Everyone (or almost everyone) remembers the
‘beef’ between M.I Abaga and Kelly Hansome a few
years back that resulted in beef songs, interview
mentions and finally a picture that showed they
had patched things up.
Well, as he returns to the Nigerian music industry,
Kelly Hansome is speaking out about the ‘beef’ as
well as how it contributed largely to the success
that Chocolate City rapper, M.I, has now.
In an interview with Punch Newspaper’s Saturday
Beats he says:
On the beef : A lot of people take things too
personal at times, especially MI and Baba Keke.
They took my music too personal. If I did not beef
MI, he would not be where he is today. I am not
the one that made him, he has Chocolate City and
Audu Maikori to thank for that and they are my
friends but at the end of the day, it was a
marketing strategy for them.
On their future together : I put him at a point where
people could listen and appreciate his music. I am
looking forward to us working together.
On controversies in the industry: MI is at the top
of his game; he has several endorsement deals.
Because of the issues I had, the endorsement I
was supposed to have with Globacom was
cancelled and I don’t blame the company. Most of
these people are successful today because they
were able to cover up their controversies but the
record label I thought was my record label did not
cover up my controversy. Instead, they were the
ones pushing it outside. In their mind, I had
already been sentenced to death; they did not want
me to be on top of my game again so that people
would think they made me. I don’t know why they
did that to me, I wish they could give me a reason.
I wish we could be put on national television and
speak our minds and clear the air. I have no hard
feelings towards anybody. If they could not kill me
then, they cannot kill me now

Source: http://www.bellanaija.com/2015/01/24/if-i-did-not-beef-m-i-he-would-not-be-where-he-is-today-kelly-hansome/