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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Ruggedman
Person · male · Nigeria · Ohafia · born 1976
Nigerian rapper
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1970s
Biography
English biography123 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1368700344
Biography
Michael Ugochukwu Stephens, known professionally as Ruggedman, is a Nigerian rapper from Ohafia, Nigeria.
Career
A graduate of political science from Lagos State University, Ọ̀jọ́. Ruggedman started exploring music in 1999. He produced his own songs and released two well-received tracks in 1999. His albums are all released on his personal label, Rugged Records.
Ruggedman's record label, Rugged Records, signed its first act, singer MBRYO, in September 2012. MBRYO was featured on Ruggedman's "Ruggedy Baba pt 2″, produced by Blaize Beatz. Money Making Music, Ruggedman's 2012 album, is a collaboration with MBRYO serving as a promotion for the artist. The album also had guest appearances by Terry G and Funbi.
Ruggedman hosted the Star Quest Reality TV Talent Show in 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ruggedman head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruggedman.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7378568genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7378568seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggedmanbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggedman
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
- List of Nigerian musicians
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Image: Wazobia Max TV · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q7378568 · MusicBrainz: 7f9f419a-57c3-449f-b4f7-fbadceb88a15
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