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Groupie", he brags about all of his accomplishments and criticizes rappers who do not work on their craft. In "You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives", he expresses his feelings about the current state of Nigerian hip-hop.
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Nigeria's Ehis Ohunyon awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, characterizing it as a "watertight project that is well conceived, thoroughly executed and perfectly served to cater for both his young
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and announced plans for its release in May 2018. During that time, he executively produced a few albums and announced the WAHA hip-hop festival. The album's release date was postponed because all of the samples used had not been cleared. M.I derived the album's title from a badly received joke he
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In the romantic track "You Are Like Melody, My Heart Skips a Beat", M.I expresses relatable sentiments and confesses to learning every day. On the album's title track, he opens up about his demons and battle with depression. In "Last Night I Had a Dream About a
Hummingbird", M.I speaks about the
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Meditate on You", M.I talks about the importance of self-worth. In "Stop! Never Second Guess Yourself", he displays aggression and cynicism; the song's lyrics cheers a woman and speaks to the person in the mirror. In the
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hummingbird, a metaphor for people who are caged and held back by boundaries of their own making. On the album's closer "Love Never Fails, But There Are
Prophecies Love Will Cease to Remain", Tay Iwar and M.I paint a riveting image of the reality that mental health patients endure.
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Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives" was released on October 20, 2017. The song's release triggered an online debate about the current state and decline of Nigerian hip-hop. Several Nigerian rappers responded to M.I, including N6, Payper,
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1095:"Essentials: M.I's 'YXNG DXNZL: A Study on Self Worth'"
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1420:Rendezvous
1319:20 October
1051:OkayAfrica
823:References
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641:Lady Donli
454:Jude Abaga
410:Nominated
305:Rendezvous
294:Background
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159:Rendezvous
148:chronology
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56:2018-08-24
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1137:New Frame
811:Standard
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368:New Frame
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260:Cina Soul
248:M.I Abaga
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