M.I Abaga
- January 4, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
M.I Abaga Biography
| Name | M.I Abaga |
| Birthday | Oct 4 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Jos |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
M.I Abaga is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on October 4, 1981 in Jos, Nigeria. Nigerian rapper who rose to fame when his song “Crowd Mentality” became an unexpected hit in 2006. In 2015, he became the CEO of Chocolate City, one of Africa’s most successful hip-hop labels.
He produced two songs from Ice Prince‘s 2011 album Everybody Loves Prince.
Jude was born in Jos, Plateau State. His parents, Pastor and Mrs Abaga are from Takum, Taraba state, both of Jukun-Nigerian descent. He attended Baptist High School, Jos where his mother purchased basic music notations and later, a 7-key mini piano which launched him into the music world. Jude has two brothers, Jesse Jagz who is also in the Nigerian and African music scene, and Jason Abaga. During Jude’s adolescence, he would listen to tracks from Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Sarah Maclachlan, Pablo Neruda, Jay-Z and DMX. Jude’s venture in the hip hop world started with the sampling of musical works from DMX and Lauryn Hill as early as 1998. After his stint at Calvin College, Michigan, US, he delved into poetry while pursuing a career in Business and Economics. There, he performed regularly at the school’s major hip hop shows and concerts. His impressive rap flows and attitude gained him a third-place finish at the Calvin College show tagged ‘HipHopera’ in 2003, which was actually the only “hip hop show” that Calvin College ever had. M.I. also made some amateur attempts at comedy, but decided to stick to music because he was embarrassed when nobody laughed but him.
Jude began his music career when he returned to Nigeria in 2003. Finding his place in an industry dominated by the likes of Modenine, Ruggedman and Eedris Abdulkareem, he quickly commenced the production of mixtapes with his friend Djinee. This led to the critically acclaimed single “Safe”, (a song which he parodied popular Nigerian songs in its lyrics) which gathered impressive airplay by African radio and music video stations such as MTV Vibe. The track also earned him awards at the Nigerian Music Video Awards, City People, N.E.A among others.
His real name is Jude Abaga. He is the brother of fellow rapper Jesse Jagz.
M.I Abaga Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rapper |
| House | Living in own house. |
M.I Abaga is one of the richest Rapper from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, M.I Abaga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His first instrument was a 7-key mini piano. He grew up idolizing artists like Lauryn Hill and DMX.
He is the winner of numerous Hip-Hop World Awards, including Best Rap Album and Best Rap Single.
Jude Abaga (born 4 October 1981), better known as M.I Abaga, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was CEO of Chocolate City from June 2015 to 2019. He won Best Hip Hop and Best New Act at the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards, and was nominated in the Best International Act category at the BET Awards 2010. He rose to prominence in 2006 when his song “Crowd Mentality” became popular in his hometown of Jos. His critically acclaimed debut studio album Talk About It was released on 11 December 2008. The LP was succeeded by MI 2: The Movie (2010). Four years after that, he released The Chairman as his third studio album. M.I Abaga released the playlist Rendezvous in February
- In August of that year, he released his fourth studio album A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl. On 6 March 2020, M.I Abaga announced his exit from Chocolate City Music and launch of his record label Incredible Music.
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Who is M.I Abaga Dating?
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M.I was appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador in 2012. M.I also supports the Jostified campaign. He has achieved worldwide recognition as part of the vanguard of the “Afrobeats” wave.
Facts & Trivia
M.I Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. M.I Abaga celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.
M.I’s popularity has grown quickly over the years in Nigeria as he has become one of the most critically acclaimed rap artists, and has recently been compared to other artists like Naeto C, el Dee, D’banj, 9ice and Mode 9. He was listed as the fourth most talented rapper in Nigeria by online music site Notjustok.com. The ranking didn’t sit well with M.I and he used the song NotJustOk/Savage (Track 5) on his 2016 released mix tape Illegal Music 3 to address the issue of him being compared to other Nigerian rap stars. He explicitly demanded that critics leave his name off any list and stop rating, ranking or criticizing music they didn’t help create just because the critic wants to gain more traction, followers and boost their ratings.