1 second ago I know K'naan from Waving Flag.. The song is very popular in Holland now.. Then I heard In the beginning, Take a minute, Fatima and Struggling and now he is one of my favorites!!
It is the real rap, and not the rap from Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy or the music from Trey songz.
Idd gozert! Jammer dat hij niet zo vaak gedraaid wordt op de radio. Maar dat verwacht je ook niet van 538,3fm en Q-music. Misschien dat Funx hem wel zou draaien. Ik ga ze ff tippen op deze geweldige artiest. xD
@Matroos0611 Heey een Nederlander XD, Goed idee dat je ze wil tippen, Funx zal het zeker wel draaien :) 538 draait vast wel waving flag, maar daar blijft het bij, ze geven nooit echt de kans en aandacht aan de wat 'minder' bekende mensen.. Jammer..
Jihad in Arabic means "to struggle" - struggle to purify one's soul of evil influences. This is the ultimate Jihad for Muslims (many accounts in the media define jihad as a synonym for "holy war'' which is incorrect). Each and ever one of us face struggles in our daily lives. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and Knaan are my fav singer/song writers by far. No one else comes close <3
@MrBincali hey u want 2know qoladiisa waxaa eedo u ah fanaanda caanka ah magool marka inta kale adiga ayaa dhameystrneysid only ogaaw dont use qabiil thnxs
hahah Its funny to me seeing how things can really change, I remember hearing this track back in 2003/2004 at that time I was 10.. i respected this dude ever since.. its nice to see K'naan doing well for himself.. even if it did take a while for people to recognize his talent. This track is actually a classic to me now that I hear it..
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hello 123456. You are new to youtube . You monkeys kenyans we thought you how to take shawer and clean your self instead you suppose to be Thank ful monkey, british used step on you while you lying on the floor Somalia is the scotish of africa what kind the smely monkeys of kenya and ethopia can do is to wait and dream to annex somalia well if you can go head. Remember somalia is the only african nation that was bombarded by air the time of the british. We are lions . so take it easy ugly boy.
real talk wallal i agree with you, attack these fools back, but dont cross the limit, because cadaanka acctualy hates us more then they hate other africans.. so wake up saxiib... but other then that i agree with you on the other points indeed we are the brave hearts Somali weyn aka Greater Somalia.. Peace = Nabad Galyo
maxamed1985,lucky enough you're behind a computer while running your mouth..you can't go anywhere even there in usa and find some kenyans then say that thinking you'll just live,we'll performa mob justice upon your foolish @ss
hahaha K'naan is like the best rapper in real hip hop. hes the truth. Eminem is a little white boy. thats like comparing Immortal Technique to soulja boi. only a faggot bitch would.
Because you called Eminem a "little white boy", when it's obvious if you listen to this guy's style he got a definite Eminem influence. From before he got signed, Infinite days, that what it sounds like to me. And that's beside the point, K'naan did songs with white people so he's obviously not racist and I bet if you asked him he'd say Eminem influenced him. Cus he's a humble dude. So give the "little white boy" his props, cus that man can spit. And stop spewing hate on a song with deep meaning
i certainly do not ever spew hate, least of all on this song which i agree is very very deep. i also agree K'naan is very humble. and of course K'naan is not racist, he is revolutionary. As for his influences, he was strongly influenced by Rakim and Nas. He has been compared frequently to Eminem due to similiar deliveries; the difference is in their content. btw i am white.
Alright, well I guess it wasn't a racist comment. Still, why call him a white boy like that makes him less of a dope emcee? If you listened to Infinite and then listen to this, you'll see Em's obviously influenced him in some way. By the way, Rakim gave Em his props, why can't these so called "hip hop heads?" I don't think Eminem is the best, Nas and Rakim are both ahead of him, but he's in the top 10. I guess it's cus I'm a rapper that happens to be white I took offence to your statement. 1
my friend, i probably heard infinite years before you did. yes, it is possible that eminem influenced K'naan to some degree. even probable. and i gave eminem props for a very refined flow, and good wordpay. HOWever; that is not enough for me. like I said the difference is in content. and that is crucial imo. you can say as many puns as you want in as elequent a flow as you want, but if you got nothing to say, whats the point. Immortal Tech learned that early in his career. thats how i feel.
