Video: Mr Eazi On How He's Helping Young African Artists Grow
In 'Moments With: Mr Eazi,' the buzzing Nigerian star tells us about Banku music, being a serial entrepreneur, and how he's been pushing young African artists through his emPawa initiative.
Mr Eazi stopped by our offices in New York City during a packed round of promo around his new emPawa platform.
The Nigerian star sat down with OkayAfrica and spoke in-depth about his early days, how his friends all pooled money to help him get started, how his famous 'hat' look came about, the blend of Ghanaian & Nigerian sounds that make up Banku music and more recent things like collaboration with J Balvin and Bad Bunny.
Watch our Moments With video with Mr Eazi below.
Moments With: Mr Eaziyoutu.be
Moments With is a cross-brand series between Okayplayer and OkayAfrica, bringing viewers in for an intimate moment with some of the most iconic names and people to watch in entertainment.
Credits
Producers | Kam Tambini & Greg Poole
Editors | Israel Nava
Cinematographer | Sam Henriques
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