Music is the Thing: An Interview with K'Naan
by Jason Kirk
on February 11, 2009
Plenty of rappers rhyme about the hardships of their origins, but few hail from 'hoods like Mogadishu. The Somali capital has been one of the world's most violent cities for at least a generation, so when K'Naan portrays poverty and lawless gangsterism, you know you're not in the presence of hip-hop's historically familiar posing.
K'naan's debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was nothing short of revelatory. A musical and lyrical masterwork, the bilingual album won him major accolades in Canada--his adopted home--and yielded some of the notable connections who joined forces for the follow-up, Troubadour (coming out Feb. 24).
ChordStrike recently caught up with K'Naan in New York. Listen in:
--Jason Kirk
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