About to drop his third album, State Of The Arts and head out on tour with Inspectah Deck and Planet Asia, the 27-year-old East New Yorker talks about why he changed his name, his career-defining relationship with Gang Starr and his plan to conquer the global hip-hop market.
How did you get the name Afu-Ra?
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