Not all of his lyrics are meaningless. He does have alot of bullshit songs, which is why I said people like Nas and Rakim are better. But when he wants to be, he's as good as just about anybody in the world. I'm all about lyrics, hence the name, and Eminem's lyrics are dope, as are K'naan's, they just different. And Immortal is aight, he needs to stop tryna be the rappin Alex Jones though, it gets boring. And what does whether or not you heard Infinite before me have to do with it?
haha alex jones is kinda an idiot. its kind of foolish to compare him to Tech.
youre right K'naans lyrics are diferent from Ems. Theyre deep. you compared Infinite to K'naan up to this point (2 label albums thusfar). Eminems deepest shit on the whole album is not very deep. K'naan is the absolute opposite, talkin bout revolution. Even up to this point, incl all of Ems albums. not very deep.
As for Tech,I havent got bored listenin to real shit. i can understand why you prefer Em though.
But did you do the research or just take Immortal Techniques word that its real? I'm all about truth, that's why I prefer Canibus over all of them, cus he speaks the truth for real. Who's to say what's true and what's a conspiracy theory and what's propoganda perpetuated by the government? If IT was really exposing something they didn't want exposed, he'd be dead, trust me. And as far as this whole Eminem shit, I'm saying the DELIVERY on THIS song sounds influenced by Em, K'naan got many styles.
...but don't get me wrong, I respect IT and I think he's a revolutionary. I think his intentions are good, unlike Alex Jones, who's full of propoganda and fear and hate mongering . I like some of his songs too, I have both Revolutionaries and I used to bump em all the time. I'm just not with all these people that treat him like he's hip hop messiah. I think he needs to rap on more diverse topics. More songs like Dance With The Devil, You Never Know and Positive Balance, you feel me?
yea i mos def did do the research, and much of it i already had done the research. now im not talkin bout 9/11, imo well never know for sure until someone from the gov on the inside comes out and confesses(and yes that happens very frequently with these things, but many years later ie. assassination of Che, attempts on Fidel). im talkin about the US sponsoring war criminals eg. Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden sr and jr and oppressing poor countries. yes these are facts.
i dont think Tech is large scale enough to be assassanated- it took CIA/FBI years to kill Che, as well as King and X. and they still havent killed Fidel after some hundred and some confirmed attempts. but i agree hes def doing the right thing. and im not sure if you know but he has alot of side projects 1 is buying farmland in 3rd world countries and nationalizing economy. i dont follow him like a messiah lol but he is amazing as a person and rapper. but i def feel you. and i loved those songs.
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Funny, I could have sworn I was just in some pussy not two hours ago. Fuck outta here, why you hatin on me with some random ass comment? By the way, incase any other idiot gets my comments misconstrued, I'm NOT saying anything bad about K'naan. He's a true artist, and I respect him alot, my comments were on some whole other shit.
Like you said, dope to you, it's your personal opinion, but I thought he had alot of good shit. Everybody entitled to their own opinion though, so it's all good, it is what it is. 1
I agree with you on Eminem.....although race has nothing to do with it...lyrical content does. I dont care how clever you can rap about bullshit.......it will only amount to bullshit.... But the realist rapper ever died in september 1996
so true.... the usual "ghetto" to which the rappers of the western sphere are reffering to are playgrounds compared to mogadishu which is still more of a war zone.
besides this, knaan is definitely one of the best rappers of our time. his lyrics, flow and intention are far beyond anything ive ever heard.
waving flag is the first official song for the WC that deserves to be called a hymn.
im sure he ll get mad props when shit gets started. :)
this is amazing...the intro has become my ringtone....."my poetry hails within the sreets"...wonderful..."believe me i know struggle and struggle knows me"
EXACTLY, I HATE talking about qabeels thats what started the war in the first place, Im half somali like knaan here and half kenyan like president Barack Obama
Good for you!...so what is the point of your importance of mentioning yourself in the context of great achiveing people?
