In preparation for his upcoming album, Nigerian rapper Jude Lemfani Abaga, MI has declared that he will be retiring his stage moniker “Mr. Incredible Abaga (MI Abaga).”
MI announced his name change in a statement on social media on Thursday.
He also said that his final concert as MI Abaga will take place on July 10, 2022, to commemorate his legacy as Africa’s greatest rapper.
He mentioned that his upcoming album is “hard,” so it’s only fitting that he debuts it with a name that fits that.
He wrote, “After over 15yrs as minister incredible, I will be retiring the name “MI Abaga” and taking on a new name for my new project bcuz, my new album hard af and it deserves a new name”.
While MI is yet to drop more details of his seventh studio album, he released the lead single off the album “Daddy” back in March.
MI released his first album ‘Talk About It’ in 2008. His second album’ MI2: The Movie’, his second album, followed in 2010.
His last project was “Judah the E.P.,” released in 2020.