Moses Agboola (Mo Eazy)
Moses Agboola, popularly known as Mo Eazy, is from Ibadan (OYO state) but was born in the ancient city of Kano, in northern Nigeria. His family eventually settled in South London, UK, where he spent years developing his unique brand of African influenced Hip Hop music.
Though he lived in the UK for the good part of his life, Mo Eazy is well grounded in his African heritage. By combining his native tongue and homegrown rhythms with Western musical influences, he has created a unique style and sound that’s increasingly gaining favouritism with fans across Africa and beyond.
Mo Eazy honed his skills playing drums and singing in Church at an early age.
He attributes his intuitive musical sense to growing up listening to his Mother’s eclectic music collection, which consisted Nigerian musicians like Fela Kuti, Ebenezer Obey, Ayewa and more. International artistes such as Michael Jackson, Jay Z and soul infused Gospel sounds were also influences.
This musical exposure at a very early age had a strong impact on his use of infectious melodies in his materials till date, giving him an edge that has made him one of the most sought after songwriters and producers in the industry.
His work as a solo artist quickly started to yield dividends in the form of several awards and nominations such as Nigerian Entertainment Award (NEA); Nigeria Arise; Black Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Television, Arts Award (BEFFTA); Best UK Male Act, Best Afro Caribbean Act, Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA), Most Popular Music Video in Europe and Nigerian U.K Based Achievers Award.
He also had the opportunity of performing at huge venues like the O2 arena, while working with industry heavy weights like Craig David, Nate James, Iwan, D-Black, Ray Lavinder (Konvict music), Salif (Konvict music) and Da Grout (Konvict music).
He eventually decided to unleash his arsenal of skills on the Nigerian market with the release of his hit single, ‘Red Carpet’, which was heavily streamed over the web, and enjoyed massive radio and video rotation, even charting in Nigeria and West Africa.
This reception and desire for self-fulfilment contributed to his decision to relocate to Nigeria to continue a better part of his life and career in 2011. Mo Eazy collaborated with major Nigerian artistes such as Tuface, Darey and Modenine and also performed on some of the biggest stages, such as the Calabar Carnival, Rhythm Unplugged, Love Like A Movie, including corporate and presidential events sharing the stage with the likes of D'banj, P Square, Kelly Rowland and a host of others.
Mo Eazy had a cameo appearance in the number one television series owned by the entrepreneur Mrs Funke Akindele Bello (Jenifas Diary) and would later on given a prominent role that was mostly shot in London.
Now working alongside Scene One Productions, Mo Eazy was also graced