Talented rapper, Ruggedman, has finally
weighed in on 9ice publicly apologizing in
an open letter, following 9ice, publicly
apologizing to him and ex-wife, Toni Payne.

Recall, Ruggedman was accused of sleeping
with Toni Payne while still being married to
9ice, an accusation, the rapper vehemently
denied.

Read his letter below:

In 2010 9ice released a song that made a
lot of people wrongfully drag me into a
terrible situation. People
who misconstrued the song and it
created a rumour ..

A terrible false rumour that was fueled by
journalists and bloggers who were only
after hits on their sites.Bloggers and
journalists who did not care to
investigate and confirm a rumour,but
chose to print and post it anyways not
caring who got hurt in the process.

I remember pleading my innocence and
that of Toni Paynes but social media
people being who and how they
are,chose not to listen.

I remember calling 9ice on the phone CIA
style to talk to him about it and he was
clearly heard admitting the song was not
about myself or Toni Payne, but social
media people being who and how they
are, chose not to listen.

I remember asking 9ice to publicly clear
the air on the terrible rumour,but was
shocked when my friend said he would
not because he was busy and didn’t have
time for such. Again nobody wondered
why.

Fast forward 2016. six years later and I
was surprised when i heard that 9ice has
finally come out to say i never slept with
his wife and the song was not about me
and even apologised on top.That he has
finally come out to say the truth about the
issue that cast a negative shadow over
my head and that of his ex wife for six
years.

All i can do is smile because I know me
better than anybody out there who
insulted me over the matter. I said it then
and i say it now, Michael Ugochukwu
Stephens will never sleep with his friends
wife.

Families and husbands you can now
relax. Your daughters and wives are safe
around me hahahahaha!!
To 9ice, bro you left it a bit too late. You
had your chance to clear this matter up 6
years ago when it really mattered but you
did not take it. I do not know why and
exactly what it was that made you keep
quiet all that while. I did my best to clear
my name without you and moved have
moved on since.

Anyways I accept your apology and thank
God we are all alive.
To bloggers and journalists: You will be
who and how you are,but the best and
most successful ones amongst you will be
the ones who actually get professional
about with their work and try to
investigate stories before putting it out
there. I really hope you all realise its not all
about the hits. Do not lose your humanity
all because you want to be the first to
break news.

On a lighter note,if you want to break
news,kindly break the news that my new
song ft Olamide titled Seyi Shay will drop
on cloud 9music and mtn
plus tomorrow 5th February 2016.

I wish you all the best and I appreciate
everybody who has been there for
me.God bless us all.
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