Mr Eazi’s Biography
Mr. Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the capital and largest city of Rivers State. He was raised in an entrepreneurial family. His mother had a modest business, while his father is an airline pilot. The latter parent founded his own private aviation consultancy firm.
While in primary school in Lagos, Mr Eazi sang in the school chorus for a short time. Throughout his childhood, he listened to recordings that his father would play for the family while they ate breakfast. Mr Eazi moved to Ghana at the age of 16 to complete his education, enrolling in the mechanical engineering programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). During his time at KNUST, Mr Eazi began making songs. He provided guest vocals on the song “My Life,” which gained traction and became a successful record at KNUST.
Prior to that, he founded Swagger Entertainment, a party and marketing company. He used this platform to schedule concerts and promote activities on the KNUST campus.
At the age of 23, he returned to Nigeria and launched his own e-commerce platform. Mr Eazi told The Guardian newspaper that when he returned to Nigeria, he temporarily worked for Schlumberger. He also told the aforementioned newspaper that his business endeavours included the importation of soft beverages, gold mining, and food distribution. He told Highsnobiety that he created six businesses.
Mr Eazi left his job as a club promoter in 2014 after an artist failed to show up for the grandest party he sought to throw. He graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 7, 2022.
Mr. Eazi married Temi Otedola, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola and DJ Cuppy’s sister, on April 10, 2022.
In April, 2023, Mr Eazi was reported to have sold Vydia, the portfolio company of his venture capital fund, Zagadat Capital, for $1 billion.
Genre
Hiplife/Hip Hop
Location
Ghana
Socials
Music Career
In July 2013, Mr Eazi released his 13-track debut mixtape, About to Blow. It released two singles: “Pipi Dance” and “Bankulize”.
Mr Eazi released the dancehall-influenced track “Skin Tight” in August 2015. It was produced by DJ Juls and featured guest vocals by Ghanaian artist Efya. Mr Eazi described the song as a “fusion” in an interview with Complex magazine. On the delivery, he said he talked Ghanaian pidgin and used Nigerian tunes.
Mr Eazi released the R&B-inspired “Anointing” on June 17, 2016, which features rap vocals from Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. Mr Eazi originally mentioned the song in May of 2016.
Wizkid confirmed the signing of Mr Eazi to his imprint Starboy Entertainment following his performance at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards. Mr Eazi, on the other hand, told Star FM Ghana in July 2017 that he is not officially signed to Starboy. He also informed Star FM Ghana that he is exclusively in the printing business.
Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1 – Accra To Lagos, Mr Eazi’s second mixtape, was released on February 10, 2017. The mixtape was supposed to be released on February 11, 2017. On the Billboard World Albums chart, it debuted at number four.
Mr Eazi will perform at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, it was announced in January 2019. Mr. Eazi created emPawa Africa, a talent incubation programme aiming to foster and encourage emerging African musicians, in August 2019.
Thirty musicians would be selected for the first edition and would get a scholarship and mentorship to help them advance in their musical careers. YouTube Music is also on board with the idea.
Discography
