M.I shares secrets of his success

Chocolate City boss, Jude Abaga known as

M.I shares secrets of his success and

constant output over the years.

According to him, resilience, prayer, hard

work and the right team had been

instrumental to his growth and exploit on

the scene.

“Its just hard work, the grace of God, also

surround yourself with the right people that

can tell you the truth. We just keep pushing

because its not easy at all, doing what you

have to do”.

The rapper who aired his opinion on poor

reading culture of contemporary Nigerian

society said “Nigeria is just a get-it get-it

now-now culture, we need to diversify our

societal interest in terms of really educating

ourselves with our history, also intelligent

literature about African history, politics and

religion because when we are uneducated,

ignorance is very dangerous, so we have to

work very hard at that.”

M.I rose to prominence in 2006 when his

song “Crowd Mentality” became popular in

his hometown, Jos. His critically acclaimed

debut studio album, Talk About It, was

released in 2008. The LP was succeeded by

M.I 2010. Four years after that, he released

his third studio album titled ‘The Chairman’.

The rapper, who has been the Chief

Executive Officer of Chocolate City since

June 2015 won Best Hip Hop and Best New

Act at the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards,

and was nominated in the Best International

Act category at the BET Awards 2010.