K'Naan - America (feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na)

[S1nthetiK]

You know...This is the shit ive been waiting for!

[ItsCauseImBrown]

k'naan with kid cudi?

or how bout

K'naan with lupe?

that just sounds hot, i wanna see if they ever collabed, how good it would be.

[CHARDING55]

dope song

[arada1000]

if we would just stop fighting over nonsense and work together ethiopia and somalis and all of africa we can overcome so many problems like the late Bob Marley ONE LOVE AFRICANS UNITE

[somalifighta]

@arada1000 africa will never unite to many differences

[dhuloz4eva]

he is sayin somali people aint found wat they ws lukin 4 in amerika....the american dream fuk that fuk the american dream

[abdi6734]

Much respect to Most def, one of the most talented men that i have seen. Pleased K'naan is with someone like most def

[raoulhery]

great combo!! unfortunately chali last album wasnt that great

[MultiYungsta]

in one part he says a girl smells like a fish or something like that

[mynabull]

Chali sounds a hell of a lot deeper than usual.

[securitron5]

somali part is sick he kills it

[Eazee270192]

is this a Fela Kuti sample?

[keinome]

@Eazee270192 it`s mulatu astatke:)

[DaHiddenWarrior]

Chali 2na smacked that verse!!

[Gimpsmack]

real hip hop

[chacha942]

damn what a song i love it

peace from GHANA

[abditown06]

wen he says "maraycan waa laga so wayay," he is saying! they couldnt find it in america" well not those exacts words but its wierd!

[UrbanPAJFreeman000]

K'Naan - America (feat. Mos Def & Chali 2na)

[falloutboy4509]

i love this song :)

[niyag1977]

I was born in Ethiopia to a Somali father and Amhara and Gurage mother. I grew up in Dire Dawa. K'naan reminds me the essence of growing up in that African city. Reminds me a lot about my father....

[libranksd]

hw many album has knaan released and their names. pls someone help me

[ConradGonbad]

@libranksd knaan has released 2 albums and their names are TROUBADOUR and

THE DUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHER

[libranksd]

thanx conrad

[h33I0]

@libranksd wikipedia.

[misstreysongz2]

where can i get this song plz help!

[gair97]

uhh huhh

[mapleridgevancouver]

dude the third guys voice,...

[Seeaaannnnnn]

Yeah Chali 2na, check out his other stuff, so good.

[Honyqueen]

Love the somali part<33 K'´NANN rocks

[SGLafOresT]

yyyeeeeaaaahhh

[truesoldier551]

im not somalian and i love the somali parts in this

[CuffInner]

Waste yute ethiowit go do

something productive

[kenyadinho]

you fuckin jealous ethiopian. why you talking shit i guess is because there is no fuckin ethiopian rapper.habesha my ass. fuck off.

[Honyqueen]

@kenyadinho

hahaha I agree those habesh asholes are just jelous

[hamza7021]

You hear nothing for 2 minutes wats up wit dat?

[lilcoonz11]

i love this song

[ahmed12103]

i didnt understand what he's saying but itsssss really good im definitely adding this

[fredqjr]

him and lupe should do a song together to of the realist

[Evolyptic]

I agree. That would a genius combination.

[ItsCauseImBrown]

@fredqjr WORDD

[Carthag0Eagle]

SABAH NOURAY means beautiful morning in Arabic, Somali language is great man, its a mix between arabic and african xD

3 genious mc's together produce fire like this !!

[Usrabella]

That is mos def, knaan and mos def are friends

[Usrabella]

I love it how Mos Def sounds SOmali when he says "mareykan" lolol

[imanhass]

They dident find it in america.

[80haboon]

xczcz

[DURIYADASHISXAAQ]

@popbaby101

it means "it could not be found in america" in somali

[chaltufd]

ethiopian beats!!!

[imanhass]

Somalien man!

[calapanpo]

Chali 2na was from Jurassic 5.

God I miss them...

[BintAsSahn]

Magnifique!!!

