Afrikan Boy

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Afrikan Boy
Afrikan Boy supporting M.I.A. at the 2007 Rock en Seine Festival in Paris, France
Afrikan Boy supporting M.I.A. at the 2007 Rock en Seine Festival in Paris, France
Background information
Also known as Afrikan Boy
Born 28 March 1989 (1989-03-28) (age 19)
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Afrobeat, grime, new wave
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2000s
Label(s) Zig-Zag

Afrikan Boy (born 28 March 1989)[1] is a grime MC from Woolwich, London, England, originally from Nigeria.[2] He made a guest appearance on the track "Hussel" from the M.I.A. album Kala,[3] and is signed to her label, Zig-Zag.[4] A remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" was uploaded onto her MySpace featuring Afrikan Boy and fellow tour mate Rye Rye. He also appeared on a remix of "We Takin' Over" from the Lil Wayne mixtape Da Drought 3.[5] Afrikan Boy has never appeared on pirate radio,[2] a performance opportunity common in the grime genre.[6] He has a mixtape in the works, tentatively entitled Can of Whoop Ass.[2] He is currently studying for a Psychology degree at Brunel University.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Afrikan Boy. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  2. ^ a b c Hampson, Simon. "Afrikan Boy". FACT Magazine. 
  3. ^ Lindsay, Cam (2007-08-03). "Afrikanboy - "One Day I Went to Lidl"". Exclaim!. 
  4. ^ Swash, Rosie. "Sugababes aren't so sweet without Mutya", guardian.co.uk, Guardian Media Group, 2007-09-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-04. 
  5. ^ Hinshaw, Drew F. (2008-01-28). New Music: Afrikan Boy: "We Takin' Ova". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  6. ^ McKinnon, Matthew. "Grime Wave", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005-05-05. Retrieved on 2008-02-24. 

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