{
  "id": 17040550,
  "title": "'I saved Afrobeats' - Mr Eazi claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/i-saved-afrobeats-mr-eazi-claims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/i-saved-afrobeats-mr-eazi-claims/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Singer Oluwatosin Ajibade, known as Mr Eazi, has claimed that he played a significant role in revitalising Afrobeats in 2016 and the genre's eventual global acceptance. Speaking in a recent interview with 3Music TV, Mr Eazi claimed that he singlehandedly \"saved\" the genre in 2016. \"I saved Afrobeats in 2016,\" he said. The 'Skin Tight' […] 'I saved Afrobeats' - Mr Eazi claims",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}