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Rapper, MI Follows Eedris abdukareem’s Foot step, Wages War Against Rick ross by 365naijanews(m): 10:45pm On Sep 21, 2012 |
Rapper, MI Follows Eedris Abdukareem’s Footstep, Wages War Against Rick Ross In 2004, Eedris Abdukareem surprised the world and gained international attention when he engaged US rapper 50 Cent while on a plane. This happened when 50 Cent was in Nigeria for a show. This brought about revolution in the music industry as local artistes thereafter started getting good pay from shows promoters as performance fee. In August 2012, another US rapper, Rick Ross was in Nigeria for a show. While in Nigeria, Rick Ross shot a music video for his controversial ‘Hold Me Back’ song. The Nigerian version of music video has, after its release, been criticised for the bad portrayal of Nigeria as a slum country. Recall that his first version of the same music video was banned on BET stations for some controversial issues. Now, Nigerian rapper, Jude Abaga otherwise known as MI has vent his anger on Rozay as Rick Ross is fondly called over the way he painted the most populous black nation in the world as ghetto. [b]MI posted on his website, “does it make you angry? Does it rile you to see your country portrayed as poor and suffering and full of struggle? “It burns you, does it not? To have some foreigner- who knows nothing of your history and pain, of the stories that flow within your blood- to have this foreigner come in and tell your story? “Is it not the height of disrespect and insensitivity? Does it not chafe against the thick skin you have grown to cover your other wounds? Does it not make you angry? “We should wax sanctimonious about national pride being slighted. We should vent our displeasure online. We should occupy something. Because God forbid the truth ever be told about what things really are. “God forbid a stranger remind us about those things we choose to ignore everyday. God forbid we ever face the truth about ourselves. God forbid we do not go on the internet and rail about how our country is being cast in bad light. “God forbid we do not talk about how there is a small minority which lives better than portrayed. God forbid we do not ignore truth one more time. God forbid we don’t.” For those who have watch the controversial music video, was Rick Ross portraying a wrong Nigeria?[/b] |
Re: Rapper, MI Follows Eedris abdukareem’s Foot step, Wages War Against Rick ross by Mynd44: 11:00pm On Sep 21, 2012 |
MI should go an relax jorh |
Re: Rapper, MI Follows Eedris abdukareem’s Foot step, Wages War Against Rick ross by kokosheen(m): 11:32pm On Sep 21, 2012 |
What MI wrote is a subtle call for revolution by Nigerians. He didn't criticize Rozay, he was criticizing our warped mentality. We should not bury our heads in sand and still cry foul over Rozay's video because he didn't shoot the video in Nigeristan... It was shot in Naija slums and that's where a whole lot of people live and die. We should rather vent our anger towards the few that have strangled us to live like this, while they live otherwise. . |
Re: Rapper, MI Follows Eedris abdukareem’s Foot step, Wages War Against Rick ross by Mynd44: 11:37pm On Sep 21, 2012 |
Mi needs to chill. The original also shows live in one of its worst form. How come no one cried? |
Re: Rapper, MI Follows Eedris abdukareem’s Foot step, Wages War Against Rick ross by jethrojet(m): 7:09am On Sep 23, 2012 |
It's bad enough that RICKEY made us look that way maybe if MI had mad a hit talking about a cancerous nigeria and the hope rising from within RICKEY'S story would have been petty. With all that been said MI should hold his ground; he can lyrically murder RICKEY anyday. |
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