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Biography Of M.I Indigene Of Takum, Taraba State|| Naijaram.com by youngram: 7:15pm On Apr 28, 2017 |
Biography Of M.I indigene Of Takum Local Government, Taraba State. Jude Abaga also known as Mr. Incredible was born to, Pastor and Mrs Abaga from Takum Local Government Area, of Taraba state, Nigeria, a local government dominated by the Kuteb People. Kuteb is an ethnic group and language spoken by the people of Takum and Ussa Local government of Taraba state and the local government lies in the border of Nigeria-Cameroon. M. I attended Baptist High School, Jos where his mother purchased basic music notations and later ha him a 7-key mini piano which launched him into the music world. Jude is the eldest among his two brothers, Jesse Jagz who is also in the Nigerian and African music scene, and Jason Abaga. In M.I’s adolescence stage, he would listen to tracks from Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Sarah Machlaclan, Pablo Neruda, Jay-Z and DMX. His venture into 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, USA, he diverted into poetry while pursuing a career in Business and Economics. While in school, M. I performed regularly at the school’s major hip hop shows and concerts. M. I's 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 Made people angry instead of laughing. M.I started his music career when he returned to Nigeria in the year 2003. Finding his place in an industry dominated by the likes of Modenine, Ruggedman and Eedris Abdulkareem, he fastly started the production of mixtapes with his friend Djinee and this led to the critically acclaimed single “Safe”, (a song which he parodied popular Nigerian songs in its lyrics) which has gathered impressive airplay by African radio stations and music video stations such as MTV Vibe. The single track earned him awards at the Nigerian Music Video Awards, City People, N.E.A among others. The hype surrounding the release of Safe led to the critical acclaim given to his first studio album titled “Let’s Talk About It” which was another success. The album gathered awards such as Musician of the Year (Modemen Awards in 2008), Best Hip Hop Artist (City People Awards). He later went further to bring out a sample mixtape, ILLEGAL MUSIC, in which he fully exploits his lyrical prowess. Back in Jos Nigeria, he teamed up with his brother, Jesse Jagz, IcePrince, Ruby, Threadstone, Lindsay, Moses (Elbulk),E kelly to start a record label, called LOOPY records which they perform every Sunday at an open bar, with a theme tagged Jam Session. M.I which was later signed into the Chocolate City company, a renowned music label in Nigeria, which made him move from Jos city to the Nigerian capital Abuja and also influenced the beginning of his successful career in the Nigerian music industry. He has also received international recognition in South Africa from the popular Channel O music Award, MTVbase Awards and also the American BET Awards. A proficient producer, lyricist, songwriter and instrumentalist, M.I has been described by DIV as the future of African hip-hop. SOURCE: www.Naijaram.com
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Re: Biography Of M.I Indigene Of Takum, Taraba State|| Naijaram.com by Nobody: 7:25pm On Apr 28, 2017 |
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