1. MI Abaga left in 2020 to establish his own label, Incredible Music.
14 Facts About MI Abaga
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MI Abaga has won multiple awards, including Best Hip-Hop Act at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2009, and was nominated for the BET Awards in 2010.
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MI Abaga has spearheaded initiatives in voter education, civic engagement, and youth empowerment, partnering with organizations like YIAGA Africa and Luminate.
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MI Abaga was born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria to parents from Takum in Taraba state.
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MI Abaga attended Baptist High School, Jos, and has two brothers.
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MI Abaga's mother bought him a musical piano and he listened to songs by Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Sarah McLachlan, Pablo Neruda, Jay-Z and DMX; those which built him into the music world.
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MI Abaga proceeded to Calvin College, Michigan, where he studied Business and Economics.
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MI Abaga began his music career after he had returned to Nigeria in 2003.
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On 6 March 2020, MI Abaga announced his departure from Chocolate City.
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MI Abaga followed up with his debut studio album Talk About It, which introduced him as Nigeria's hip-hop frontrunner.
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MI Abaga is often praised for mentorship, having influenced the careers of Ice Prince, Blaqbonez, Falz, Odumodublvck and AQ.
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MI Abaga has achieved worldwide recognition as part of the vanguard of the "Afrobeats" wave.
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MI Abaga was listed as the fourth most talented rapper in Nigeria by online music site Notjustok.
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MI Abaga 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.