M.I Abaga took to Twitter to dish out heartwarming stories of him and Dagrin in celebration of Dagrin’s 10 years death anniversary.
M.I Abaga said that the first time he had Dagrin’s rap was during a conversation with a friend who was an A&R for artists and the friend played one of his artists’ song and he was amazed by Dagrin verse.
He shared how he was to perform in Sound Sultan‘s Satelite town end of the year party and he was blown away by Dagrin’s performance of his then-unreleased hit song, “Pon Pon”.
“DJ Neptune asked me to reproduce our 123 record and I remember DaGrin came to my room studio in Palmgrove to record.. simple guy.. talented.. we gisted and laughed the whole time. We spoke about trading collaborations and he hopped on a bike and was headed home.” He wrote.
He also added that he was a little bit intimidated by Dagrin and his Album, “MI2” was inspired by Dagrin‘s “CEO” album.
See his tweets below;
Every single line and she would pause it.. laugh and try to explain what he was saying.. I was blown away.. I mean who writes verses so good that every line is a quotable..
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) April 22, 2020
When PonPon dropped it shook the streets and airways in a way nothing had since Eedris and nothing did again till Baddoo.. the energy.. the flow.. the power in his voice.. this was HIPHOP!!!!! I knew I was a fan an even a little intimidated by the brilliance of this guy..
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) April 22, 2020
A few months later his album dropped.. without the CEO album there is no MI2.. I was chasing the template he set..something so powerful but so easy for the everyday fan to relate to.. the epiphany came one day sitting in Obanikoro and watching a street dude rap every lyric of his
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) April 22, 2020
I saw him a few days before his accident.. played a charity football game together.. dapped it up.. and everyone went home.. I remember I was headed into Benin for a gig when i heard on radio.. Dagrin was in an accident. Damn.. the country actually stopped..
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) April 22, 2020
I don’t know if you guys remember.. but LUTH was packed everyday till he passed.. it spoke to the impact of his talent.. his story.. his charisma.. and his person.. one of the greatest rappers ever in my book.. DaGrin the CEO. 10 years gone but never forgotten!!! RIP
— The Guy (@MI_Abaga) April 22, 2020