Influenced by: Rakim, Bob Marley
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, just as the civil unrest that rocked the country was beginning, rapper K'NAAN spent the early ...
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Jun 17 2009 8:20AM
by Jonathan Dekel
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, Exclusive, Live It Out, Canada
Spinner: Canada's biggest music festival is about to take over downtown Toronto's music venues, bars, theatres, squares and curfews for five ear-blasted and booze-drenched days and nights. But with over 500 bands and 100,000 people expected, North by ... Read moreJun 15 2009 14:00PM
by Joshua Ostroff
May 30 2008 11:30AM
by Georgia Kral
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Tours and Concerts, Real Talk
The Boombox Music Blog: "I'm a circumstantial musician," newcomer K'Naan tells the Boombox about how he started making music. "Mainly I am trying to console myself from past ordeals...difficult experiences." The emcee came to the United States from Somalia when he was 14 ... Read more
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09/22/09
F---ed Up Shock With Polaris Prize Performance and Win Leave it to the true north strong...
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09/21/09
K'naan Gets Co-signed by Polaris Prize, Maroon 5, Nas and Damian Marley It's been three ...
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11/11/09
Wale: Attention Deficit (Review) It almost seemed like this day would never come: after ...
PopMatters
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11/08/09
K'naan: Tiny Desk Concert Though his appearance at the NPR Music office qualifies as the...
NPR
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11/05/09
Wale fights back against online, radio critics as he readies debut Wale is counting down...
JAM! Showbiz
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10/29/09
Voodoo music fest kicks off Halloween weekend Rapper Eminem performs along with KISS thi...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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10/14/09
K'naan: Hip-Hop As A Second Language Put together astonishing lyricism and a talent for ...
NPR
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10/12/09
The Messengers (Column) It's well-documented that hip-hoppers utilize mixtapes as promot...
PopMatters
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09/24/09
Austin City Limits sets new season For its 35th year on air, the famed public broadcast ...
The Hollywood Reporter
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09/22/09
F---ed Up Shock With Polaris Prize Performance and Win Leave it to the true north strong...
Spinner
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09/21/09
K'naan Gets Co-signed by Polaris Prize, Maroon 5, Nas and Damian Marley It's been three ...
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09/17/09
Near clear Polaris prize favourite It's common for artists to be gracious when it comes ...
JAM! Showbiz
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10/09/09
Music Review: KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills In an era of watery pop rap, it's hea...
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09/22/09
F---ed Up Shock With Polaris Prize Performance and Win Leave it to the true north strong...
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09/21/09
K'naan Gets Co-signed by Polaris Prize, Maroon 5, Nas and Damian Marley It's been three ...
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