Mr Eazi’s ‘Maison Rouge:’ The Afrobeats Superstar Is No Longer Scared of Boredom – OkayAfrica

A man in a white shirt sits at a wooden table with a newspaper in front of him, against a wood-paneled wall with framed pictures, evoking the relaxed vibe of Mr Eazi enjoying Afrobeats at Maison Rouge.

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The Nigerian singer talks to OkayAfrica about his new project ‘Maison Rouge,’ shedding his love-hate relationship with the past and learning to enjoy the present.

Mr Eazi’s new EP, ‘Maison Rouge’, calls back to the midtempo, highlife-influenced style he pioneered back in the mid-2010s.

Motion has been a defining feature for Mr Eazi since he emerged in the African music mainstream space a decade ago. The Nigerian singer…