Hey! Give me a message if you run for the next kenyan presedential election without being hatched with a matcht. Then that makes a sence of you being Kenyan
an so is ya mum u fuker i know w er u live no point hidin now bcs i reported this to tha goverment he noes da street u live an s oo do the poplices if u fink i'm liyin check it out ya self u racist cow
wikkedchik90 the lyrics is i know strugel and strugel knows me and hell no he sounds way better than enimem knaan is the real poets brappp!!! somalian for life
Listening to this song all i want to say is "Free Slavery, Free Children Slave Labour, Free Africa, Free Palestine" where all people are struggling. FUCK USA GOVERNMENT, FUCK UK GOVERNMENT! Power to the people!
He's only black, Somalian, and raps about real problems in Africa. Yep sounds like a photocopy to me. But if you mean he's a great rapper then yeah he is pretty amazing.
this is a real good song right here. good hiphop. i wish we had more artist like k'naan he talks about real shit. not just money and drugs and hoes and shit. just remember. hiphop aint dead it just went underground instead. keep looking and youll find some good shit. k'naan is a real artist.
itslifeeshshithappen you fucker get an education urselv instead of dissin great plz on youtube...................ur ugly hater juz cuz he's gettin paid n u aint hahaha who is da real loser now boi
this comment is what makes my day looking at youtube comments and finding death threats and harassment oh yeah these comments are so productive and relevant.
instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters
i heard this on flow 93.5 a long time ago in 2005 i think. I like the song alot and i really wanted to know who the artist was. too bad flow didn't play it alot.
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
ya totally, the rest either rap about their 99 problems of hoes, killing other nigga thugs, making money, the fucked up shit they did in the hood and gangsta shit which nobody cares aboutr
Ohhhhhh shit....I heard this one like two fuckin years ago and lost the song on my ipod, and was like damn! Fuckin nice tunes! Real feel good hip hop! This is the type of shit we need more of!
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Mmmjamm 5 days ago
What is he singing in the beginning?
LiLAbdi97 6 months ago
i am actually struggling right now & its depressing:(
zenamicael 8 months ago
The image at 0:02 is one of the best I've seen in a long long time. Thumbs up if you can relate
epi8 8 months ago
كنان يمثل الهيب هوب حقيقية.....
wommosh 9 months ago
This is feel good music on the hip hop tip!!!
IceManLikeGervin 1 year ago
This dudes a beast.
YababaVideo 1 year ago
k naan is a fucking gift to the world
mannanderson 1 year ago 3
15 ppl are rich ass preps who got all their stuff and have nothing to worry about and they dont do charity and they are all miserable ppl
MrArjab 1 year ago 2
Your music is inspirational, it feeds the soul!
I cant wait to see you in person in Seattle!
Check out my video Last Breath 333 here in Youtube world and tell me what you think....
Peace my brother!
000Dragonfly000 1 year ago
The best Canadian rapper. Doing what he does best telling stories that are WORTH telling.
MrUnamazing 1 year ago 5
@MrUnamazing he is somalian rapper man ;)
B1L4N 1 year ago
Chorus: Strugglin, and it's trouble in, in this
circumstance I'm dwelling in I find myself in the
corner huddling, with some angry men, and I gotta
settle shit again before they gotta kill again, I'm
strugglin, and it's trouble in, in this circumstance
I'm dwelling in I find myself in the corner huddling,
with some angry men, and I gotta settle shit again
before they gotta kill again.
afarah222 1 year ago
i swear the woman at 0:09 is a famous somali singer? what do you think?
Denaeize 1 year ago
@Denaeize she s fadumo nakruma if u know her
lilsaf 1 year ago
blessed are thoose who give unto the lesser of them.
leebunsmma 1 year ago
1 second ago I know K'naan from Waving Flag.. The song is very popular in Holland now.. Then I heard In the beginning, Take a minute, Fatima and Struggling and now he is one of my favorites!!
