Jude Abaga, better known as MI, has made a
name in the music industry in Nigeria. But the rapper has been on a
break in the music scene for about four years without releasing an
album, though he still headlines shows.
In a recent chat with Saturday Beats, the
rapper said that he does not need music to survive as his endorsements
alone put food on his table
.
He said, “People have been saying
whatever they like but I have been blessed that I don’t need to make
music to survive. But now is the right time for me to come out because
the music is there and the story is there. I stayed away waiting for the
right time. Whenever you drive through Lagos or anywhere in the country
and you see my face, you would know what I have been doing to survive.”
He also debunked rumours that he was
under any pressure especially from his brother to release an album.
Currently his latest song, King James, is topping charts and the rapper advised that musicians should sing socially conscious songs.
“Although I did not release an album in
over four years, my younger brother released two in about six months but
I was not pressured in any way. The competition between me and Jesse
Jagz has been over years ago. We have been doing this for years and he
won. I am on a different path making different music. I am on my own
path making my own kind of music and my advice to everyone making music
is to make songs that feel right. Every artiste should do music to raise
social awareness,” he said.
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