K'NAAN Songs
K’NAAN ft. Bono - Bulletproof Pride
As internationally-known pop megastars and prominent commentators on world politics, it was inevitable that K’NAAN and Bono would eventually find themselves on a record together. On album standout and future single...Read More
K’NAAN - Hurt Me Tomorrow (Blown Out Cassette Remix)
Just days after hitting us with the music video for single Hurt Me Tomorrow, Somali-born rapper K’NAAN continues to highlight the record with the release of Hurt Me Tomorrow (Blown Out Cassette Remix). Both versions...Read More
K’NAAN - Hurt Me Tomorrow
In 34 years on this Earth, K’NAAN‘s seen more trouble and strife than most of us will, hopefully, in our lifetimes. I mean, the man did live in Mogadishu during the Somali Civil War. Love, however, is the great...Read More
K’NAAN ft. Nas - Nothing to Lose (Elev8tor Remix)
Originally featured back in January, Nothing to Lose received positive reader reviews for K’NAAN and guest spitter Nas’ on-point lyrical content, but some felt that the poppy chorus detracted from its impact....Read More
K’NAAN - Better
Thought Nothing to Lose and Is Anybody Out There?, the previously-featured singles off K’NAAN‘s new EP, were dope? Well, number three is Better. As in, that’s its title—as for whether it’s superior,...Read More
K’NAAN ft. Nelly Furtado - Is Anybody Out There?
Update: Click “Listen Now” above to watch K’NAAN’s “Is Anybody Out There?” video. With his rise to prominence over the last several years, K’NAAN has demonstrated himself to be much...Read More
K’NAAN ft. Nas - Nothing to Lose
Mixing introspective street rhymes with a ballad style chorus isn’t anything new in hip-hop. This style allows for worthy lyrics to escape prior to the sing-a-long hook that begs to get stuck in the heads of the...Read More
Nas & Damian Marley ft. K’NAAN - Africa Must Wake Up
If you haven’t yet signed up for Nas and Damian Marley’s African tour, there’s no need to worry; even though their recent Booth features As We Enter and Strong Will Continue have caught fire, the tour is just beginning,...Read More
Chin (of The New Royales) ft. K’NAAN - Mask on My Face (DJ Khalil Remix)
People who claim in seriousness to be one hundred percent real, one hundred percent of the time are either lying or just not watching themselves very closely – in truth, we all rock a variety of masks in our dealings with...Read More
K’NAAN - Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Remix)
Pop icon Nelly Furtado was discussing her favorite artists in a recent interview when K’NAAN’s name happened to come up. Almost word for word, she said, “You know how a lot of artists suck these days? Well, K’Naan...Read More
K’Naan - Dayless Nite (Freestyle)
Since Day ‘n’ Nite catapulted Kid CuDi to pop stardom, big names and unknowns alike have been bombarding the ‘net with their own renditions of the sleeper hit—which we’ve largely avoided featuring,...Read More
K-Salaam & Beatnick Present: K’naan ft. Buckshot - In Jamaica
It’s always great to see Booth-approved artists and beatsmiths working together. In this case, K-Salaam and Beatnick, the Minneapolis up-and-comers who recently impressed our readers with their remixes of Never...Read More
K’naan - Somalia
Though K’naan currently resides in Toronto, if you ask him which locale he represents, he’ll tell you he represents his birthplace of Somalia all the way. Like many other African nations, Somalia has had more than...Read More
K’Naan - ABCs
Talk about Mama Africa: Somalian-born and Canadian-raised emcee K’Naan truly represents one of the most war-ravaged sections of his home continent. The “Dusty Philosopher” has seen firsthand the terrors of violence and...Read More
K’naan ft. MWafrica & M-1 - Soobax
Don’t strain yourself trying to figure out what K’naan is singing in his new single Soobax; some sections (including the chorus) are not in English. With a half African, half reggae beat to dance to,...Read More