K'naan
Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most famous singers. K'naan's grandfather, Haji Mohammad, was a poet. He is Muslim, and his name, Keinan, means "traveler"... Read More
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[Videos] K'Naan - "Coming To America [Lyric ..Exclusive: K'Naan uses Prince Akeem's theme music to dead some dumb but commonly held assumptions about Africa. From his new EP "More Beautiful Than Silence."HipHopDX9 February 2012
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K’naan “Coming To America”Following the large wave of critical acclaim, international commercial success and top accolade-garnering that met his last album, 2010′s Troubador, and it’s mega-huge (and endlessly remixed) global anthem single “Wavin’ Flag”, Somali-Canadian hip hop musician K’naan makes his return to the new music section with new EP release More Beautiful Than Silence, a five-cut set [...]Mixtape Maestro8 February 2012
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KNaan Stops Mitt Romney From Using His Song ..Republican candidate Mitt Romney has been using Canadian rapper K'Naan's song 'Wavin' Flag' recently on...Rap Basement7 February 2012
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WONGIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: k'naan feat nel ..k'naan feat nelly furtado - is anybody out there [yeah... it's a hit... a MAJOR ONE! and it'll also bide time before nelly releases her own album in the summer.] http://feeds.feedburner.com/WongiesMusicWorldwongie's music world6 February 2012
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Rapper May Sue Mitt Romney + Judge Tells Cop ..Money Mitt needs to fall all the way back, according to rapper K'Naan (hey -- he's huge in Canada, so I've heard). Romney used the Canadian artist's track "Wavin' Flag" during a speech and now sh*t may get real.SOHH.com6 February 2012
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[Album Reviews] K'Naan - More Beautiful Than ..Each track sounds completely different from the last, and although the record could be a pop smash, his message is never diluted in the melody.HipHopDX6 February 2012
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[News] The Hip Hop Week In Review: Drake Giv ..Drake lets fans know he's not responding to Common, Erick Sermon reveals he missed the boat on The Notorious B.I.G., and K'Naan tells Mitt Romney not to wave his flag.HipHopDX4 February 2012
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Around the Interwebs Today February 3, 2012 ..Canadian Music Week – mediacaster CMU board recommends Cheryl Pauls be named president – Winnipeg Free Press Mitt Romney Is The ‘Antithesis’ Of K’Naan’s Music – MTV.com Get the Details of Exclaim!’s 20th Anniversary Concert with the Sadies, the Elwins and Members of Rural Alberta Advantage, Fucked Up and More Canadian clowns occupy the Kremlin [...]CanadaIsAMusicMec.ca3 February 2012
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[News] Mitt Romney's Camp Agrees To Stop Usi ..A spokesperson for Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney says K'Naan's "Waving Flag" will no longer be used.HipHopDX3 February 2012
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K'Naan upset over Mitt Romney's use of 'Wavi ..Rapper K'Naan is upset that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used his song "Wavin' Flag" during his Florida primary victory speech. http://www.hitfix.comHitFix3 February 2012
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ArtsBeat: Rapper May Sue Romney Over Use of ..The Somalia-born Canadian rapper K'Naan has threatened to take legal action against the Mitt Romney campaign for using the song "Wavin' Flag" during his victory speech after the Florida primary this week.New York Times Music3 February 2012
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Around the Interwebs Today February 2, 2012 ..Young Jeezy Maps Out Canadian Dates on ‘Hustlerz Ambition’ Tour Raekwon books club tour K’naan Seeking Legal Action Against Mitt Romney for Using "Wavin’ Flag" on Campaign Trail Mike O’Neill Announces Canadian Tour, Unveils New Track Lamb of God makes chart noise Raekwon Reveals Canadian Tour Digest powered by RSS Digest Scridb filterCanadaIsAMusicMec.ca2 February 2012
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K'naan Unhappy About Romney Using His Song " ..Two days ago it was reported that GOP loud-mouth Newt Gingrich was sued for using Survivor’s “Eye of ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/knaan-unhappy-about-romney-using-his-song-wavin-fl/61291/Prefix Magazine2 February 2012
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Seal & Drake Lead The Way, Young Jeezy Loses ..In this week's Sales Wrap , Seal and Drake lead the pack, Young Jeezy loses his spot in the Top 10 and rapper K'Naan invades the chart.SOHH.com2 February 2012
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Mitt Romney uses K’naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” in h ..Nice try, Mitt Romney. After defeating Newt Gingrich in last night’s Florida primary (USA! USA!) Romney’s campaign played their “new victory song: Wavin’ Flag” by K’naan,” Huffington Post... Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.AUX TV2 February 2012