It is the real rap, and not the rap from Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy or the music from Trey songz.
MMarrakchia 1 year ago 7
@MMarrakchia well said
neversaydie75 1 year ago
@MMarrakchia
Idd gozert! Jammer dat hij niet zo vaak gedraaid wordt op de radio. Maar dat verwacht je ook niet van 538,3fm en Q-music. Misschien dat Funx hem wel zou draaien. Ik ga ze ff tippen op deze geweldige artiest. xD
Matroos0611 1 year ago
@Matroos0611 Heey een Nederlander XD, Goed idee dat je ze wil tippen, Funx zal het zeker wel draaien :) 538 draait vast wel waving flag, maar daar blijft het bij, ze geven nooit echt de kans en aandacht aan de wat 'minder' bekende mensen.. Jammer..
MMarrakchia 1 year ago
@MMarrakchia
Chorus: Strugglin, and it's trouble in, in this
circumstance I'm dwelling in I find myself in the
corner huddling, with some angry men, and I gotta
settle shit again before they gotta kill again, I'm
strugglin, and it's trouble in, in this circumstance
I'm dwelling in I find myself in the corner huddling,
with some angry men, and I gotta settle shit again
before they gotta kill again.
afarah222 1 year ago
thats some real shit... all that hustle for a baby seat
EmXtraMoney 1 year ago
Jihad in Arabic means "to struggle" - struggle to purify one's soul of evil influences. This is the ultimate Jihad for Muslims (many accounts in the media define jihad as a synonym for "holy war'' which is incorrect). Each and ever one of us face struggles in our daily lives. Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and Knaan are my fav singer/song writers by far. No one else comes close <3
ArabianGirrl 1 year ago
caadi ma tihid, K'NAAN lakiin qoladiisu yaa waaye.
MrBincali 1 year ago
@MrBincali hey u want 2know qoladiisa waxaa eedo u ah fanaanda caanka ah magool marka inta kale adiga ayaa dhameystrneysid only ogaaw dont use qabiil thnxs
yakiin 1 year ago
oh man give de pancakes i missed canjeero
safiyaify 1 year ago
New Bob Marley right here
peepoo100 1 year ago
i like this..i dont know why..but i do :)
MsBLINK182LOVER 1 year ago
this is da shit,,,yo why u hatin u aint in hargieysa whore, glad u disa pear more than were were befoer whore now kaayaac bitch fuk ur qabiil
maddog2020ful 1 year ago
hahah Its funny to me seeing how things can really change, I remember hearing this track back in 2003/2004 at that time I was 10.. i respected this dude ever since.. its nice to see K'naan doing well for himself.. even if it did take a while for people to recognize his talent. This track is actually a classic to me now that I hear it..
Jsayman 1 year ago
knaan ftw
WillardE4 1 year ago
NOTHING COMES WITHOUT STRUGGLE.
blackman666ful 1 year ago
knaan all the way
abz100free 1 year ago
dudes sick, hes like a fresh sadat x, he speaks about real stuff
slevels1 2 years ago 16
does anybody know where i can find some guitar tabs for this song? xc
lukaspip10 2 years ago
good
maxamed1985 2 years ago
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hello 123456. You are new to youtube . You monkeys kenyans we thought you how to take shawer and clean your self instead you suppose to be Thank ful monkey, british used step on you while you lying on the floor Somalia is the scotish of africa what kind the smely monkeys of kenya and ethopia can do is to wait and dream to annex somalia well if you can go head. Remember somalia is the only african nation that was bombarded by air the time of the british. We are lions . so take it easy ugly boy.
maxamed1985 2 years ago
lol
sojiroT 2 years ago
real talk wallal i agree with you, attack these fools back, but dont cross the limit, because cadaanka acctualy hates us more then they hate other africans.. so wake up saxiib... but other then that i agree with you on the other points indeed we are the brave hearts Somali weyn aka Greater Somalia.. Peace = Nabad Galyo
CushiticSomalianMale 2 years ago
@maxamed1985 what?
paulrpmg 2 years ago
maxamed1985,lucky enough you're behind a computer while running your mouth..you can't go anywhere even there in usa and find some kenyans then say that thinking you'll just live,we'll performa mob justice upon your foolish @ss
rawkid30i 2 years ago
I love you K'Naan!
