M.I Abaga: Biography
REAL NAME Jude Abaga
STAGE NAME MI Abaga
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Jos, Nigeria
STATE OF ORIGIN Taraba State
NATIONALITY Nigerian
PROFESSION(S) Rapper, Record Producer, Businessman
RECORD LABEL Chocolate City (Former)
NET WORTH $5.2 Million
Jude Abaga (aka MI Abaga) is a Nigerian musician and record producer who was born on the 4th of October 1981.
He was actually the Chief Executive Officer of the famous Chocolate City Music Label between 2015 to 2019.
M.I Abaga: Early Life, Education And Music Career
M.I Abaga aka Jude Abaga was born 4th October 1981 in Jos, Plateau State. He was born to Nigerian parents, Pastor and Mrs Abaga, M.I hails from Taraba state, Nigeria he is of Jukun descent. Jude has two brothers, Jesse Jagz who is also in the Nigerian music Industry, and Jason Abaga.
He attended Baptist High School, Jos. while M.I was in school her mother notice the love had for Music as well as playing musical instrument, so she purchased him basic music notations to learn the rudiments of music before she later purchased a 7-key mini piano which launched him fully into the music world.
When M.I was growing up, he would listen to tracks from Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley, Sarah Maclachlan, Pablo Neruda, Jay-Z and DMX. He proceeded to Calvin College, Michigan, USA, where he studied Engineering for only a year before he moved on to major in Business and Economics.
M.I Abaga: Relationship, Wife
M.I Abaga isn’t known to be dating or married, neither does he have children.
However, a viral report began to make the rounds this month (April 2022) saying M.I Abaga got engaged to one Eniola Mafe and she said yes.
Some hours after their engagement, Eniola shared a portrait of herself with the caption that reads
2022 is about to be a great year! The universe is just out here looking out for your girl” and her lover, M.I Abaga responded with love struck emojis.
Findings shows that Eniola Mafe holds a M.A. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. and a B.A from Spelman College (Phi Beta Kappa).
M.I Abaga: Career In Calvin College
M.I Abaga‘s foray into the hip hop realm began in 1998 with the sampling of musical works by DMX and Lauryn Hill. Following his time at Calvin College in Michigan, he experimented with poetry and comedy, but opted to stick to music since he was humiliated when no one else laughed but him. He was a regular performer at the school’s main hip hop showcases and concerts. His outstanding rap flows and attitude earned him a third-place finish at the Calvin College event titled ‘HipHopera’ in 2003, which was actually Calvin College’s only “hip hop show.” He performed all of this while studying Business and Economics at Calvin College in Michigan, USA. M.I. attended Calvin College from 1998 to 2003.
M.I Abaga: Career In Nigeria
M.I Abaga began his singing career after moving to Nigeria in 2003. He began recording mixtapes with his friend Djinee to find his position in an industry dominated by the likes of Modenine, Ruggedman, and Eedris Abdulkareem. This resulted in the highly praised tune Safe, which had a lot of broadcast on African radio and music video outlets like MTV Vibe. M.I formed Loopy Music alongside his brother – Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Ruby, Threadstone, Lindsay, Moses – Elbulk, and E-kelly.
M.I was then signed to the Chocolate City company, a renowned Nigerian music label, which was the reason he went from Jos to Abuja, and this also affected the start of his great career in the Nigerian music industry. M.I, a skilled producer, rapper, songwriter, and instrumentalist, has been dubbed the “future of African Hip Hop” by DIV.
M.I Abaga: As A Producer
As a producer, M.I Abaga has produced and featured on the works of several artists including Don Jazzy, Threadstone – the first rock band in Nigeria, Kel, Djinee, Shifi of Styl Plus, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Ruby, Lindsey, Leony, Wizkid, etc. Although he is the CEO of Chocolate City, he still owns his own production company – Rytchus Era Productions, with his brother Jesse Jagz.
M.I Abaga has helped several upcoming artistes come to limelight, some of these artists are Wizkid, Vypa, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Pype, Ice Prince, Brymo, and KhaliGraph Jones.
Also, with his music, he imprint a Northern presence in the Nigerian music industry. By doing so, he is seen as one who wants to bring Nigeria together through music. Hence, Nigerian hip hop fans describe him as Nigeria’s Hip Hop Messiah.
MI Abaga Endorsement Deals.
As a very famous artist, MI Abaga has bagged a lot of endorsement deals from major companies across the continent.
Back in 2013, he was made a brand ambassador for Glo Nigeria. Although the total worth of the deal was undisclosed, it was said to worth millions of Naira.
Through his career as a musician, one of the most successful mixtapes which MI Abaga released is the ‘Illegal Music 3: The Finale’.
This mixtape was released on the 29th of February 2016.Barely three days after its release, it amassed up to 400,000 downloads.
MI Abaga Cars, Houses, and other Assets
Being a rich musician surely comes with a lot of wonderful benefits.
As a rich musician, MI Abaga often gifts himself with luxury items.
In this section of this article, we will look at the major assets owned by MI Abaga.
Here are some major cars owned by MI Abaga.
Mercedes Benz G-Wagon
One of the most famous cars in MI Abaga’s garage is the Mercedes Benz G-Wagon.
The singer actually got this car for himself as a celebration when he actually reached 100k followers on Instagram.
During that period, it took him a whopping N30 Million Naira to purchase the latest version of the car.
Bentley Continental GT
The Bentley Continental GT is one of the most expensive cars in MI’s garage.
Aside from the two supercars mentioned here, MI Abaga owns a couple of other cars.
However, he doesn’t flaunt them on social media, so they are not known to the public.
MI Abaga Houses.
Surprisingly, much is not known about the houses owned by MI Abaga.
However, there are reports that he owns a mansion in Abuja and Taraba State.
There are also rumours that he owns a luxury mansion in Lagos State.
However, we do not know the location of this mansion.
What is MI Abaga Net Worth?
Currently, MI Abaga is said to have a whopping net worth of $5.2 Million Dollars.
This makes him one of the richest rappers in the country.