The Somali-Canadian rapper was introduced to the world as The Dusty Foot Philosopher with his first album in 2005. A new full-length album,... K'Naan: A Song 'More Beautiful Than Silence' K'Naan: A ...

Last Sunday, rapper K’Naan penned a compelling, tragic opinion piece in the New York Times about his experience in the American major label system. In it, he discusses his rise to prominence and the ...

Canadian-Somali artist K’naan, whose unofficial World Cup anthem “Wavin’ Flag” became a No. 1 hit in more than a dozen countries, has released an inspiring new single and video honouring refugees. A ...

Latest video from Somalian born K’Naan’s upcoming album Troubadour. I hadn’t heard of K’Naan until last year, and since then I haven’t heard one K’Naan song that I haven’t liked. He’s a great artist, ...

Somali-born rap musician K'naan is known for telling gritty stories about his childhood in war-torn Mogadishu through hip-hop music. On Country,... K'Naan On Cheapening His Music For The Money ...

Crossover hip-hop artist K'naan is revising one of his hits using his fans' tweets. After securing $35 million in February and continuing its explosive growth, the only thing that is left for Twitter ...

Mamdani becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor and first of South Asian descent. 1 day ago I read that you grew up looking up to rappers like Nas, how did you come to get him on the new EP? Yeah, I was ...

K’Naan Has Poor Grasp on Meaning of the Word ‘Integrity’“This was a really great opportunity for them to use my song, without compromising my integrity as a musician.” ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper K'Naan is upset that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney used his song "Wavin' Flag" during his Florida primary victory speech. In a statement Wednesday, K'naan says ...

The last time Morning Edition spoke with K'naan, he had just gone back to his native Somalia for the first time in 20 years to highlight the effects of the famine there. K'naan has said the stories in ...