Yes, I think COVID helped me do that because it made everybody pause. Do you ever get a chance to sit back and reflect on how far youвЂ™ve come? In 2015, you used a $1000 donation from friends to fund вЂњSkin Tight.вЂќ That was 7 years ago.

ThatвЂ™s my best friend period, regardless of music. And then back home, Small Doctor from Nigeria, King Promise from Ghana. He came to South Africa when I started emPawa to support. Who are your best friends in the industry? You and J Balvin became friends when you opened for him on tour. Admitting, вЂThis is not my world - Eazi what do you think about that?вЂ™ ThatвЂ™s where I big him up for doing that. I think itвЂ™s another thing to draw influences and actually go to actual African producers to make it. If you listen to вЂComo Un BebГ©,вЂ™ I think itвЂ™s one thing to love and be influenced by African music. To have Balvin singing a Yoruba song, that is important. ItвЂ™s beautiful to connect with other languages. And since itвЂ™s new, itвЂ™s also new territory, so itвЂ™s exciting. I think itвЂ™s like being in one spot but traveling to another place. What is the power you see in collaborating with other cultures and highlighting different languages? YouвЂ™ve often worked with Spanish-speaking artists - J Balvin and Bad Bunny, for example. I probably listened to more Kirk Franklin growing up than any other artist. I draw inspiration from all of it, from hip hop to dancehall to even folk music. To me, music is вЂsoul foodвЂ™ from anywhere in the world. What is the importance of international Black music to you? So, I think itвЂ™s possible that you can have artists bigger than anything.вЂќ Burna did Madison Square Garden, right? And then itвЂ™s not just one artist, itвЂ™s multiple artists having global momentum at the same time. The past few years have seen a huge rise in the popularity of afrobeats.В Do you see afrobeats surpassing hip hop as the biggest music genre in the world? Eazi at Hit Doctor Studios in Los Angeles for an exclusive discussion about his new single вЂњLegalize,вЂќ engagement, entrepreneurial ventures, and biggest driving forces in his decorated career. The artwork will be distributed via immersive events in the metaverseВ as well as carefully selected in-person events. Each track on the debut project features uniquely commissioned pieces from various African contemporary artists. Throughout his album, Eazi leans into the themes of art and beauty. Beninese painter Patricorel crafted the artwork for the track. The romantic video was directed by ItalyвЂ™s own Frederico Mazzarisi and features the CaвЂ™ Sagredo Hotel and the Punta Della Dogana and Palazzo Grimani museums. Eazi proposed to his longtime fiancГ©e, Nigerian actress Temi Otedola. The video was shot in Venice, Italy and captures the moment that Mr. The sentimental track blends production from an international team of Michael Brun (Haiti/USA), E Kelly (Nigeria) and Nonso Amadi (Nigeria/Canada). вЂњLegalizeвЂќ is the leading single from Mr.

One of these artists, Joeboy, went on to win Best Artist in African Pop at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards.

To supplement this talent incubation and discovery label, Eazi founded emPawa Distribution to connect his artists to a global audience. Through emPawa Africa, he has created a platform for dozens of up-and-coming artists. EaziвЂ™s musical prowess is his entrepreneurial eye. The multihyphenate has gone on to collaborate with the likes of BeyoncГ©, Bad Bunny and J Balvin, amongst others. After the release of вЂњSkin Tight,вЂќ Eazi gained exposure to a global audience. Born Oluwatosin Ajibade, he is a pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of Ghanian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions. Eazi is a Nigerian musician, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

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