K'Naan is not trying to hear that breakup talk. You can discuss it soon though. "Maybe Tomorrow."

“Yoshua Alikuti” is taken from the new album MTMTMK out July 16th on Moshi Moshi, feat. Amadou & Mariam, Baaba Maal, and K’Naan and follows their celebrated genre-smashing debut Warm Heart Of Africa. Comprised of Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and London-based Swedish producer Johan Hugo (We Don’t...

K’naan has been a busy dude since the success of 2009′s Troubadour pushed him into the international spotlight, and it’s apparently gotten to the point where he can’t even fit... Click on the headline to read the rest of the story.

Hip-hop reigned supreme at 102.7 KIIS FM’s Wango Tango at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. on Saturday. This year’s star-studded bill featured performances from J. Cole, Big Sean, Diggy Simmons, B.o.B, Wiz Khalifa, K’naan, and Pitbull, who closed the show. Justin Bieber introduced his artist Carly Rae Jepsen and the Barbz were in [...]

Country, God or The Girl drops in July. PREVIOUS: K’naan – Nothing To Lose (Elev8tor Remix) f. Nas

“Hurt Me Tomorrow” is the lead single off K’NAAN’s long-awaited new record Country, God or The Girl – due out in July 2012. Backed by Ryan Tedder‘s (of OneRepublic fame) descending piano chords, the Somalian native sticks to the formula that’s garnered all of his success to date. On a random note, I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if he somehow cranks out the anthem to this year’s Summer Olympics. He was the dude behind the World Cup with “Wavin’ Flag”, and for whatever reason, his music has this global appeal that fits perfectly ...

K'naan's "Country, God or The Girl" drops in July and will feature the track "Hurt Me Tomorrow" as its first single.

The global hitmaker just can't work a breakup into a busy schedule, according to the lead single off his junior set.  Click the link for the stream.

Words By Samir S. | @SS_TSS Nas has had his share of sharp-tongued guest verses over the past few months, but one appearance that perhaps deserves a bit more shine [...]

MP3; Nothing to Lose (Elev8tor Remix) From a Columbus stand point this song is really special.  It’s a comissioned remix of a Nas & K’naan collab by Columbus producer Rashad Thomas. K’naan is internationally known as the SOMALIAN rapper. And well … Continue reading →

K’naan’s camp reaches out to Columbus, OH producer Rashad to remix his latest collaboration with Nasir Jones. And this is the result.. DOWNLOAD: K’naan – Nothing to Lose (Elevator Remix) f. Nas

The Somali-Canadian emcee's Nas-assisted single gets the remix treatment courtesy of artist/producer Rashad.  Click the link for the stream.

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We can expect a lot of hype surrounding B.o.B 's Strange Clouds this week. Will the rapper successfully sail past the sophomore slump? Little Broken Hearts from Norah Jones is sure to be the talk of the town as well. But, of course, that's not the only record on our radar. The Spinto Band 's Shy Pursuit is another interesting album--the band have chosen to release it on their own Spintonic label. Pieces from Charlene Kaye 's Animal Love have sounded very impressive, and Carina Round always delivers pleasing songs. All the new releases we know about ...

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , RPM Larry Busacca, Getty | AFP Skrillex , Iron Maiden , Norah Jones , Lauryn Hill , Mastodon , LMFAO and Alice Cooper are some of the artists confirmed for this year's RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest in Ottawa, Ontario from July 4-15. According to the official Bluesfest site , which has dubbed this year's festival "Electrofied," other acts slated include John Mellencamp , Seal , Billy Bragg , David Gray , Bettye Lavette , Erykah Badu , Snoop Dogg , the Hold Steady and Young the Giant . Canadian content consists of Metric , K'naan , Nickelback , Arkells , Blue Rodeo , City and Colour , Sam Roberts and buzz act ...