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lawpete 2 years ago
whats the real song called i know this is the remix in the beginning please tell me
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its a black eminem
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fay098 2 years ago
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leatho56 2 years ago
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He is good but should try and not sing out of his nose as much...
dis2k 2 years ago
is that his baby?
HijabiGirl09 2 years ago
at the end of the movie? yes
narukid29 2 years ago
so is that his wife?
:(
(notice the sad face)
SoFlyCee 2 years ago
Mashallah, Saalam that is now Three, and the smartest Three year old i've ever met in my whole life.
and Deka his wife at the end :)
Mashallah K'naan and Deka had wonderful Children <3
MzTastyBanks1 2 years ago 4
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he is shit
qhir 2 years ago
and why share with us ur idiotic comment... do us favour keep out. if ur not fan.
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the black version of eminem, this guy is a joke.
gravgp2003 3 years ago
Seriously? Your the joke...
EzRico1 3 years ago
hahaha K'naan is like the best rapper in real hip hop. hes the truth. Eminem is a little white boy. thats like comparing Immortal Technique to soulja boi. only a faggot bitch would.
CheStillFighting 3 years ago 4
racism is a bitch
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
as true as that is, why do you tell it to me?
CheStillFighting 2 years ago
Because you called Eminem a "little white boy", when it's obvious if you listen to this guy's style he got a definite Eminem influence. From before he got signed, Infinite days, that what it sounds like to me. And that's beside the point, K'naan did songs with white people so he's obviously not racist and I bet if you asked him he'd say Eminem influenced him. Cus he's a humble dude. So give the "little white boy" his props, cus that man can spit. And stop spewing hate on a song with deep meaning
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
i certainly do not ever spew hate, least of all on this song which i agree is very very deep. i also agree K'naan is very humble. and of course K'naan is not racist, he is revolutionary. As for his influences, he was strongly influenced by Rakim and Nas. He has been compared frequently to Eminem due to similiar deliveries; the difference is in their content. btw i am white.
CheStillFighting 2 years ago 2
Alright, well I guess it wasn't a racist comment. Still, why call him a white boy like that makes him less of a dope emcee? If you listened to Infinite and then listen to this, you'll see Em's obviously influenced him in some way. By the way, Rakim gave Em his props, why can't these so called "hip hop heads?" I don't think Eminem is the best, Nas and Rakim are both ahead of him, but he's in the top 10. I guess it's cus I'm a rapper that happens to be white I took offence to your statement. 1
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
my friend, i probably heard infinite years before you did. yes, it is possible that eminem influenced K'naan to some degree. even probable. and i gave eminem props for a very refined flow, and good wordpay. HOWever; that is not enough for me. like I said the difference is in content. and that is crucial imo. you can say as many puns as you want in as elequent a flow as you want, but if you got nothing to say, whats the point. Immortal Tech learned that early in his career. thats how i feel.
CheStillFighting 2 years ago
Not all of his lyrics are meaningless. He does have alot of bullshit songs, which is why I said people like Nas and Rakim are better. But when he wants to be, he's as good as just about anybody in the world. I'm all about lyrics, hence the name, and Eminem's lyrics are dope, as are K'naan's, they just different. And Immortal is aight, he needs to stop tryna be the rappin Alex Jones though, it gets boring. And what does whether or not you heard Infinite before me have to do with it?
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
haha alex jones is kinda an idiot. its kind of foolish to compare him to Tech.
youre right K'naans lyrics are diferent from Ems. Theyre deep. you compared Infinite to K'naan up to this point (2 label albums thusfar). Eminems deepest shit on the whole album is not very deep. K'naan is the absolute opposite, talkin bout revolution. Even up to this point, incl all of Ems albums. not very deep.
As for Tech,I havent got bored listenin to real shit. i can understand why you prefer Em though.
