Tag: M.I.
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Political rap across Africa…Keeping the legacy of it alive
In Africa, it is very common for artists to rap about the political climate of their countries. They do this to try and bring awareness and a call for change on issues within the countries. In Africa, hip hop artists are some of the biggest voices that influence the public’s thoughts, actions, and views onRead…
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M.I. Abaga’s unapologetic stance on the state of contemporary Nigerian Rap
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is known on the music scene for its Afrobeats genre boasting a lot of Africa’s music heavyweights including Burna boy, Wizkid and Davido, to name a few. However, it has a long history of rap/hip hop music with several notable artists including mode 9ine, Eedris Abdulkareem, Da Grin, Jesse Jagz,Read…
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Catch the Wave: New Sound for 2016
Published on Dec 4, 2014 Music video for Bad Belle ft. Moti Cakes performed by MI Abaga. With Hip Hop’s uptempo, base-driven instrumentals catching flames in the United States, it evidently caught flame in Nigeria with artist MI Abaga’s Bad Belle . Jude Abaga aka M.I. Abaga is a Nigerian native popular worldwide for his versatile style in hipRead…
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Sound Sultan
Amidst the explosive nature of Nigerian hip hop many MCs and artists spanning across the board of have emerged though only some have made it to mainstream Nigerian audiences and even fewer have tasted international recognition. There will be more on the less flashy, less American stars such as Proto, Blaise, and The Faculty. ForRead…