'I saved Afrobeats' - Mr Eazi claims

Singer Oluwatosin Ajibade, known arsenic Mr Eazi, has claimed that helium played a important relation successful revitalising Afrobeats successful 2016 and the genre's eventual planetary acceptance.

Speaking successful a caller interrogation with 3Music TV, Mr Eazi claimed that helium singlehandedly "saved" the genre successful 2016.

"I saved Afrobeats successful 2016," helium said.

The 'Skin Tight' crooner explained that his introduction into the euphony country brought a enactment of caller aerial and beingness to Afrobeats.

DAILY POST recalls that Mr Eazi emerged arsenic 1 of the astir invaluable and breakthrough artists successful the Nigerian and African euphony manufacture successful 2016, driven by a beardown tally of deed singles and monolithic taste impact, acknowledgment to his chiseled laid-back vocal transportation and fusion style.

He besides won the Next Rated astatine the 2016 Headies Awards.

However, different emerging Afrobeats artists similar Tekno, Runtown, and Ycee besides dominated the African euphony country and the diaspora with monolithic deed songs that year.

'I saved Afrobeats' - Mr Eazi claims