Afrikan Boy

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
OccupationRapper
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]

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