K'Naan

K'Naan is a African native rapper/singer from Somalia. He moved to Canada as a child and spent his childhood there. He was a poet when he met a producer named Sol Guy and they became friends. His first official performance was a speech he gave to refugees criticizing and bashing on the way the UN. At that moment Sol Guy saw K'Naan's ability to connect to a crowd. So he introduced him to Nas and Rakim and their ability and K'Naan fell in love. Although he did not yet know the full English language, he started to study rap diction and free styling and similes. Since then he has been signed to A&M Records and Octane Records.

I love this guy. His story is remarkable, plus he's a great visionist. He knows how to connect to another person through words. We can all relate to his lyrics, and I have never heard one line about him having a car, nice jewelry, or pretty bitches. He is a plain and simple lyricist. And only few people can be called that. Nas, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Common, Black Thought, and K'Naan are all lyricist and that is quite a roll call. Personally I like him rapping more than singing. But when he sings he usually raps in there too. But he has some pretty good songs singing wise. Some in particular are "Take A Minute" and "Hurt Me Tomorrow". His best rap song by far is "ABC's", such a good track.

Here is "ABC's"

Here is "Take A Minute"

And here is one of his recent songs, "Hurt Me Tomorrow"

Here is the one that everyone knows, the theme of the World Cup, "Wavin' Flag"