CheStillFighting 2 years ago 2
But did you do the research or just take Immortal Techniques word that its real? I'm all about truth, that's why I prefer Canibus over all of them, cus he speaks the truth for real. Who's to say what's true and what's a conspiracy theory and what's propoganda perpetuated by the government? If IT was really exposing something they didn't want exposed, he'd be dead, trust me. And as far as this whole Eminem shit, I'm saying the DELIVERY on THIS song sounds influenced by Em, K'naan got many styles.
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
...but don't get me wrong, I respect IT and I think he's a revolutionary. I think his intentions are good, unlike Alex Jones, who's full of propoganda and fear and hate mongering . I like some of his songs too, I have both Revolutionaries and I used to bump em all the time. I'm just not with all these people that treat him like he's hip hop messiah. I think he needs to rap on more diverse topics. More songs like Dance With The Devil, You Never Know and Positive Balance, you feel me?
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
yea i mos def did do the research, and much of it i already had done the research. now im not talkin bout 9/11, imo well never know for sure until someone from the gov on the inside comes out and confesses(and yes that happens very frequently with these things, but many years later ie. assassination of Che, attempts on Fidel). im talkin about the US sponsoring war criminals eg. Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden sr and jr and oppressing poor countries. yes these are facts.
CheStillFighting 2 years ago
i dont think Tech is large scale enough to be assassanated- it took CIA/FBI years to kill Che, as well as King and X. and they still havent killed Fidel after some hundred and some confirmed attempts. but i agree hes def doing the right thing. and im not sure if you know but he has alot of side projects 1 is buying farmland in 3rd world countries and nationalizing economy. i dont follow him like a messiah lol but he is amazing as a person and rapper. but i def feel you. and i loved those songs.
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fay098 2 years ago
Funny, I could have sworn I was just in some pussy not two hours ago. Fuck outta here, why you hatin on me with some random ass comment? By the way, incase any other idiot gets my comments misconstrued, I'm NOT saying anything bad about K'naan. He's a true artist, and I respect him alot, my comments were on some whole other shit.
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
Eminem's lyrics are the equivilant of that dude bruno putting his ass in eminems face......what kinda sucker mc would do that shyt????
THUGNERD81 2 years ago
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Never said he was the realest, the best, or any of that other shit. He's a gimmick rapper now, but at one point he was dope.
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
yeah mosh was very good song..but cant think of many more from him thats dope to me
THUGNERD81 2 years ago
Like you said, dope to you, it's your personal opinion, but I thought he had alot of good shit. Everybody entitled to their own opinion though, so it's all good, it is what it is. 1
DaProlifik1reaLyrics 2 years ago
I agree with you on Eminem.....although race has nothing to do with it...lyrical content does. I dont care how clever you can rap about bullshit.......it will only amount to bullshit.... But the realist rapper ever died in september 1996
THUGNERD81 2 years ago
Bring that nigga pac back!!! no doubt about that man
Steezin113 2 years ago
yo check dis guys other songs b4 u say shit about him ur gonna change ur opinion quickly
woodpusher900 2 years ago
This song rox I remember hearing it b4
0BALLINN0 3 years ago
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he's fake
Yaziphae 3 years ago
stop acting like an idiot.
ytlvr 3 years ago
^_^ i wasnt
Yaziphae 3 years ago
i recomand u to lestin to this song every day all day . it might cure ur idiotic behavior.
WarYaaWarrior 2 years ago
Lol, it's one thing calling a random rapper fake. But calling somebody who grew up in Mogadishu fake is just stupid.
