Veteran Nigerian rapper, Michael Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman has lost his father.
He disclosed this in a post on his official Instagram handle on Wednesday.
The rapper did not give full details of the cause of the death.
Sharing the sad news, Ruggedman simply wrote, “I don’t even know how I feel or what to feel. Rip Dad.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CuT0plxroFF/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Ruggedman, fondly called Ruggedy Baba, is one of Nigeria’s greatest rappers whose rap has earned global recognition.
He is arguably the first Nigerian rapper in Nigeria to rap in Pidgin English, and that gave him his diversity.
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