Jude Abaga ( born 4 October 1981 ) , better known by his stage name M.I Abaga , is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist and record producer . He has been the CEO of Chocolate City since June 2015 . He 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 . He rose to prominence in 2006 when his song " Crowd Mentality " became popular in his hometown of Jos. His critically acclaimed debut studio album '' Talk About It '' was released on 11 December 2008 . The LP was succeeded by '' MI 2 : The Movie '' ( 2010 ) . Four years after that , he released '' The Chairman '' as his third studio album . M.I Abaga released the playlist '' Rendezvous '' in February 2018 . In August of the same year , he released his fourth studio album '' A Study On Self Worth : Yxng Dxnzl ''
BET Awards 2010
BET Awards 2010
M.I Abaga