[hihihamza8]

He is not trying to act getto he is talking about his self not trying he is talking about what he use to do as a kid not trying to be getto

[ChiCan76]

The more I listen and learn from this man, the more I realize that he may just be the most significant musician of our time. I look forward to many more years of listening, groovin and learnings from this cat.

[SanskritZ]

really true!

[channelcy]

NOW this is good hip hop

3 different styles of rap over a KILLER old school beat

soo nice

[Bountylicious]

Just reminds me how beautiful the Somali language is. The beat is really cool.

[scribbleish]

I know right! I never knew how beautiful Somali was until I became obsessed with K'naan :D

[tricksie88]

I LOVE THIS TRACK!!!! i'm getting the album!

[kalar76]

i donno why everyone wants to compare k'naan to other so called rappers, K'naans got his own sound,, very unique.

gotta luv em ^^

[EthioWit]

but this is not his, not new but old school Ethiopian Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzz, not rap oooooopss!!! again not @ all his own sound... look up (A Tribute to the Late Ethiopian Great Tilahun Gessesse RIP)

[EthioWit]

he didnt even acknowledge as to where the music originated from that is just wrong knaan!!!

[ahmedgole]

@EthioWit WTF is with you dude...K'naan knows its Ethiopian and he never claimed it to be Somali or his own...So cut the bitching and enjoy the song

[Honyqueen]

@ahmedgole

I totally agree with you

[Honyqueen]

@EthioWit

Why do you have to hate his work. Just be proud he is from Africa. Just chill he makes good music and he is famous all over the world

[Bountylicious]

EthioWit...... this song is from Ethiopian 60s singer. He has already mentioned it and obviously PAYED MONEY FOR THE RIGHTS.

So forget about it. He has also praised Ethiopia a lot in his songs so that should MORE then make up for it. Stop being childish.

All Eastern Africa loves K'naan anyway,and all people in Africa and Canada. Peace!

[lyu4eva]

how can you compare lil wayne to this guy: k'naan is a poet of rhytm and poetry lil wayne is a hip hop rapper who raps nothing but imaginary materials and people .. k'naan spits truth

[300blocctildeath]

woah woah woah... lil wayne is a hip hop rapper? FUCK NO. hip hop is good, like afu-ra, shabaam sahdeeq, tyson, benefit, mos def, common sense, chali 2na, etc etc... lil wayne is "rap pop bullshit" NOT hip hop. k'naan is hip hop cuz his songs have actual meaning that is important, poetry, and a good sound. he's real hip hop

[ions2]

How can anyone compare Lil Wayne to anyone? Haha

[xariire]

called me old fashion, but i see a lot people talking saying lil wayne is this and that. to be once i never heard of him before so by judging the reaction of these people he must sucker.

[xariire]

The second guy sounds like methodman, are sure he is mos, deff. Nonetheless its classical RBG

[TheAudioFlex]

@xariire thats definitely mos deff. it sounds just like him

[monkeyralwayshigh]

yea its mos def for sure, sounds just like em

[300blocctildeath]

sounds like method man?! are you fuckin tweakin out? method man got a deeper and raspier, weed voice... totally different

[somaliification]

hahaha hahah..didn hear that 4 age,s ..naayaa samsameey sabaaxnuureey sxbtaa caasho caashaq baa diley...reminds me of my childhood playing with my sisters..very cool..

[qaloocoow]

lil weyne sucks but k,naan got the real deal

[huda111]

nice one...great;)

[4r4biq]

people wot does sooba or soobah or soobax mean? he says it here and another tune...

btw fuck lil wayne compared to these cats

[howie504]

@4r4biq soobax means to come out

[cuterim]

Sobah(witen as sobax) means "get out!" his other song called "sobax" he is telling the warlords in Somalia to get out of the country as in they ruined it...! sobah can also mean get the hell out! :) ur wlc hehe

[MrPeachess]

haram!!!!!!!!!!

[twc909]

lil wayne sucks!

