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Afrikan Boy Lyrics
[M.I.A.:]
We do it cheap, hide our money in a heap
Send it home and make 'em study fixing teeth
I got a family, a friend in need
A hand to throw the gasoline
A mobile phone hooked up to the scene
Hello, my friend, yes it's me
Don't be scared there's somethin goin on
I'm getting money since I grown
Could be dash, go out and hustle 'em
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind?
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind?
[Afrikan Boy:]
You think it's tough now, come to Africa
You think it's tough now, come to Africa
Out there, we are grinding like pepper
You can catch me on the motorway,
Selling sugar, water and pepper
I rep Africa not Miami,
hustle hustle with M.I.A.
I'm broke, I've got indefinite stay,
You can't touch me like leprosy,
I hustle tough from here to Sri Lanka,
My mum told me to be an accountant,
But I wanna work in a corner shop,
Contact Sugu, he?s got the contacts, mayne
I?m illegal, I don?t pay tax tax
EMA yes I?m claiming that that
Police, I try to avoid them
They catch me hustling, they say deport them
[M.I.A.:]
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind?
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind?
Afican boy ya know I'm big in Mozambique
Hello, my friend, yes it's me
Hello, my friend
Hello, my friend
Yes it's me
4 by 3, 3 by 3
Buy one song, get one free
Maybe me, a bootleg CD, colour TV or DVD
We got barrels in the sea
It's big enough to take a whole family
We drum on it
Jun cha cha gegujun cha
Jun cha cha gegujun cha
Come sit by me, let me tell you, we
Don't do bling but we do white tee
Up some jungle, up some tree
One second, my phone's ringing
It's my friend Habibi
He then went drop called me
Cheap Moroccan got no credit than me
Y'all got less credit than me
I keep that tab at a shop like a G
Coz without me there'll be no chocolate hershey
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind?
Hustle hustle hustle
Grind grind grind
Why has everyone got hustle on their mind? [6x]
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: THOMAS WESLEY PENTZ, MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM, DAVID JAMES ANDREW TAYLOR
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Afrikanboy was born the 28th March 1989 as Olushola Ajose. He hales from London, England, but originally comes from Nigeria. His MC-style is somewhere between Grime, HipHop and Afrobeat. What makes him different from all the other artist is his funny yet critical approach to political topics such as immigration and visa problems.
His interest in music started at early age. The main influential artists that he took a shine to were, Fela, Style Plus, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A and Yvone Chaka Chaka, SHINA PETERS, KING SUNNY ADE, WASIU Read Full BioAfrikanboy was born the 28th March 1989 as Olushola Ajose. He hales from London, England, but originally comes from Nigeria. His MC-style is somewhere between Grime, HipHop and Afrobeat. What makes him different from all the other artist is his funny yet critical approach to political topics such as immigration and visa problems.
His interest in music started at early age. The main influential artists that he took a shine to were, Fela, Style Plus, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A and Yvone Chaka Chaka, SHINA PETERS, KING SUNNY ADE, WASIU
He believes in Being DIFFERENT and Standing up for what he believes no matter what the government or public think,
Life experience of him and his family help to inspire him to talk about such things as Visa Problems and immigration difficulties,
Which in essence captures life behind the Grime and violence that most people seem to have a picture of,
Young Afrikanboy has Featured on M.I.A's most anticipated album Kala
Which featured tracks produced by Diplo, Blackstar and the man of the moment Timbaland in which he featured on the album as well.
Whilst Being on tour with M.I.A he has opened shows for artists such as BJÖRK and PRINCE.
Although he is doing very well in the music scene right now he is currently in his first year of University Studying for his Bachelor degree in Psychology.
Afrikanboy is set to release his Video Which is set to hit MTV before the new year.
This is surely a great start to his young and vibrant career.
His interest in music started at early age. The main influential artists that he took a shine to were, Fela, Style Plus, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A and Yvone Chaka Chaka, SHINA PETERS, KING SUNNY ADE, WASIU Read Full BioAfrikanboy was born the 28th March 1989 as Olushola Ajose. He hales from London, England, but originally comes from Nigeria. His MC-style is somewhere between Grime, HipHop and Afrobeat. What makes him different from all the other artist is his funny yet critical approach to political topics such as immigration and visa problems.
His interest in music started at early age. The main influential artists that he took a shine to were, Fela, Style Plus, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A and Yvone Chaka Chaka, SHINA PETERS, KING SUNNY ADE, WASIU
He believes in Being DIFFERENT and Standing up for what he believes no matter what the government or public think,
Life experience of him and his family help to inspire him to talk about such things as Visa Problems and immigration difficulties,
Which in essence captures life behind the Grime and violence that most people seem to have a picture of,
Young Afrikanboy has Featured on M.I.A's most anticipated album Kala
Which featured tracks produced by Diplo, Blackstar and the man of the moment Timbaland in which he featured on the album as well.
Whilst Being on tour with M.I.A he has opened shows for artists such as BJÖRK and PRINCE.
Although he is doing very well in the music scene right now he is currently in his first year of University Studying for his Bachelor degree in Psychology.
Afrikanboy is set to release his Video Which is set to hit MTV before the new year.
This is surely a great start to his young and vibrant career.
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Herbie Derbie
love this sound. proper real global. wish there were more MIAs out there making these beats instead of all the x-factor pap clogging up the airwaves
boxing2012
except it was all Diplo.. lol
OctarianDestroyer44
Herbie Derbie I mostly agree
Deedee 60
BRILLIANT track from the iconic MIA, she's so innovative and original!!
_Ketosucks
1:21 Is where the best part begins
HeadNtheClouds
Wow, she is a good find, meaning, she's awesome & has a lot to say!
OctarianDestroyer44
HKJ
Angi Matangi
My Sunday Anthem. I wake up with this and $20 in my head 👐
Nyar ttaffom
I LOVE THIS SONG
Amy Aberrant
This would rock at an underground rave. :)