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Meet the Naija act who is blowing up the music scene in Ghana

The Nigerian singer has featured with a lot of top Ghanaian acts, and released a breakout mixtape in 2013.

If you are conversant with the music scene in Ghana, then the name Mr. Eazi shouldn't be new. Mr. Eazi who is a Nigerian by the name of Tosin Ajibade is heating up the scene with his current hit track 'Bankulize'.

A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, he also holds an MSc degree in Engr/Management from Coventry University.

Eazi started recording as a hobby in 2010 with a group called Code Red. The reception of their songs especially towards him made him dedicate more time recording and learning his craft while still in university.

From singles to features, he become a major force in the underground/upcoming game getting co-signs from EL, Fuse ODG and featuring on Sarkodie's song - '', X.OSenavoe's '' and Stay Jay's ''; adding the Naija flavour they needed to each song.

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In 2013, he released his mixtape 'About to Blow' which had the songs 'Pipi Dance', 'Orobo' and 'Bankulize' as breakout singles. 'Pipi Dance' went on to be played on radio massively in Ghana.

In 2014 November, a new version of 'Bankulize' produced by DJ Juls (who produced the hit single 'Feel Alright' by Show Dem Camp) feat Pappy Kojo was released.

By February, it was the number one song in Ghana according to iTunes.

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