K'Naan

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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May 30 2008 11:30AM by Georgia Kral

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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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