MI Abaga: Enter Yxng DxnzL The rap messiah
By Guardian Life
21 September 2018 |
12:36 pm
When Jude Abaga hit the scene with his Crowd Mentality single in 2006, Nigerian hip-hop heads welcomed the freshness of his idea, the audacity of his witty lyrics tightly packed in bars and a healthy dose of social commentary.
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