TehKilar1337 2 years ago 43
agree mate... indeed all these so-called gangster hip hop guys are soft as muffins... so yea ur true, appreciate your integrity mate.. peace
CushiticSomalianMale 2 years ago
@TehKilar1337
so true.... the usual "ghetto" to which the rappers of the western sphere are reffering to are playgrounds compared to mogadishu which is still more of a war zone.
besides this, knaan is definitely one of the best rappers of our time. his lyrics, flow and intention are far beyond anything ive ever heard.
waving flag is the first official song for the WC that deserves to be called a hymn.
im sure he ll get mad props when shit gets started. :)
AllisterCaine 1 year ago
he's best hiphop artist from somalia my boy k'naan
habalayo 3 years ago 2
This guy is going to be huge in 09.
bendutta2008 3 years ago 4
I agree, So far hes already done so many duets with famous canadians like nelly furtado
kakarot1234567891234 3 years ago
pretty hot!
flaggfam 3 years ago
i love the intro...shows the somali culture
FierceInTraining 3 years ago 3
i like dis nigga man
theundertaker198352 3 years ago 2
this video was shot in t dot
represent knaan
killasimba 3 years ago
greeen egggs and haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamm
Lamp1n 3 years ago
lmao
TheRealJoeMac 3 years ago
WASAAYE1, U R A WRENCHED PERSON INDEED
oamaer 3 years ago
where is dis guy reappin in the vid
stubz101 3 years ago
my favorite song off the cd
icecreamforlunch 3 years ago
this is amazing...the intro has become my ringtone....."my poetry hails within the sreets"...wonderful..."believe me i know struggle and struggle knows me"
wikkedchik90 3 years ago
Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.<3 K'naan
Best Poet/Rapper Alive.
Philospher96 3 years ago
damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
wikkedchik90 3 years ago
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hawiye animals.......... i wonder when he is he gonna bomb him self.........
wasaaye1 3 years ago
dude wtf dats y somali's
r fighting cuz those
fuckin retarded qabeels!!!
twixbaby96 3 years ago
omg yesss cuase of qabeels! thats so dumbbb ugh i hate that cause there fighting cause that dumb crap....:(
309062917 3 years ago 2
EXACTLY, I HATE talking about qabeels thats what started the war in the first place, Im half somali like knaan here and half kenyan like president Barack Obama
kakarot1234567891234 3 years ago
its soo DUMBB lmao now the ethopias are gone now there still fighting over qabeels its kinda gay seriouslly ugh i hate somalia for that :(
309062917 3 years ago
Good for you!...so what is the point of your importance of mentioning yourself in the context of great achiveing people?
Hey! Give me a message if you run for the next kenyan presedential election without being hatched with a matcht. Then that makes a sence of you being Kenyan
abqula 3 years ago
bad sound quality...good song though
waci 3 years ago
hits the bone
easye2233 3 years ago
this song is simply amazing... K'naan is so down to earth. Strugglin is the best song on this album.
jameshawkinson 3 years ago
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he's such a skinny ass homo and u know it
DUTTYWINE1TIME69 3 years ago
you suck ass, and have no real taste in music... dude is a fuckin poet, show respect.
jameshawkinson 3 years ago 4
an so is ya mum u fuker i know w er u live no point hidin now bcs i reported this to tha goverment he noes da street u live an s oo do the poplices if u fink i'm liyin check it out ya self u racist cow
sagxxxal 3 years ago
love his music iam from mali and i love my fellow neighbors
mouiXX 3 years ago
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i know subtle...and subtle knows me :)....he sounds like eminem
wikkedchik90 3 years ago
wikkedchik90 the lyrics is i know strugel and strugel knows me and hell no he sounds way better than enimem knaan is the real poets brappp!!! somalian for life
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jokerreckless 3 years ago
k'naan is very talented... he could have made money like 50cent but didn't become a sellout.
if i was in his position i would be attacking these weak rappers in the game. K'naan should make a video with akon.
gino2nino 3 years ago
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he's such a skinny ass homo and u know it
DUTTYWINE1TIME69 3 years ago
LOVE PEACE TRUTH
fokus724 3 years ago
Allah bless your parents and family.
shoedoctor99 3 years ago 5
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fuck you terrorist
ashtonnothsa 3 years ago
Just because I prayed for his parents? God have mercy on you, too.
shoedoctor99 3 years ago 4
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You stupid piece of shit.
Darkiver 3 years ago
cool
101feven101 3 years ago
He is the best he can rap alot better den all dem big star rappers BIG UP KNAAN!!
