MI Abaga

An acclaimed Nigerian hip-hop artist, M.I. Abaga first entered the public arena with his 2008 debut Talk About It, an LP that showed off his sharp-tongued wordplay and confident attitude in equal measure. While attending college in the U.S., he had become heavily influenced by major American rappers like Jay-Z and DMX, and formed his own hard-hitting style that he would carry throughout his body of work. A contradiction of sunny, laid-back Afro-pop styles and gritty hip-hop, Abaga joined the prominent Chocolate City label and throughout the 2010s became a significant player in...