almost a year since I first heard this song and its still as powerful as when I first heard it. "and every time I felt the hurt, I felt the "givin" getting me up off the wall". stay humble.
K'naan is Canadian. No offense to anyone but if Somalia was a nice place to live I'm guessing he would have stayed there. He's great live...saw him with a group of less than 100 packed into the basement of the University Center...before he was famous.
This rapper deserves every publicity he gets, i remember the time where this song only had 1k views on youtube, until his song: wavin flag. Got featured in the Fifa cup. This guy should be the nmbr 1 rapper and not the talentless autotuned Lil wayne and T PAIN.
K'naan great artist. Real recognize Real. This is soulful.
But what annoys me is that nick minaj is a ad below this for ''stupid hoe'' and lil wayne is on the side with bruno mars getting 13 millions views. illuminati really in control.
ATTENTION: THIS WATER MUST BE GIVEN TO THE HEART AND SOUL OF AFRICA. THE POWER OF UNITY AS THE ANCESTORS WAY CAN BE BROUGHT BACK WITH THE CLEANSING OF NATURE, WATER POWERS THE WORLD. WHY NOT LET WATER POWER YOUR HOME/VILLAGE/CITY/COUNTRY/GLOBE.
If I was a rapper/artist, and I would make an inspirational song like this one, with 3 million views, 1600 likes and 150 dislikes, i would be happy, that i Reached the hearts of thousend people ho cant see beyond the surface. My love and respect for you K'naan.
loosing my mom this year.. and this song is so on. it kills me. so beautiful.... I'm just gonna take a minute... oh man, beautiful... we all go through rough times.. we're all human.. and every man knows that knows knows a thing knows that he knows not a damn damn thing at all..
One day you will eradicate the "thug" label of black people. You are an amazing artist who shows that your people need not show their tattoos and huge muscles as a symbol of masculinity or your ladies amazing sexy bodies so they could sell records. The lyrics you make are sincere and courageous. A new kind of artist is born ^_^
@ChasingAurora20 You said "black people". I think it's artists like this, black or white, hispanic or what be it, that makes humanity shed these fads that are detrimental to society. Ignorance to common knowledge, education or just plain reasoning is not cool. However, I will fight to my last breath defending the freedom they enjoy. I just hope we can all stop fighting each other, so that all may enjoy the freedom and equality that we do, these things are not too much to ask for.
black niggaz 4 live
morara33 19 hours ago
top comment fuck off white america i wish
iiishaneomaciii 20 hours ago
:D
RRozgon 1 day ago
thumbs up if k'nann is a boss!!!
DuThree32 1 day ago
Good Music !
ivandro2010 1 day ago
is that Nas at 2:04?
gwnhl 1 day ago
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AWRnugget 3 hours ago
almost a year since I first heard this song and its still as powerful as when I first heard it. "and every time I felt the hurt, I felt the "givin" getting me up off the wall". stay humble.
auomauom 1 day ago
Thumbs up if you're listening to this on replayyyy
exxon9 1 day ago 4
and any man who knows a thing knows he knows
not a damn damn thing at all
futbolangel02 1 day ago
thumbs up if u are a citizen of d world :D
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ForeverMakingMoney 2 days ago
fukin tuuuuuuuuuune
SpaCeTravelin 2 days ago
This song makes my day every time i hear it.. so powerful <3
laughlovelive132 2 days ago 5
K'naan is Canadian. No offense to anyone but if Somalia was a nice place to live I'm guessing he would have stayed there. He's great live...saw him with a group of less than 100 packed into the basement of the University Center...before he was famous.
ohurley11 2 days ago
@ohurley11 he's Somali. Not Canadian.
LaKliqueTV 1 day ago
@LaKliqueTV he's actually both
JonathanBTvideos 1 day ago in playlist Favorite videos
@ohurley11 nope. born in somalia.
Ndy999 1 day ago
#respect
ivandro2010 2 days ago
I'm white.
SkateeOrDicee95 2 days ago
@SkateeOrDicee95 lol good for u (y)
Svan181 2 days ago
It's a shame Africa is being ruined by bad people. Africa is the most beautiful continent.
MohamedVsTheWorld 2 days ago
I'm American and introduced to K'NAAN in Germany. America has a lot of rappers but K'NAAN is still one the best I've ever heard.
auctorita 2 days ago
on of da best tracks ever made
big ups from germany
CrayonPhysiks 2 days ago
"And any man who knows a thing knows
He knows not a damn, damn thing at all"
"I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations
Creating medication out my own tribulations"
K'naan is up there with the best mc's imho
TH3USUALSUSPECT 2 days ago 3
still one of my favourite songs ever!!!
saidwassup31 2 days ago
like if you wanna hear that third verse!!!
