M.I. Abaga Says He Didn’t Expect His New Album To Be Well-Received

M.I. Abaga said he never expected his latest album, A Study On Self-Worth: Yxng Dxnzl would be well-received.

The rapper admitted this in a recent Sound City interview based on the direction of the album.

M.I. said he thought the album was “career suicide” due to the fixation of the audience on club songs.

“Right before it came out I felt it’s career suicide because everybody is making songs for the clubs, for the radio.

“This project I felt like I really needed to speak to the kid dealing with self-esteem issues, to the black man that’s frustrated with the world, to the person that’s heartbroken, to the person that’s struggling to find self-belief, to the person that’s dealing with depression.”