Pulse presents the 7 hottest rappers of 2017. Hip -hop in Nigeria didn’t have its strongest run in 2017. With the rise of new pop sound formations, rappers are fast adapting their art to the demands of the industry, blurring the lines between genres to generate value.Some of them who went this route lost themselves along the way, while others just couldn’t come up with anything of note and impact. But we have the winners of the year. The elite list of rappers who put in the work, pulled in the gimmicks, affected the genre and improved on our musical experience in 2017.Pulse presents the 7 hottest rappers of 2017.7. M.I Abaga The rapper had only one major act in 2017, but it was essential. The rapper sparked a conversation about the revival of Nigeria’s Hip-hop with the release of controversial single, ‘You rappers should fix up your life.’Just like Abaga said, Hip-hop has been weak. It has been so weak that pulling an act like he did moved him into this list.6.
