We’ve often wondered why there has been so little reference in contemporary music to the classic era of African funk, led with such gusto by the godfather of afrobeat Fela Kuti. Whilst it has taken The Verve some 15 years to release 4 albums, Kuti released some 20+ albums in his ‘71-’76 golden period, with no detriment to quality.

Following the revival of the afrobeat sound in indie, through bands like Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer and Foals, Chicago based producer DJ Mike Love has dusted off the black American blueprint for funk and given us the greatest mash-up since The Grey Album, in the form of ‘Nigerian Gangster’, a similar track for track fusion of a whole Jay-Z album, this time replacing the Beatles experimentation with Fela Kuti’s drive, passion and outrageous funk.

We need say no more, you simply need to head over here and download the album in full. Wigging out is non-negotiable.