Cornforbread182 2 days ago
This song brings back so many memories I long left behind. Thank you for bringing a new light to them.
Super2011Mommy 2 days ago
Im just gonna take a minute and watch k'naan Im just gonna take a minute and let him be!
Numbingsquid 2 days ago
thumbs up for white power
iiishaneomaciii 2 days ago
TALKS ABOUT PEACE WHEN HES WEARING A FUCKING ILLUMINATI T-SHIRT SORT YOUR HEAD OUT BITCH #KILLUMINATI
pandapop09 2 days ago
@pandapop09 Its a gold peacock t-shirt? So peacocks are now an evil sign k.
yasmin935 2 days ago
i don't under stand music . but i love it .
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EnergyAntoni1987 3 days ago
i like the ending
omgBooboorocks10 3 days ago
i love this song !
omgBooboorocks10 3 days ago
awesome!
MsLusiaMardiana 4 days ago
aww i love how at the end it turned into him walking through mogdisho, somalia! <3
smellyfeeeeeeeeeeeet 4 days ago 17
cory kennedy brought me here
Anthonysimmons96 4 days ago
I took 10 minutes for k'naan songs could u do more?
ona0025 4 days ago
Back for daily Appetite of Knan!! ;)
MOwaisAshraf 4 days ago
The Video was recorded in London..I think thats Camden/Kentish Town in the background
TheBilaal11 4 days ago 4
@TheBilaal11 I though it was in Harslesden Near Wilson Junction
ona0025 4 days ago
I really feel this guy he's ma man *no homo though* :-D
Awesovincible 4 days ago
Best song ever <3
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Ryan2DaBrad 4 days ago
I Take a minute, no I TAKE LOT OF MINUTES for the K'NAAN
:))
easylambda1111 5 days ago
PITBULL CAN SUCK A DICK!!!!!!
377750 5 days ago
k naan= humble -hes too ill
pusher1012000 5 days ago
one love K'NAAN
manchester4441 5 days ago
fuck vevo!!
iskisker 5 days ago
Thumbs up if u feel proud being an African!
Dav754 5 days ago 87
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Puhassim 2 days ago
@Dav754 Im not african but im proud of you beeing African ^^.
Puhassim 2 days ago
@Dav754 even though im not an african, i still feel proud for africans :)
battlefieldwolfie 2 days ago 8
@Dav754 More like AfriCANT.
mikeoohhhh 1 day ago
@mikeoohhhh stfu u noe nothin
Cooliodancer2217 1 day ago
@Cooliodancer2217 the fuck does noe mean?
wecanmakeulaugh1 1 day ago in playlist Favorite videos
you're amazing, keep doing what you're doing :) xx
AmooBooBoo 5 days ago
i aint got nothing to complain about, you know where im from and you know where im at, so peace! Word
jallas 5 days ago
Love this song!
JonathanBTvideos 5 days ago
160 people need to take a minute
LixolixoZ 5 days ago
Fail at 3:32
Tillyrr92 5 days ago
This is music as it should be, much better than that "pop" shit today
lucteunissen1 5 days ago 7
I'm falling in love about this guy !
dokitoki5 5 days ago
Somalian Representing !!! <3 :)
Imannie83 5 days ago
how can someone unlike this
mamastrofic7 5 days ago
thumbs up if u know the story of mandela and gandhi :D :D
and im an indian by the way :)
respect to K'NAAN :)
tmannhero 5 days ago 7
160 PPL DIDNT TAKE A MINUTE TO LISTEN TO THE SONG
tmannhero 5 days ago
1:46 that's shoreditch street
kingfcx 5 days ago
see the dislike bar thats justin bieber dick size
awsomemest52 5 days ago 2
Simply awsome!
Ilrbmx 6 days ago
hear this song after one and an half year phoaaa so amazing <3 keep up !
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thumbs up if ur somalian and proud of Knaan!!
MegaDreamOo 6 days ago
I dont care at about Pitbull, I wanna watch Knaan....
GraPhicGamerz 6 days ago 108
K'naan and Cudi . Thumbs up
freewaydeath 6 days ago 2
Troubadour is not K'Naans' Debut album. Its a great album but his earlier work on The Dusty Foot Philosopher is too life changing to miss out on
drfourtwenty 6 days ago
I hope he blows up and gets the fame he deserves been a fan since the 08
inoslover2121 6 days ago
I Just Love It <3
xpiredq 6 days ago
wow, How did I not here of this before?!? this song is really good
SuperLizardBean 6 days ago
Let's Go Troubadour!
