A blogger got more than he bargained for
on Instagram lately when he dared to make a comparison between Chocolate
City’s Ice Prince (real name, Panshak Zamani) and label mate, Jude
Abaga ( aka MI).
The artistes, who have both won some
prestigious music awards on the side, proved they were not the kind of
rappers that could be easily swayed against each other by mere
praise-singing.
Ice Prince was the first to respond to
Igwe’s review of his latest hit titled ‘Trash Can’ and his subtle
attempt to compare the works of both artistes. Writing on Instagram, he
pointedly asked the blogger to stop comparing him and MI.
Noting that he was not trying to be
greater than MI, he told Igwe that a stronger bond existed between him
and the rapper that was deeper than music.
Ice Prince added, “To everyone else that
cares to know, I can never compete with MI. It’s deeper than music. Same
parents or not, MI is blood. And for the record, MI is one greatest rap
musician to come out of this side. I am who I am because I was brought
up by the greatest.”
The response was well aimed, no doubt and
MI himself was so touched by Ice Prince’s humility and modesty that he
could not help but fire back at the blogger.
Also on Instagram, MI wrote, “ Everybody
knows Noble Igwe is my friend, but Ice Prince is my brother. And I
reject any entertainment culture that consistently tries to put us
against each other or rate our creativity without credibility or
objectivity. We’d rather tear down than build each other and I don’t
agree with that. Family over everything!”
The responses from the artistes may seem
like a storm in a tea cup to some music lovers. All the same, others see
it as a demonstration of the team spirit that exists among artistes on
their records label.
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