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Mr Eazi
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A caption from Mr Eazi’s 2016 video interview with NdaniTV
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| Birth name | Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade |
| Born | 19 July 1991 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| Origin | Kumasi, Ghana |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | mreazi |
Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade (born 19 July 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.[2] He is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns.[3] Mr Eazi relocated to Kumasi in 2008 and enrolled at KNUST, where he began booking artists to perform at college parties.[4] He showed interest in music after recording a guest verse on “My Life”, a song that gained traction and became a popular record at KNUST.[5] Mr Eazi released his debut mixtape, About to Blow, in July 2013.[6] He gained an international audience following the release of the 2015 single “Skin Tight”.[7] His second mixtape, Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1 – Accra To Lagos, was released on 10 February 2017.[8] In March 2018, several outlets reported that Mr Eazi signed a record deal with Diplo’s label Mad Decent.[9] Mr Eazi signed a licensing deal with Universal Africa, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.[10]