Pharmible 1 week ago
This rapper deserves every publicity he gets, i remember the time where this song only had 1k views on youtube, until his song: wavin flag. Got featured in the Fifa cup. This guy should be the nmbr 1 rapper and not the talentless autotuned Lil wayne and T PAIN.
OffTheHorizon 1 week ago
your telling me a nikki minas video has got 28 million more views than this ? yeh societies fucked
vinnievman 1 week ago
I LOVE QUESTIONS! cuz answers without questions are statements.
1997Legendary3756 1 week ago
learning to play this AMAZING song on the piano <3
damecool1 1 week ago
Man i'm a take a minute, and give you Props...good work!
tarek307 1 week ago 4
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. it sings because it has a song.
Pharmible 1 week ago
@Pharmible what is the meaning behind that?
Trance4Peace 1 week ago
Since when Eminem became black ?
GhostyAbudy 1 week ago 2
I love india. The home of gandhi
nikhilissar 1 week ago
Top 10 CAN 2012 GOAL Bring me here lol Good Song
bossjibjib 1 week ago
probably the best singer... but the biggest piece of shit when it comes to lip syncing...
Nyheezy 1 week ago
FUCK YOU VEVO!!!!!
666jok3r 1 week ago
THIS IS NOT KANN!! THIS IS NOT HIS VOISE
ZOZO1213ify 1 week ago
I can't concentrate with Kanye's shirt staring at me....
Gnilres 1 week ago 2
@Gnilres haha kanye's shirt is evil
thatdinho 1 week ago
how dare you sensor this, this is fucking beautiful art, you wouldnt cover up the mona lisa, and that bitch is ugly as fuck
LUK3SYboy 1 week ago 4
whos the guy with his hand up at 0:50 to 0:55
SuperWwechamp1 2 weeks ago
@SuperWwechamp1 oh Jesus!
dmos62 2 weeks ago
@SuperWwechamp1 Nelson Mandela
Loddosh 2 weeks ago
@SuperWwechamp1 Nelson mandela dumbass
jallas 5 days ago
@jallas -_- I KNOW NOW DUMMY
SuperWwechamp1 5 days ago
Dear YouTube one of the "like"-buttons are upside-down can you please fix this? :)
VegardTheSkater 2 weeks ago 98
@VegardTheSkater stfu
MrRasulversion 5 days ago
@MrRasulversion lol, I bet all your comments are meaningful ones that everyone like to read.
VegardTheSkater 5 days ago
@VegardTheSkater lol ur right xD
XvicxxxX 4 days ago
nice animation and the song is awesome
silverwolf8786 2 weeks ago
Allahu akbar!!
zakfoot4 2 weeks ago
I'm tired of top comments from non-educated people.
inspektura43 2 weeks ago 3
157 people were drunk...
AnnosY 2 weeks ago
K'naan is a musical magician
Loopa1998 2 weeks ago
Great song and Great film.... so who the fuck were the 157 people that would dislike this
MrJimbo595 2 weeks ago
@MrJimbo595 klansmen and people who are jellous of himm
adamandsethdylantoo 2 weeks ago
0:06 - 0:13 i annoy my family by only singing this part
peter270619 2 weeks ago
thats my man
MrAlemayehu15 2 weeks ago
I wish dubstep didn't pull me away form this legend
mhjskisincb 2 weeks ago
157 people their mother didn't s suffer blows.
hakim11271 2 weeks ago
Remember the good old days when you could watch a youtube video and not have to watch a commercial before hand
scski44 2 weeks ago
thumbs up if you watching this in 2012..!!
slimshady7861 2 weeks ago 136
@slimshady7861 get google chrome and get add on "adblock", problem solved
VTzxProductionsHD 2 weeks ago
@VTzxProductionsHD *Chromium. It's open source and doesn't relay as much information back to google. AdBlock still works just fine.
KarazhanIsCake 2 weeks ago
@slimshady7861 no im watching it in 330 BC with my Istone
alimaknojia564 6 days ago in playlist YouTube Mix for K'NAAN 2
@slimshady7861 no man,I'm watching it in 1679
smestr36 5 days ago
"Better" Lyric Video - K'NAAN
inyourface28 2 weeks ago
good job
scythese 2 weeks ago
156 peopl can't take a min cause the there to busy disliking good songs
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508WA 2 weeks ago
wooo who k'naan
lalala5422 2 weeks ago
great k;naan
gangstergentleman12 2 weeks ago
how does this only have 3 million views?..
DavidSpainVilla 2 weeks ago
K'naan great artist. Real recognize Real. This is soulful.
But what annoys me is that nick minaj is a ad below this for ''stupid hoe'' and lil wayne is on the side with bruno mars getting 13 millions views. illuminati really in control.
