

Quaye stated that Mr Eazi was only eligible to compete in the African Artiste of the Year category.

On 11 January 2017, Mr Eazi tweeted that Ghanaian music has a great influence over present-day Nigerian music.

Mr Eazi received heavy backlash after posting the tweet and trended nationwide in both Ghana and Nigeria.

On 12 January 2017, Mr Eazi apologized to Nigerians for the comments that he made.

However, Mr Eazi told Star FM Ghana in July 2017 that he is not officially signed to Starboy.

Mr Eazi told Star FM Ghana that he is only in business with the imprint.

Mr Eazi announced on Instagram that the mixtape sold 200,000 copies in pre-orders.

Mr Eazi said the song was leaked and wasn't meant to be a single.

On 1 February 2017, Mr Eazi released "Tilapia" as the mixtape's second single.

On 1 March 2017, Mr Eazi released the Sesan-directed music video for "In The Morning".

On 1 April 2017, Mr Eazi released the Teekay-directed music video for "Fight", a song that features additional vocals from DJ Cuppy.

On 7 April 2017, Mr Eazi released the music video for "Business", a song that features vocals from Mugeez of R2Bees.

In January 2019, it was announced that Mr Eazi will be performing at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

On 10 June 2022, Eazi released "Legalize", through emPawa Africa.

Mr Eazi is known for pioneering Banku music, a sound "characterized by percolating rhythms and laid-back vocal delivered in Ghanaian Pidgin English".

Mr Eazi, has released his second single and art, Personal Baby, off his yet-to-be-titled debut album.

Mr Eazi is known to be dating Temi Otedola, daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and sister to DJ Cuppy.