A-F-R-O: 17-Year-Old Rap Prodigy

Sometimes, because so much of today's music seems fabricated by the big record labels, you start to wonder if any raw talent is actually making its way to the surface. You wonder if the "inspiration stories" you used to hear about, where kids push the limits and climb their way to fame, ever happen anymore.

Then you see this.

The video tells the story of A-F-R-O, a young rapper who was discovered in an online contest. When A-F-R-O submitted his tape he was only 16 years old, but the judges mistook him for a 30-year-old man. Maybe that's because of his deep voice and fluid vocabulary, but either way, he made his mark.

The video poses the question, "can this 17-year-old reignite the golden age of hip-hop?". After hearing A-F-R-O's unbelievably inventive freestyles and diving into his impressive discography, I definitely think so. 

But beyond his obvious natural talent, A-F-R-O's going to make an impact because he's doing this for the right reasons. Like he says in the video, he just wants to save someone's life the way music saved his. 

And when that's the motivation and passion behind his art, you know he's bound to make it big.