- M.I Abaga is considered one of the influential rappers in the Nigerian music scene
- The respected rapper recently teased fans on releasing his ‘best’ work ever in 2024
- TheRadar curated 20 facts about M.I that only die-hard fans would know
It is one thing to stand a favourite artiste in the music and another thing to know the thinnest details about them. How much do fans know about M.I. Abaga?
Jude Abaga, popularly known as M.I., short for Mr Incredible, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and producer, who is widely considered one of the most influential rappers in the Nigerian music industry.
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the popular rapper teased fans on releasing his best project, building anticipation amongst fans.
He wrote, “My next project is my best!”
Many fans cited some of his works like M12, Rendezvous, Talk about It and Young Denzel which they considered to be his best works. However, they were still open-minded to receiving his upcoming project.
In response, M.I. gave a hint to the feel of his upcoming project saying, “I think my art is evolving into a hybrid of all these threads. It’s a theme like young Denzel.
“It has a relationship between songs like Chairman. It has a play-through element like Rendezvous. And it has hits like Talk About It. MI2 was nice but this is different.”
With the release date for the new project unknown, fans of the talented rapper can only hold on to his promises to deliver his ‘best’ project as always.
20 facts about Nigerian rapper, M.I
In anticipation of M.I.'s upcoming music project, TheRadar curated 20 facts about the rapper every die-hard fan should know.
- M.I. gained attention in the Nigerian music space after the release of his track song, Crowd Mentality in 2006.
- He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers in Africa because of his significant influence in shaping the rap game.
- M.I. was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chocolate City from 2015 to 2019.
- The 42-year-old rapper is a graduate of Business and Economics from Calvin College, Michigan.
- He is credited with 5 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 4 mixtapes and playlists, and 2 EPs.
- His album ‘The Chairman’ won the Best Rap Album at the 2015 Headies award.
- M.I. hails from Taraba State.
- The rapper speaks Hausa fluently because he was born in Jos, Plateau.
- In 2013, he was appointed by Globacom as an ambassador
- His album Young Denzel (2018) was released as part of a collection of Nigerian rap albums ‘Lamb August.’
- He won the ‘Musician of the Year’ in the Modemen Awards in 2008.
- He also emerged as the ‘Best Hip Hop Artist’ in the City People Entertainment Awards
- After leaving Chocolate City, M.I. launched his record label, Incredible Music.
- In 2012, he was appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
- Rappers like Ice Prince, Jesse Jagz, Nasty C, and others have once cited M.I. as an inspiration for their music.
- He is recognized as a vanguard of the Afrobeats.
- In 2022, he married his wife, Eniola Mafe, in Lagos.
- M.I. and Vector once had a rap battle over supremacy in 2019 which led to the release of his diss track ‘The Viper.’
- Aside from music, the rapper has appeared in the movie ‘Chief Daddy’ where he played Mr X.
- The last award won by M.I was in 2018 as the
- In 2023, he was appointed the special adviser to the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang
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