Audio: New Afrikan Boy Mixtape "What Took You So Long?"

Audio: New Afrikan Boy Mixtape "What Took You So Long?"


Afrikan Boy hits today with a bang as he drops his newest effort, a mixtape entitled What Took You So Long. Though best known for his collaborations with M.I.A. (featured on her track “Hussel” and a remix of “Paper Planes”), the grime artist/afrobeat inspired MC who hails from Nigeria and resides in the UK has been steadily carving out his own, unique niche.  Our eardrums are ready for his latest installment of heat.  Download the mixtape FREE here, just enter your email.  Tracklisting after the jump.

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