Ace Nigerian rapper, Panshak Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince Zamani, has asserted that his former record label mate, MI Abaga is in the same category with the world’s greatest rappers.
The award-winning hip hop artiste stated this while fielding questions on Fresh Off The Boat Podcast, where he also said MI played a huge role in his career.
Ice Prince also mentioned veteran rapper, Modenine as the best metaphorical rapper to ever exists. The ‘Oleku’ crooner further lamented the current trend of foreign record labels dominating the Nigerian music industry, stressing that veteran music executives in the country need to step up.
Ice Prince said; “I can put M.I next to any rapper in the world. He made us study the game a lot. He played a huge role in my life.
“Don’t see anybody that raps better than Mode 9 (Modenine) on planet earth. He is the best metaphorical rapper ever to exist”.
He added; “Our OGs like Obi Asika, Audu Maikori, Kenny Ogungbe and Segun Demuren need to have their foothold in the game. We need them as much as we need these international labels.”
Meanwhile in another news…
Media Personality, Daddy Freeze has said music superstar, Ayodeji Balogun professionally known as Wizkid is almost on the same level with late Afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
He stated this in a video shared on his social media page while wading into the feud between Wiz and rappers in the industry. It may be recalled that during an interview with 10 magazine the “Essence” crooner said rap is dead while arguing in favour of Afrobeats dominating the Hip Hop genre.
According to the Starboy Entertainment founder, the Hip Hop artistes mostly rap on the same beats, and they have similar styles. Wiz also said Nigerian rappers as non-rappers who lack development and went on to list the South Africa’s Nasty C and Ghana’s Sarkodie as the ‘real rappers’ in Africa.
Subsequently, Wizkid received backlash mostly from Nigerian rap artistes who either responded to him online or released diss raps.
In reaction to the clash, Freeze opined that for Wizkid to have made that comment, it comes from a place of objectivity soaked in experience.
He said the Ojuelegba crooner has achieved a lot and should be taken seriously whenever he gives constructive criticisms.
The OAP who aid he is backing Big Wiz further said only a handful of artistes in Nigeria can boast of the achievements attached to Wizkid’s name in the music industry.
Daddy Freeze said; “When it comes to music in Nigeria as a whole, Wizkid is almost on the level of Fela then. What he (Wizkid) has been able to do, not many people can achieve it, when he says something, hear him out, there is one thing in me that makes me different from many people I might not like you but if you speak the truth I will support you…
The truth is the truth and it will set you free. When you see the truth and started ignoring the truth because of the person carrying the truth we become like Nigerian politicians, all of them are the same but they will make one look worse than the rest of them.”
