#JAY Z EMPIRE STATE OF MIND YOU TUBE SKIN#

And this has opened doors for me in my entire career.вЂќДЄnd once he recognised peopleвЂ™s growing interest in what he created, he continued to improve. вЂњI was just doing exactly what I was doing, which is creating. Then in 2016, he became a man of the moment with Leg Over.Д®ven though there was never a particular moment when he decided he wanted to become an artiste, Oluwatosin made bold to say that every other aspect of his entrepreneurship life leverages the fact that heвЂ™s Mr Eazi, the artiste.

#JAY Z EMPIRE STATE OF MIND YOU TUBE SKIN#

In 2015, he had a hit record, Skin Tight. However, I believe he started getting attention before then. Earlier in 2021, he celebrated five years of leaving his mobile phone trading startup, Phonetrader Nigeria, to focus on music. In July 2016, Mr Eazi held a hugely successful headline show in London, which he said convinced him that he was on the right path. 2 вЂ“ Lagos to London particularly got massive streams, with the first at number four on BillboardвЂ™s World Album charts, and the other, the most-streamed Nigerian Album in 2018. Life is Eazi Vol.1 вЂ“ Accra To Lagos and Life is Eazi Vol. When the artiste still had a softer image, he released mixtapes that attracted local and international audiences. While studying in Ghana, he started bringing artistes to his university as he ran an entertainment business on the side. Mr Eazi always had the spirit of entrepreneurship. вЂњI always knew it would come to this phase where I get influential enough for the music to open doors for me and provide the cash flow needed to have more creative freedom.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s why I decided that of all the things I was passionate about that showed traction, and it was going to be music. вЂњI read Jay-ZвЂ™s book, Empire State of Mind, and it felt like IвЂ™d seen the blueprint, the future, and what could come out of it. The longer we spoke, the more difficult it was to distinguish between Mr Eazi, the artiste, the startup founder/CEO, and the investor.ДЄnd when we started talking about how he successfully wears many hats, he told me why he made music the fulcrum of all he does. IвЂ™m not sure what it means, but whenever you hear it, everyone knows Don Eazi is about to hit the stage or screen. Many artistes are known for their signature intros, which can be phrases or chants, and Mr Eazi is identified by вЂњZagadat.вЂќ вЂњEntrepreneurship truly makes me free,вЂќ he said as we continued our chat, oblivious of the passing of time. Oluwatosin wanted to have the creative freedom to try his hands on anything he put his mind to. In context, it was the entrepreneurship spirit. вЂњIвЂ™ve been driven by freedom, and IвЂ™ve been obsessed with this from early in life.вЂќ Mr Eazi also has an obsession, and you get no prizes for guessing that it is linked to the creative. In hindsight, this understanding is what has guided him towards success in every venture he has undertaken. He compared a founder pitching their idea to a creative coming forward to sell their unique product. вЂњYou see,вЂќ he said, вЂњthe similarities between a musician or a creative as a startup and a business became very glaring to me itвЂ™s almost the same thing.вЂќ This explains his interest in many other business ventures for which he has justifications.

This perhaps explains his strong commitment to investing in up-and-coming talents in Africa, nurturing them along their path.ДЄpparently, music has always been a hobby for Mr Eazi. And in an interview with Coachella in 2019, he said his current achievements wouldnвЂ™t have been possible without their show of largesse. His friends crowdfunded $1,000 for him to shoot his first video. A mechanical engineering graduate, Oluwatosin traded FMCGs and gold before deciding to stick to music. OluwatosinвЂ™s career track hasnвЂ™t always been straightforward. Strangely, in an industry where one can make tons of money, his excitement mostly comes from creating music in the studio the monetary value of the music produced is secondary in his books.ДЄs with most success stories, thereвЂ™s some history. ThereвЂ™s some form of joy that comes from conceiving an idea and seeing it come to life.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™m someone who is fascinated with seeing ideas come to life. Source: SuppliedДЄ look at the mark the young artiste has made in a short time shows that he is clearly motivated.

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