In a music landscape crowded with noise, Eazie Boi is making a statement. Born Raymond Isreal in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, he’s not interested in vague poeticism. His latest single, “Normally,” released this past January via Omorecords Entertainment, names its target directly: a nation sitting on extraordinary wealth while the majority of its people live in poverty.
Rooted in Afrobeats with Afro Highlights — the term capturing the genre’s most popular and infectious sound — the track leans into steady percussion, grounded melodies, and a cadence that carries both frustration and hope. It’s music that moves, but it also means something.
“‘Normally’ is all about something real. Something raw and relatable,” Eazie Boi said. “It’s about the reality of life in Africa and specifically in Nigeria. ‘Normally’ is expressing our displeasure because what’s normal right now isn’t what it’s supposed to be.”
The message is pointed. Nigeria is an oil-rich nation, yet the majority of its people remain near or below the poverty line. The song insists on recalibrating that baseline, emphasizing that dignity is normal, access to shared wealth is normal, and a life where abundance isn’t quarantined to the few is normal. It names what’s been stolen and refuses to let the theft be mistaken for fate.
“Nigeria is wealthy as a nation, but many people live in poverty. We are rich as a nation but poor as a people. That’s the message I’m trying to let the world know, and that’s what I hope to change,” shared Eazie Boi.
Eazie Boi didn’t come to music the way most artists do. An introvert by nature, he was never drawn to it until the message-heavy canon of Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, and Paul Simon cracked the door open. These were artists who didn’t just entertain, but testified, who used rhythm as a vehicle for truth and melody as a means of resistance. The decisive turn came when he encountered Nigerian rap icon M.I Abaga and realized music could be something far more than a commercial product; it could be a platform for change.
Since releasing his debut single “Omonineja” in 2012, he has built a catalog defined by message-driven songwriting and a hardcore trap sensibility woven into Afrocentric rhythms. Prior singles “No Para,” “Oshey,” “Dispare,” and “Burning Bridge” have racked up thousands of streams, but “Normally” is his most focused artistic statement yet.
“I felt I needed to use this opportunity to say something,” Eazie Boi explained. “I know where the guitar should be, where the bass should sit. Even if I don’t play the instruments, I know what the song needs.” He conceived the entire arrangement mentally before stepping into the studio with an independent producer for final polish. He hears every element before it exists, and trusts his collaborators to bring it to life.
For Eazie Boi, knowing what a song needs has always been instinctual, and that instinct runs deeper than music. Raised as the son of a pastor, Eazie Boi grew up asking questions most around him weren’t asking: about justice, identity, and what the continent owed its people. He would eventually find a name for that restlessness — Pan-Africanism, but the conviction was always there, long before the word was.
He places himself in a lineage that includes Paul Robeson, Miriam Makeba, and the towering figure of Fela Kuti, whose shrine he has visited twice. Like Fela, he sees music as art and activism simultaneously, a tool for awakening, not just entertainment. A forthcoming unreleased track, “The Call,” continues that thread, aimed squarely at empowering African youth across the continent and diaspora.
“I would say I was born a Pan-Africanist. It’s always been a part of me.” — Eazie Boi
Released as an independent single, “Normally” arrives without an official video — for now. But its intent is already unmistakably clear, and it extends well beyond Nigeria. Economic imbalance isn’t a regional issue. The frustration embedded in this track speaks to anyone who has ever looked around at abundance and been told, somehow, that none of it was meant for them.
In an era where virality frequently overshadows substance, “Normally” opts for conviction over clout. Eazie Boi is not simply riding the global Afrobeats wave; he is deliberately steering it toward something with more weight and permanence.
“I want people not to give up on their dreams,” he said. “No matter the situation they’re going through, whether here in Africa or otherwise…it will get better.”
That’s the dual frequency this song transmits on: protest and perseverance, displeasure and hope. It is a song that knows exactly what is wrong and refuses to accept the status quo. Stream it now on all major platforms and tap into an artist who has always had something to say, and is finally saying it at full volume.
“Normally” is now available on all streaming platforms, with promotional support from Starlight PR.
