Hollup crooner, Mr. Eazi has apologized to aggrieved fans across Nigeria over his
controversial statement. He tendered the apology through his twitter handle
during the week.
The apology read: “Just got a call, my fam in Imeko are doing
family meeting to deport me to Ghana. Abeg my Naija people no vex.”
The Headies 2016 Next Rated Act,
had earlier in a tweet said, “Nigeria Ghanaian music's influence on Nigerian music cannot be over-emphasized.”
This didn’t go down well with the Nigerian fans, as they took the statement
from an unappreciative standpoint, going emotional on the singer.
Industry
pundits are of the opinion that it was insensitive of the afrobeat singer to
have made the statement, due to the competitive atmosphere that exists between
Ghana and Nigeria's music industry.
Some
fans took to Twitter to backlash him. A
user, @mrafobeatz, tweeted, “It’s like Mr. Eazi’s village witches have started
following him on Twitter.”
@joekakan
wrote, “Mr Eazi has bad table manners. Don’t talk while you are eating.” For
@BosaLin, “Mr Eazi is an average Nigerian artiste that got overhyped No where
near the Sound god, I tried to listen I didn’t vibe.”
However, some industry figures rose to his defense. Ovie Ofugara,
co-owner of NotJustOk and Cool FM OAP
and hype man, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, both agreed that Nigerian sound is
heavily influenced by Ghanaian music.
According to Ovie, the singer didn’t say anything far-fetched nor was
his assertion off the mark. He noted that that it is “what some industry folks
have been saying behind the scenes.”
Christened
Oluwatosin Ajibade, he is signed to Wizkid’s
StarBoy Worldwide label, and has collaborated with famous names in the Ghanaian
music industry, such as Sarkodie, Efya, and Pappy Kojo.
The Zagadat promoter,
who made a breakthrough into the Nigerian music industry with the song, ‘Skin
Tight’ had a stellar 2016 in the music scene, winning also the Soundcity
MVP award for Best New Artiste.
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