Afrikan Boy's latest video pays tribute to the London-rooted emcee's Nigerian heritage. Accompanying Afrikan Boy's triumphant rhymes on "Hit 'Em Up" is a patchworked (you'll see what we mean) celebration of London's Nigerian community. Watch the vid below and check out our top reasons "Hit Em Up" is a visually epic UK counterpart to last month's anthem from Cody Chesnutt.
From rhyme one Afrikan Boy makes it clear he knows legendary sandals have walked before him. Better yet, AB has the global scope of music's footsteps accounted for, from Fela to Bambaataa.
"Hit Em Up" features a sample from the Black President himself. Fela's original afrobeat tune "Wa dele Wa Royin" becomes a future olympian's choice soundtrack with the addition of Afrikan Boy's celebratory grime.
'What is Y.A.M.?' we wondered. "Young Ambitious & Motivated." It's how we'd describe Afrikan Boy's Jay Z-like hustle. It's also the name of a fashion movement founded by the man himself.
