By Osagie Alonge
If there’s one thing controversial Nigerian pop artiste Terry G takes seriously, it has to be his music. Even though his career has been plagued by multiple disputes and fights, he has managed to make music that has sold and evidently brought him fame.
So when Nigerian commercial rapper M.I tried questioning the origin of the name of one of Terry’s hits songs ‘Akpako’, the pop act reacted negatively.
M.I had taken to his Twitter account to ask ‘Pls.. What does akpako mean?’, he didn’t stop there ‘So apparently.. Terry G alone understands the deep mysteries of akpako..’ @MI_Abaga tweeted.
It didn’t take long for Terry G to react as he was immediately tagged with the tweets by some of his 4000 plus followers. He tweeted back at M.I ‘@MI_Abaga Africa DanGba nomba 1,short dwarf,u 4 try ask me naaa,wat do u fink,chop chicken!!’.
M.I didn’t reply Terry G but one of his loyal followers ‘@Fagsam I didn’t mean any disrespect… I really didn’t know what ‘akpako’ meant.. And then everyone was like terry g terry g..’. Hours later, he tweeted ‘I have nothing but the utmost artistic and personal respect for Terry G…’.
Calls placed to Terry G weren’t answered. When we got M.I’s manager, Abuchi for the label’s position on the twitter war between the two artists but he claimed that there was no such thing and he had no idea what it was all about. ‘I’m looking at my twitter right now and i can’t see anything like that‘, Abuchi said.
In related news both artistes are about to drop their mixtapes before the year runs out. M.I plans to release ‘Illegal Music 2’, a follow up to ‘Illegal Music 1’ and Terry G has announced he also will be dropping his ‘Lucifer’ mixtape.
30 comments
why d 2 guys are fighting over nothing .
I fink M.I’s tweet was harmless. Evry one has askd wat that akpako means and i guess he was kinda playin on it. Terry G tuk it 2 far.
what do you guyz mean,M.I should have @ least accorded Terry G some respect by asking him what the meaning of “Akpako”instead of publicising it on twitter,in other words he was trying to let him know that his flows are no tight….someone should tell Mr M.I that every man is unique in His way.
may dem,tak serious time,or spirit of death wey dey 4 music industry,will provoke or vex.
I don’t even know what akpako means!
Na pepper body dey worry dem jor!
M.i dey craze,wetin concern him.
I believe they should kiss am make up before this gets out of hand.
I don why terry g insuits rapper m.l
MI’s short spell in Nigeria,and the short success he has garnered for himself is definitely going into his big head. Must he question everything that happens in the industry? Does any artiste own him an explanation as to what and how they do their thing. Abeg,MI go chop stone
What is the meaning of AKpako? simple question.
U shud av allow his fanz 2 complain abt dat,nt u bein a co.
U guyz should just face ur work and leave all this problem, there is no gain in it.
Haba!why do M I tweet on the matter that those not concern him.He should allow his fans to complain.Afterall,evybody has is own style of music.
there is nothing to fight on on dis issue, so Mr M.I music is music as-long music fans accept it e.g during awilo era 90% of nig dont know d meaning but dey dance to it so guyz stop d beefing.
true,i try 2figure out d meaning of akpako or woteva,i guess it doesn’t have anymeaning at all.n dats y terry g is insultin oga m.i.artists like terry g dey sing trash jo.
i dont see any sense in it…cos they dont realy need fitng each other instead dey av 2 strive foward 2 achieve greatly in d music industry
But seriously every1,wats d meaning of Akpako..!! All celebs tk tins personal sha..cz I dnt c d reasn y terry will b upset…e 4 kuku tell us d meaning of akpako..Him wey tall hm dn eva receive award 4 hyt? Hm no hapi sey we 9ja no dey wan knw d meaning of wetin we dey dance 2,if nt hm 4 no sell evn 1copy of dat akpako..!!!
Y SHOULD M.I ASK ABOUT D MEANIN OF AKPAKO,WHEN HE CAN GO TO GOOGLE AND HELP HIMSELF.
Just know that terry G is better than m.I that is all…………….
M.I suppose no go talk am for twitter but terry g think say him dey yab am but m.I just ask simple question “wats the meaning of akpako”
terry g is juat an illiterate dats why he overflogs issues,he needs a little brushing
Apakpo is jst a slang…everyone has his own style…Afterall Dbanj too said sometn like KOKO…MI. doesn’t mind his business at all…Terry G shuld av insulted him more..shortman!
MI…Go look bush
MI is just fullof his self no 1der some pple dey called him Africa DanGba nomba 1.
Terry G needs Deliverance! He is always in 1 fight or the other, Illiteracy no be Madness O! He should just hol on to his arubadubachumpomkpragudorakarikigbe Nonsence! If Not Kelly Handsome can explain Ugly from MI to him better…. Jos Boy No Be Street Boy! U do what we have outgrown! Terry G! Go ask Ur lucifer of Ur Apartment! Banza irin ka!
2me,mi jst want luk 4 troble.no bi only im song make sense d said mi is comercial rapper n terry G is king of comercial 2 my own undastandin mi its sayin his d master of Banging a girls.or u want bretend say u no sabi waitin Bang mean?ask snoop dogg.or play d track of Tupac & Snoop.hw do u want it.dats Akpako
Of a truth, illiteracy is a ƍяёат problem. I see how a simple question poses a threat to someone’s career. Its just †♓ª† Nigerians Ђåvε̲̣ come to accept every trash ªⁿ∂ rants accompanied with beats as ‘MUSIC’ coz I am also still trying to figure out what AKPAKO means. ♑ SANE mind will sing along the lyrics of a song he/she doesn’t understand. It’s somewhat senseless. Do I know if I’m cursing myself? If I am to find a meaning for †♓ª† word matching it with the video, then AKPAKO can be said to mean ‘sheer MADNESS’ which is quite absurd.
Terry G u have 2 go back 2 skul b4 u loss ur sence
u both ar my fans,so stop ds prbms nd corperate.