[Outlawz10BB]

be honest people knaan is better than lil wayne

[Nigaplezz]

HELL fcuking yea.

[BigL721]

chali 2na kills it

[BigL721]

@mazrad11 Who you calling a faggot? You obviously misunderstood the comment so im not gonna get upset ..... CHALI 2NA FUCKIN OWNS THIS TRACK!

[mazrad11]

Yes I did.. Been about in the world, missed the intro of that word.. my bad....

[BigL721]

@mazrad11 Lol its cool.... Chali is one of the dopest, underrated M'C's alive.

[rappadapp]

mos def killed it

knaan was great with d 1st verse

dat last guy sounded like a rapist

[brap15]

@rappadapp chali 2na is the best rapper of his generation.

[rappadapp]

is he d big guy from Jurassic 5?

he aint from my generation (early80's - 2000)

[tkgng]

Great song frm great artist xD

[RandomSchmoz]

@tkgng

youre SO right!! i love this artist this song is my fav!have you listened to people like me? its good too!also take a minute and 15 minutes away are REALLY good!!!

[MunaMousa99]

k.naan ninka ethiopianka music youtub u ku qorqorey inaad music ethiopia copy gareeysey tilaahun gesses iyo alamayoow eshetu niman orome oo af amhar ku hesen waye saan anigu music somali engilsh ku qastey ay iyagu na music orome ay ku qasten amhar ee musicadu wa tayadi tini mahin ugu jawab pls oromo iyo somali wa walaalo music why wadagi karan luqadu hata way isku dhaw tahay

[akkii45]

waw k'naan gr8 song

am also somali-canadian too

am in monteral

we love u k'naan

4ever somalia

[icyhell1]

did he break his nose in the past? anyways good song

[saythanx]

na he fucked with me

[gulffirepony]

he lived in somalia so probably

[FosterAfricanBoys]

lick my swagga suck my sick?? awesome :D

[xclusiv4321]

is mos def on this song

[DeftFlow]

@xclusiv4321

Yes the second verse. I didn't really like his verse that much though

[xclusiv4321]

wow, i feel like such a douche bag, i didn't realize that the title clearly says featuring mos def. everyone has their moments

[FosterAfricanBoys]

Mos Def killed it! K'naan had a great Somali verse! and Chali 2na has a cool voice mixed with a great verse:0) 20/5

[EarBudz123]

REAL SHIT.

mainstream needs more good music like this.

[dudew8]

ALALALALLALAL LIKE A SOMEBOOOOOOODEEEH! i do not know why!.

[milog89]

definitive hip hop

[h33I0]

In the beginning what does he mean by subhaano/ shukaano?

[moyxx030]

@h33I0 answers . yahoo . com / question/index?qid=20091011121­224AAP93kx

[torroloco95]

Chali 2Na is fucking Raw

[afdhal86]

good song..

[somalianking94]

people why r we fighting we all have one thing in common WERE MUSLIM we are brothers and sisters no matter what our background is we were all made from sand and dirt by allah(SWT) there is a word we should all live by UMOJA or Unity because united people can not fail! UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL and thats whats happening we are being divided by our enemies MAy allah bless us all and guide us all of us because he is the only one the can guide is the to the right path AMEEN!!

[SomaliafricanQueen]

I love our Nabi (S.A.W) But 4 real, why are you SOmali attaching your selves to stinky coward Arabs when in fact we don't share anything at all other than the religion which they practice it the way they are not supposed to practice even though the birth of Islam emerged from them?

[ILoveGoodFellas]

@SomaliafricanQueen Thaaaank You, thats exactly what I was saying the other day, who are these subhuman shabaab folk, submitting to psycho arab terrorists and killing their own people over nothing ??? Super Frustrating....and heartbreaking

[shishisennin]

Thats exactly what ive been trying to say! we are not Arabs! and we are not Bantu africans, we are somalis! and The somali ethnic group is over 9000 freaking years old, and the proof is in a cave just outside Hargeysa!!

