As the saying goes, "Education is key". I had initially dismissed the FOKN Bois as a gimmick goup without knowing who they were or hearing any of their music just because of the stir they caused in the Nigerian music blogosphere last year with their infamous song 'Thank God We're Not A Nigerians'. Not seeing it as a big deal, I didn't even listen to that song to see what the fuss was all about. Well my boy James Bond recently made me listen to BRKN LNGWJZ (Broken Languages) and what I got was a surprisingly heavy pidgin rap banger.
FOKN bois is made up of Ghanian emcees Wanlov The Kubolor & M3nsa The Magnificent. The GUBA & 4SYTE Award winning duo have a good catalogue of music; my favourites so far being the bouncy funky Lungu Lungu, the hardcore BRKN LNGWJZ, and the rather witty Thank God We're Not A Nigerians. Those three tracks show how varied the FOKN bois sound is, ranging from Afrohop to Afropop.
The FOKN Bois are also known for the World's first Pidgin Musical 'Coz Ov Moni', and have toured Europe with production duo Irie Maffia. They have also shared stages around the world with Femi Kuti, Snoop Dogg, Sway and The Gorillaz.
Their current album 'FOKN Dunaquest in Budapest' is out now. You can check out some songs below and theres more stuff after the cut.
For more on the FOKN Bois check out:
Youtube
BRKN LNGWJZ (Broken Languages)
Lungu Lungu
FOKN Bois - The FOKN DunaQuest in Budapest - 04 Lungulungu by dulcis
Thank God We're Not A Nigerians
Mr. Kwashay [Fela's Nollywood mix]
BRKN LNGWJZ (Broken Languages)
Wanlov the Kubolor tells FOKN Bois & Irie Maffia Story by Akwaaba Music
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