Championed by many including BBC Radio 1/ 1Xtra and listed as one of MTV’s ‘Hot Afrobeats Acts’. It was the grime infused ‘One Day I Went To Lidl’, a humorous ode to the discount supermarket that caught the ear of underground fans and fellow British rapper and Grammy Award nominee, M.I.A. This soon led to guest appearances on the ‘Paper Planes’ remix and ‘Hussel’ on her ‘Kala’ album, as well as a stint on both the ‘Kala’ and ‘People vs. Money’ world tours. A collaboration with US hip hop veteran DJ Shadow on ‘I’m Excited’ in 2012 saw Afrikan Boy pushing experimental boundaries, which didn’t go unnoticed by BBC Radio 1 aficionado, Zane Lowe who crowned it ‘Hottest Record In The World’.
Fresh from live shows such as WOMAD with fellow “Africa Express” alumni, Spoek Mathambo and the “Africans in Denmark” project with Danish super producers Silver Bullit. Afrikan Boy looks set to get another step forward with “Hit Em Up” his latest single for what he coins the Afro-grime movement. Which preps for the anticipated debut LP “AB CD” to be released early this winter
