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
Birth nameOlushola Oluwaseun Ajose[1]
Also known asAfrikan Boy
Born (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 35)
OriginNigeria
GenresHip hop, grime, comedy hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2000s-present
LabelsYam Records
Websitewww.Afrikanboy.com

Olushola Oluwaseun Ajose, better known by his stage name Afrikan Boy (born 28 March 1989),[2] is a Nigerian-born grime artist from the Woolwich district of London.[3] He went viral with a track entitled "One day I went to Lidl", recorded at That SP Studios.[4][5][6][7]

Ajose made a guest appearance on the track "Hussel" from the M.I.A. album Kala,[8] and is one of the initial artists M.I.A. wanted signed to her label N.E.E.T. Recordings (then called Zig-Zag) in 2007.[9] A remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" was uploaded onto her MySpace featuring Afrikan Boy and tourmate Rye Rye. Afrikan Boy has never appeared on pirate radio,[3] a performance opportunity common in the grime genre.[10] He studied for a Psychology degree at Brunel University.[11]

Touring in support of M.I.A. on her 2007 KALA Tour and 2008 People Vs. Money Tour as well as headlining his own shows, Ajose has appeared at the Splash! festival. On 26 June 2011, he released his mixtape named "What Took You So Long" on his website for free. On 18 August 2014, he released his LP The ABCD on Yam Records.[12][13]

Ajose also contributed to the work of DJ Shadow and Africa Express alongside Baaba Maal, Femi Kuti, Damon Albarn and Fatoumata Diawara.[14] His song "Hit Em Up" also featured on the soundtrack for the 2016 video game Forza Horizon 3.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ANCESTRY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Afrikan Boy". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b Hampson, Simon. "Afrikan Boy". FACT Magazine.
  4. ^ "Afrikan Boy Kunta Kinte P.A & Interview | #AfterSessions". Aftersessions.
  5. ^ O'Malley, Ed (8 May 2021). Reverence in music. Distinguished recording studios around the world equipment, engineers, and some of the artists that use them - PDF Free Download. Absolute Author Publishing House. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-64953-234-3.
  6. ^ Blundy, Rachel (21 February 2014). "Woolwich rapper who penned song about shopping in Lidl gets government". Evening Standard.
  7. ^ "Meet the philanthropic musician and media mogul from Greenwich". www.readersdigest.co.uk. Reader's Digest. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Cam (3 August 2007). "Afrikanboy - "One Day I Went to Lidl"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  9. ^ Swash, Rosie (25 September 2007). "Sugababes aren't so sweet without Mutya". guardian.co.uk. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  10. ^ McKinnon, Matthew (5 May 2005). "Grime Wave". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  11. ^ Emmanuel Ezugwu. "Head2head: Afrikanboy Vs Cassette Playa". RWD magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  12. ^ Goldhanger, Keith (2 September 2014), Afrikan Boy, Louder Than War, retrieved 10 June 2015
  13. ^ Struik, Marleen (17 September 2014), Album Review: Afrikan Boy – The ABCD, CultNoise, archived from the original on 11 June 2015, retrieved 10 June 2015
  14. ^ "Afrikan Boy". Roundhouse. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

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