M.I Abaga's Full Biography

M.I was born to Pastor and Mrs Abaga, both active members of the local Church choir in Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. His mother taught the basic music notations and later bought him 7-key mini piano, which launched him early into the world of music. M.I's encounter with Hip-Hop started with sampling the works of DMX and Lauryn Hill in 1998. He later delved into writing poetry. In 1999, MI left for Calvin College, Michigan, USA to pursue a degree in business and economics. There he interacted with the budding Michigan hip-hop community. He performed at all the major hip-hop and R&B shows and concerts in school and later came third in the Calvin College “Hip Hopera” 2003. M.I returned to Plateau, Nigeria in 2005 to find the local music industry on the verge of a revolution and was set to take African Hip-Hop to new heights. A proficient producer, lyricist, songwriter and instrumentalist, M.I has been described by DIV as the future of African Hip-Hop. He has produced and featured on the works of artists like Jeremiah Gyang, Djinee, Shifi (Style Plus), Jesse Jags, Ice Prince,Ruby, Lindsy , Leone e.t.c.

RECENT NEWS

True Love Magazines Review:

"Interesting, exciting, thrilling, impossible, incredible, indomitable...are a few words to describe Jude Abaga (aka MI's) debut album.

The album scores highly in production and lyrical content- tackling every issue from politics, the economy, cars and women to religion. His flow is melodic and infectious with lyrical precision on Fast Money Fast cars, featuring Wizkid.

In Safe, featuring Djinee of Ego fame, he shreds material from other Nigerian songs to create a masterpiece that'll have you grinning from ear to ear."

Illegal Music is a mix tape where M.I samples music from artists like D’Banj, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and more!