Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade known as Mr. Eazi was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to a Pilot father who went on to found his own aviation company and a mother who was a buisness woman on July 19, 1991.
Oluwatosin Ajibade Age
Oluwatosin Ajibade is 31 years old.
Oluwatosin Ajibade Early Life & Education
He relocated to Kumasi, Ghana from Lagos, Nigeria after high school in 2008 to further his education, getting admitted into Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), he went on to study mechanical engineering.
He fell in love with music while in school, after recording a guest verse on “My Life”
Oluwatosin Ajibade Career
Mr Eazi is the pioneer of the famous Banku music which is a fusion of Ghanaian bounces, Ghanaian highlife, Nigerian chord progressions, and Nigerian patterns. While in Ghana, he launched his music career in 2012 with the single “Pipi Dance” before going on to collaborate with the U.K. based DJ Juls on the track “Bankulize” (featuring Pappy Kojo) a year later.
In July 2013, Mr Eazi released his debut mixtape, ‘About to Blow’ which was a chart topper and like a prophecy, in 2015, he released “Skin Tight” featuring Efya and produced by DJ Juls which literally ‘blew’ him into the spotlight. In September 2016,Terry G collaborated with Mr Eazi to release a remix of the song and in April 2017, ‘Skin Tight’ was featured in an ad for the vodka brand Ciroc
In 2016, he became affiliated to the Starboy Worldwide record label although he maintains that he is not signed to the record but only doing ‘buisness’ with them. He got featured on Eugy’s hit single ‘Dance for Me’ in thesame year, the single was later included in the Guardian Newspaper’s list of the 10 biggest African tracks of 2016 and on February 10, 2017, he released the mixtape ‘Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1: Accra to Lagos’ under Starboy Worldwide imprint.The album included singles like ‘Leg Over’ and ‘Tilapia’ and went on to debut at number four on the Billboard World Albums chart.
Since coming into the music scene, Mr Eazi has collaborated with the likes of Sarkodie, Lil Kesh, Burna Boy, Big Lean, Tekno, Phyno and DJ Cuppy and has been nominated for several awards including
2016 Song of the Year at Soundcity MVP Awards with the song ‘Hollup’ featuring Joey B and Dammy Krane
2016 Best African Act at MOBO Awards
Viewers Choice at Soundcity MVP Awards
Listeners Choice at Soundcity MVP Awards
In order to chase his dreams, Mr Eazi had to quit a well-paid job in an Oil and Gas in Port Harcourt that paid about six thousand dollars (equivalent to N2.1 million) per month because he was not finding fufilment in it, even going as far as selling phones in computer village.
Apart from music, Mr Eazi who gets his enterprenural skills from his Parents is also into soft drinks importing, gold mining, and food distribution.
Oluwatosin Ajibade Personal Life
Mr. Eazi was denied participation in the 2016 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards because he was not a Ghanaian citizen. He is currently in a relationship with Temi Otedola who is the daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola.
Oluwatosin Ajibade Awards
2016 Next Rated at The Headies
2016 MOBO awards as the best African act
2016 Best New Artiste
Ghana Music Awards Uk Afropop Artist of the Year
Oluwatosin Ajibade Net Worth
Mr Eazi net worth is estimated at around $3.9 Million (N1.9 Billion Naira) he is counted among the artist that have over 1 billion.
