British rapper/singer Estelle has blasted London mayor Boris Johnson - labeling the newly elected politician a racist.

The city leader came under fire for referring to black children as 'piccanninies' - a derogatory term used to describe African people - in 2002, before he became mayor.

The comments infuriated the American Boy hitmaker - who has called him "too ignorant" to be in charge of an ethnically diverse city such as London, and is insisting his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, should still be in charge.

She tells Britain's Attitude magazine, "Look at how ignorant that (his comment) is and he's going to be running our city? Look at that. Let's think about that. Better the devil you know - I go with Ken Livingstone with his enlightened mind over someone that ignorant. Imagine what else he's going to do and say.

"He can get lost. He can take a flying leap."

- Estelle Gallery

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