‘I almost shelved it!’ Mr Eazi on the art explosion triggered by his debut album

After a painting stopped him in his tracks, the Afrobeats star decided to ask 13 African artists to create work for each track of The Evil Genius. It’s been, he says, ‘the most therapeutic journey’Ask any Afrobeats fan who Mr Eazi is and they’ll probably start smiling. With eyes half closed, they’ll lean back into the dialled-down sound that first brought this Nigerian superstar to global attention, and they’ll probably start singing: “It’s your bo