tagged w/ Prince Zimboo
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He has 999 wives. He hails from an unnamed region of central Africa ("a thin layer of impenetrable rainforest," he tells interviewers) known only as d'bush. His name is Prince Zimboo Abakunamabooba, and if he sounds fishy to you, he should. Outlandish back stories are common in hip-hop—a genre perched on the fault line between tell-it-like-it-is verité and winking artifice—but Zimboo's mythology is patently unbelievable, 100 percent wink. Is he a loon? A comedian? A walking 419 scam, claiming African royalty as part of some elaborate performance-art hoax?
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Diplo is preparing a reggae project called Major Lazer, and Zimboo, based in Jamaica, has been announced as one of the album's featured guests. This week, Zimboo released a daffy video in which he freestyles over Major Lazer's first single, "Hold the Line."He has 999 wives. He hails from an unnamed region of central Africa ("a thin... more
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From a Diplo Tweet today... another unsigned artist post today from Jamaica Prince Zimboo, freestyling over Lazer's Hold the Line. The remix is a bit different but I respect any hype coming from Diplo...From a Diplo Tweet today... another unsigned artist post today from Jamaica Prince... more
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