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3.9 ( 14 total votes )
J. Period & K'NAAN - Belly Full (Bob Marley Tribute)
Artist: J. Period & K'NAAN
Featuring: Kardinal Offishall
Producer: J. Period
Album: The Messengers EP
Label: Truelements
“A hungry man is an angry man.” may be the wisest words ever sung or spoken; in addition to being literally accurate (in my case, anyways), that adage neatly expresses a social truth that far too few acknowledge: when people can’t obtain the bare necessities through honest means, violent crime and unrest are inevitable. This update of Bob Marley‘s Them Belly Full, included on a newly-released digital preview of J. Period & K’naan‘s forthcoming remix EP, The Messengers (a project discussed in K’naan’s recent video interview with DJ Z), finds the renowned DJ and the Somali-Canadian emcee joining forces with Kardinal Offishall, Steele, and West African hip-hop artist Bajah to bring that sage message to today’s listeners (and serve up a little wordplay-driven braggadocio along the way). If you’re digging this reimagining of a reggae classic, stay tuned—in addition to the freely-downloadable preview released today, K’naan and J.Period will be dropping digital leaks featuring remixes of cuts by Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, and Bob Dylan (in that order) on the first three Tuesdays of September, before releasing the entire project, complete with bonus tracks, on Sept. 22.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 24, 2009
Listen to More: J. Period & K'NAAN , Kardinal Offishall , Reggae/Dancehall Written by richard
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11684 |
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I wouldn't feel very comfortable with too many artists working over classic material from Kuti, Marley, and Dylan. The great K'NAAN (a friend of mine), however, has the green card (no pun intended).
This whole project is amazing. Go download the EP now! 
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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Like Z said, I think if anyone is gonna remix those great artists listed in the blurb, it would be K'NAAN. I've still got some tracks from Troubador in my rotation. He's got so much talent.
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1642 |
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I dont like reggae for the most part, but this is a pretty decent tribute. I wont remember it tmro.
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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K'naan and his unclassifiable style continue to impress me... I've never heard of anyone else beside Kardinal on the track, but I enjoyed every single verse spit. This is just some good rap, a great tribute/remix, great production, all of the above.
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 4267 |
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Lyrical fatness!!
Agree with @Juanito_88 |
| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 33 |
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I'm no k'naan fan but this song is so okay I guess...
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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Lovely!
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 198 |
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What up Booth? Its been a minute since I've been in the booth. Long summer of dial-up internet. I love this song. K'naan is one of my favorite rappers and he sounds good over a reggae beat. Kardinal is on point. Nothin less than a classic
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 47 |
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My favourite Bob Marley track combined with stellar lyrics makes a great song
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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God Damn this is hard. The most Talented emcees out there. Canadaians taking over the game. Cardinal & K'naan, that is hard man.
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2009 |
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this track goes hard, but in a nice way yeno HAHA
good memoriale. stand up rexdale (K'naan) and Oakwood - Vaughn (Kardi) |
| Posted on Aug 21, 2009 |
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This goes hard, all the artists on here did really well. This is a good tribute, Bob Marley is one of my favorite artists! I havent heard a lot of K'Naan, but the more i hear, the more i like. At least 4 out of 5!
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| Posted on Aug 22, 2009 |
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My man K'Naan.
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| Posted on Sep 10, 2009 |
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