Afrikan Boy Biography
Afrikan Boy 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 (age 28) Origin Nigeria Genres Hip hop, grime Occupation(s) Rapper Years active 2000s Labels N.E.E.T. Recordings, Yam Records Olushola Ajose, better known by his stage name Afrikan Boy (born 28 March 1989) is a grime MC from Woolwich, London, England, originally from Nigeria. He made a guest appearance on the track "Hussel" from the M.I.A. album Kala, 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.[4] 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,[2] a performance opportunity common in the grime genre.[5] He is currently studying for a Psychology degree at Brunel University.[6] Touring in support of M