Hip Hop Raised Me

Many Afrobeat artists have emerged from Nigeria and across Africa. Premiere artists such as Wizkid and Davido are edging closer to global domination, whilst Mr Eazi together with Eugy have owned the summer with their genre defining smash ‘Dance For Me'. I wanted to hook up with Eazi because I’ve seen what his music does to a club. I saw what his music did to the crowd at the Wireless Festival this year, and I've heard people talk about him like he is a mythical figure who is huge in Nigeria and blowing up the UK. Mr Eazi is an exciting artist, incredibly confident but not that cocky type of confidence. He has that authoritative type of confidence which may explain the secret to the success of his cultural takeover of the UK. Mr Eazi has an international overview which is rare for an emerging artist. He describes London as a “Hub of different cultures” and understands how to break music in London, Accra, Toronto, Lagos, etc. He recently sold out the Forum in London with his ‘Life is Eazi’ show...that’s...