MrDiMES123 2 weeks ago
156 people like will never laid.
rafaelskater99 2 weeks ago
THIS SONG SUCKS
Now that I have your attention...
This is an awesome song!
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ATTENTION: THIS WATER MUST BE GIVEN TO THE HEART AND SOUL OF AFRICA. THE POWER OF UNITY AS THE ANCESTORS WAY CAN BE BROUGHT BACK WITH THE CLEANSING OF NATURE, WATER POWERS THE WORLD. WHY NOT LET WATER POWER YOUR HOME/VILLAGE/CITY/COUNTRY/GLOBE.
HYDROXY1968 2 weeks ago
@HYDROXY1968 @ SOMALIA NEEDS THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE HANDS OF HER PEOPLE.
HYDROXY1968 2 weeks ago
I MEANT LOVE!!!!!!
booksmangos 2 weeks ago
I OVE YOU K'NAAN!!!!!
booksmangos 2 weeks ago
hes muslims?
izzuding 2 weeks ago
his songs have so much meaning to them
arianagrande9 2 weeks ago
Nicki manaj's stupid hoe 23 million views. K'naan's Take a minute 3 million views. I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
XjapanXdaisukiX 2 weeks ago 4
@XjapanXdaisukiX ikr
arianagrande9 2 weeks ago
If I was a rapper/artist, and I would make an inspirational song like this one, with 3 million views, 1600 likes and 150 dislikes, i would be happy, that i Reached the hearts of thousend people ho cant see beyond the surface. My love and respect for you K'naan.
WaladAlhoriya 2 weeks ago
@WaladAlhoriya Sorry 16.562 likes
WaladAlhoriya 2 weeks ago
Why would someone dislike this song?
TisMahzey 2 weeks ago
loosing my mom this year.. and this song is so on. it kills me. so beautiful.... I'm just gonna take a minute... oh man, beautiful... we all go through rough times.. we're all human.. and every man knows that knows knows a thing knows that he knows not a damn damn thing at all..
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Nicee you cant even see the dislike bar :)
Shamil7681 2 weeks ago 3
Best song of that year by far. But no one paid attention. I hate commercial music!!!!
Tigrey44 2 weeks ago
I dont understand how anyone can dislike such a beautiful song..
lildjd5 2 weeks ago
amazing song
DaDDyDoughjr 2 weeks ago
is odey shirwac in this video
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jthottie90 3 weeks ago
people should listen to this then to go to therapery
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people should listen to songs like this, not songs about money, power, sex etc.
SuperNojas 3 weeks ago
Fricken listening to this in 2012 ! <3 <3 <3333 I can't get enough .
angeladelina 3 weeks ago
One day you will eradicate the "thug" label of black people. You are an amazing artist who shows that your people need not show their tattoos and huge muscles as a symbol of masculinity or your ladies amazing sexy bodies so they could sell records. The lyrics you make are sincere and courageous. A new kind of artist is born ^_^
ChasingAurora20 3 weeks ago 51
@ChasingAurora20 You said "black people". I think it's artists like this, black or white, hispanic or what be it, that makes humanity shed these fads that are detrimental to society. Ignorance to common knowledge, education or just plain reasoning is not cool. However, I will fight to my last breath defending the freedom they enjoy. I just hope we can all stop fighting each other, so that all may enjoy the freedom and equality that we do, these things are not too much to ask for.
KarazhanIsCake 2 weeks ago
@ChasingAurora20 Bang Bang goes against that...
matthewcardinals 2 weeks ago in playlist math xl
@matthewcardinals "Do you listen to music or do you skim through it"
rpg23245 2 weeks ago
@rpg23245 I fuck bitches and I get money.
matthewcardinals 2 weeks ago
@ChasingAurora20 People who have the idea in their mind are the ones regressing any progress. Just leave it. People are people.
JarredMartian 2 weeks ago
This guy's AWESOME!!
PradeeshPahee 1 week ago
@ChasingAurora20 I don't think so, look at the left corner, why is there Tygga wearing two golden watches and has his body full of tatoo?
HoldTJ 1 week ago
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Khrysmatic 1 week ago
KNaan
speedvideo100 3 weeks ago
153 pepole took a hour...
DPuddin023 3 weeks ago 48
@DPuddin023 *an hour
TheGroundSS 1 week ago
@TheGroundSS Its "a" but nice try kiddo
junkydog7 1 week ago
@junkydog7 The English language has many exceptions; "hour" is one of them in which the "h" is silent and "an" is used as the preposition.
thewasianlolwut 1 week ago
very nice:)
liudokasssss 3 weeks ago
They always play this song on my local radio station. God bless them :')
TigerLily4427 3 weeks ago