Mwafrika biography of william

By Pulse Team

Hip-hop head Mwafrika has changed his name to Mwa-free-ka claiming he his now free in his mind. And that not withstanding, he brings out all the controversies surrounding him and his abrupt exit from Ghetto Radio

It is during the 2003 Benson and Hedges Rap and Vibe, and in the rap battle, the final is between two promising rappers; DNA and Mwafrika.

“I remember I won the rap battle but DNA surely gave me a run — especially when he dissed me.

He said ‘you claim to be an African, but on the mic you sound more like an Anglican’,” recalls Mwafreeka.

Around this time, there was furore about the Anglican’s appointment of gay clergy to the pulpit, and locally the phrase ‘Anglican’ had acquired a dubious insinuation.

Mwafrika was still a young cat in the game then, having started the rap game in late 2002 and gaining recognition when he took part in the Capital Battle in 2003.

In the same year,