He is a Canadian rapper from Somalia. He is pretty good, he scored himself the the official song of the 2010 world cup

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He calls himself more of a poet and is pretty good

At least to one of the songs

I've been listening to K'naan for a couple years now, and incidently got put onto him by the BS poster of the same name.

Released 'Troubadour' last year which is a great album (in my top 10 of 2009) but had a more mainstream sound in comparison with his previous release 'The Dusty Foot Philosopher' which is in my opinion a far better album.

I like his blend of hip hop, and to hear his upbringing is quite inspirational.

I like him. Saw him in concert about three weeks back, he put on a good show.

Troubadour was a great album