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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