- country:Somalia
- style(s):Hip Hop
- label:Sony BMG
- artist posted by:Z&T Consultants / Indica
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With his unique voice and truly authentic style, K'NAAN brings an enormous dose of realness and urgency to the hip-hop world in a time when people are desperate for it. Where I’m from there are no police or fire fighters, we start riot's by burning car tires." from K'NAAN’s song entitled "What's Hardcore".
Leaving war torn Somalia as a refugee at the age of thirteen, he arrived in Harlem New York and finally relocated to Toronto Canada. K'NAAN carried with him a very strong sense of purpose. It is this sense of purpose as well as his amazing lyrical gift, which has made him a beacon for other artists as well as those dedicated to global change.
K'NAAN creates urgent “music with a message” because his whole existence depends on it. “Soobax” produced by Grammy winners Track n Field (Nelly Furtado) is percussion-fuelled protest music at its finest. It’s more than a song, it’s something people raise arms for,” explains K'NAAN “The term Soobax actually means to “come out” so when I recorded that in the studio, I imagined myself being in front of gun men, and I’m communicating directly to them”.