[calapanpo]

Hehehe, you said over 9000 XD

Not arguing with you, it's just that happens to be a joke on the internet.

[shishisennin]

it is true, hard to belive but it is true, evidence have been found in the Laas Geel cave near hargeysa wich is over 9000 years old.

[Hassan15201]

kaan ur the best of all somalian rappers man, im somalian too but cant rap like u , ihope i meet u one day in person, this song is killing it

[kleminem2pacthug]

when he is rapping in somalian, what is he talking about?

[ILoveGoodFellas]

@kleminem2pacthug hes talking a girl he was talking to as a young kid in somalia - something along the lines of "Hey girl Subhano, whats your name, my name is sharif, god tell her, comb her hair...your friend Aisha, knows very well... Oh God, we came here, but couldnt find much in America" - Very Shoddy Translation, cuz my som isnt that good

[ShhCantThinkOfName]

he is talking about a girl, and how you can't find a girl like that in America. I dont feel like writin down the lyrics down

[HoodedMiskeen]

Nayaa hoo Zamzameey...

This shit drops nice! , big shout out from London, England!

[nate1367]

sickest flow that I've heard in a while...

[thankyoujustin]

this songs catchy, plus chali and mos def are amazing

[jagfaaaa]

Somali Arab artist will open the World Cup in South Africa

[KantGetIn]

Somali Arab? Guess who failed geography

[MassiveLemon]

Guess who failed Biology...

[phaethon1988]

tell it! lol

[ssmariam217]

LMFOA!!!!!

[SomaliafricanQueen]

Arab/? DUde, Have you seen the guy? 4 real, if he is Arab,then am Alien from the palnet Mars.

[KantGetIn]

Somalians are not Arabs although they're very close geographically and have a Muslim majority. Still they're Africans not Arabs. Just saying.

[coolguy3110]

Morocco is in Africa, but their official language is Arabic...so i'm pretty sure you can have an african arab....just like an Egyptian person or many other African countries that have their primary languages as Arabic

[shishisennin]

yes but the somalis have only a few arabic words, but the rest of the somali language is pure somali.

[idz22]

somalis arent arab thou

[atownbiggs]

wow..................

[nasrudi9i]

knaan u da best!!!<2<3<3<3<3<3<2<3<3<3<3

[mistahjonesbremen]

K'naan rulez. always. he's just great. especially in this combination.

3 great mc's!!!

[sillysausagemilly]

love this guy, he's defo on of the best lyricist around. but so underrated.

[civilizedsince1c]

K'Naan will make these stops on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Cup Trophy Tour: Oppps.....No Somalia. He started his tour from where he gets his songs from. Peace. "Ethiopia is God's land" Nov. 18 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nov. 20-21 Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Nov. 22 Victoria, Seychelles Nov. 23 Moroni, Comoros Nov. 25 Port Louis, Mauritius Nov. 26 Antananarivo, Madagascar Nov. 27 Harare, Zimbabwe Nov. 28 Lilongwe, Malawi Nov. 29 Maputo, Mozambique Nov. 30 Mbabane, Swaziland Dec. 1 Maseru, Lesotho

[Rorschach120]

This song is soo good.

[Qamarji21]

there is nothing explicit in this guys music but they still say parental advisory... wtf

[AntiAntagonizing]

maybe it's what he says in swahili or somali? not sure what language he's speakin...

[zandersagwa]

Somali, he's Somalian.

[Qamarji21]

am from somalia and he speaks somali in his music sometimes and thats not explicit at all he doesn't curse when he says somethin in somali

[DjPter]

somali

[tmedny20]

somali arabic

[doromac23]

I find the tune catchy...

[Talentedabdi]

wht do u knw about Somali? number one Coruption Country in the World, NO lie check it on united nations report and the funy thing is they Fund these corupted Poeple, i met few of them in Central London representing Save & Support Somalia (S.S) People Political Party Independent from any Organization.da is our group page on facebook So Somali come united and lets make something of ourself Just like knaan is doing, imagin this Somali guy performing in the ceremony of the world cup all eyes on him.

[Talentedabdi]

Brap Brap Knaan killed it history check some of the rhymes pars he is droping i think Somali mothers used to sing da to their babies lol. While on the other hand the rhymes Mos Def & Chali 2na n ofcourse Knaan they are talking about real life story faced by the youth and old school Gs like 90% of the Rap stars or even R&P stars,exct exct all these people faced the strugle before we(Somalis) moved to western countries in the late 1980s&90s. ethiopian mind ur busines will ya? Somalia Hanoolato!!

[dhalole]

somalia Ethiopia kenya jabuti ereterea,..we all africans brothers sisters,.. we should unite and think possitive,.. i m somali and i m so broud to be east african,,.. grow up gays and let us unite we r one people,.. let us getride of dictators if we can.. if we cannot let wait until they die.. put let us not spil blood

[tigerbluela]

have u completely lost the plot

what do u mean by "grow up gays"

yo!!

[majal1964]

Jongleur,.love the album from the title .true(badour)..classic

[FASDAGG]

Im sorry, but as much as I wanted to like this dude after hearing his appearance on KRS & Buck's "Survival Skills" this is just not something I can like.

[0510nicky]

so wat did he say that set u off....i watched it and i didnt find nethn rude!

[fabolous301]

fuck this shit. wack

[superboy5687]

if it was wack why listening...? u chat shit

[banandababa]

Kindly fuck off, thankyou.

if you dont like the video...dont watch it!

[saiddicis]

why you ppl fighting about somalia and itheopia, we r all African, we all brothers, come on! free your mind and the rest will follow!!!! k,naan for ever! waanagii orodnee, nabad barinee, marekan waa laga soo waayey? that is SOMALI period. ok? ok? so yo tigre give it up!

[CaptainAmerica35]

lol your from africa and you spelled Ethiopia wrong.

[YossarianTheMeerkat]

Yo Knaan and the language is Somali but he means the loop, like the background beat. I'm pretty sure it's Ethiopian like Mulatu Astatke.

[grainelmi]

Some1 is saying this is Eithiopian...btw, u stupid...there is no such as Eithiopian language.. IS "AMHARIC" dats the language some ppl in Eithiopia speak..there are over 80 langauges in Eithio... And for ur fuking information this Somali as it can be...4get what ur confused ass dad told u...it's crazy how some Eithio ppl have so much envy... com'oon this guy reps Eithiopian, Africa, Somalia Equally n u guys are still hating on him.. stop hating it wont take u forward... but only bakward..

[WowzaBoyz]

but the beat is ethiopian. i forget the name, but it was made by a famous ethiopian music producer. he's like the kanye of ethiopia, my dad has the cd.

[xaali1]

(wanagii orodnee nabad barinee maraykan waa laga soo waayey)

just for the record, it aint Ethiopian luv. may be ur dad got it all wrong its mix of somali and english

[NomadSpirit555]

" Maraykan waa laga soo waayay "

[hijaabiforlife]

LOL....yaa usheega dad kaa u dhima naayo.

[aloname]

music is a universal language...it's not the words you listen to it...it is the beat rhythm and vibe...this song has all of that and that's why it is really good!!!

[Oceanfloats]

Forget understanding the language, get into the feel of the sound! :-)

[hijaabiforlife]

basically, he is saying that we(somalies) run to America to find peace and better life but ........we couldn't find it here just like those who were here before us couln't find it ...........i hope it make sense now.

[KIINGPIIN]

Ma man Chali 2na still bumpinn!!!

[SALMA00]

Awsome song...Hope you do more remix with somali and english songs!!

[makeitlast7]

it's a mix of Ethiopian and english beats, my dad has that cd, it's an old Ethiopian song from like the 60s

[Jahlive69]

Ohh man this song is hot..reminds me of Arabic music too.

[faliseey]

waa saaaas!gabaryarooooo shubxaanoo