Mzzy17 3 years ago
well done K'naan, u r inspiration to all.keep up the gud, see u in the UK, we all go be there support ya...bless
Malilander07 3 years ago
that was filmed at dixon
abe235 3 years ago
i've been there billions of time & im from the us!
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jokerreckless 3 years ago
Much respect
nyggadyma 3 years ago
i love k'naan
he has somthing to good to say and does it really well
he is such a good raper and he should be the one who every one is talking about
not 50 cent
he only raps about sex drugs and this dick
i am so happy he has somthing to say that is worth listening to
so koodoes to you <3
love you<3
sarahlovesthemall 3 years ago 6
I think anyone who sees K'Naan perform live will be changed for life.
The lyrics, beats and vibes affect all audiences more than people would care to think or believe.
Big ups for the work he does and to the crew he has for they keep it real...4Real.
One.
P.S. Big ups to Rayzak in the video :P
SoniaSoul 3 years ago 7
I honestly dont know why i waster time reading people like sucka4free's comments.
Because really, Knaan's songs are INSPIRATIONAL. and no, lil' wayne and 50 cent arent inspirational, theyre what's killing todays black youth.
And i couldnt care less if you thumbs down me, because its the truth, and you all know it.
iUhMazing8D 3 years ago 23
I love how you said you didn't care if we 'Thumbs Down" this comment,
and the fact you're right, is making everyone "thumbs up" it.
I agree, a lot.
666GodsSon 3 years ago 3
i agree...ppl dont see artists of today like 50, wayne, ti, etc... are completely destroying the minds of black youth today.
big ups to knaan for speakin the truth in his music
younghov44 3 years ago 3
Listening to this song all i want to say is "Free Slavery, Free Children Slave Labour, Free Africa, Free Palestine" where all people are struggling. FUCK USA GOVERNMENT, FUCK UK GOVERNMENT! Power to the people!
rochdalesleeper 3 years ago
toronto rapper....
finally adressin todays issues..
big ups
cronicGoD 3 years ago 3
Finally a rap about reality!
Babyfacedblackjesus 3 years ago 5
Power To the people!
Babyfacedblackjesus 3 years ago 4
i love this guy's music..knaan keep up the good work bro..pce
yungunna101 3 years ago 3
And what's with the American accent?
jacktojack69 3 years ago
This speaks to all people who go through struggles
Usrabella 3 years ago 3
ahah stupid
roby99 3 years ago 2
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Eminem photocopy.
jacktojack69 3 years ago
He's only black, Somalian, and raps about real problems in Africa. Yep sounds like a photocopy to me. But if you mean he's a great rapper then yeah he is pretty amazing.
galesden 3 years ago 3
Purely in terms of his rapping style. Oh, and some of his rhymes have the same "wit" as heard in quite a few Eminem songs. So there.
jacktojack69 3 years ago
just like eminem photocopy Masta Ace???
roby99 3 years ago
this is a real good song right here. good hiphop. i wish we had more artist like k'naan he talks about real shit. not just money and drugs and hoes and shit. just remember. hiphop aint dead it just went underground instead. keep looking and youll find some good shit. k'naan is a real artist.
muellerinator 3 years ago
itslifeeshshithappen you fucker get an education urselv instead of dissin great plz on youtube...................ur ugly hater juz cuz he's gettin paid n u aint hahaha who is da real loser now boi
djkafu 3 years ago
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nevetskasurp THE ONLY RAPING THATS GONNA HAPPEN IS MY MIDDLE EASTERN PPL RAPING YOUR WIFE YOU FUCKING MONKEY I BET UR A NIGGER TOO!
killafromtheeast 3 years ago
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hes a nigger
killafromtheeast 3 years ago
and you are a cracker...a senseless white pig!
MzeeDala 3 years ago 2
and what a nigger he is too!
sucka4free 3 years ago
killafromtheeast i hope you get fucking raped to death by a fucking bull
nevetskasurp 3 years ago
this comment is what makes my day looking at youtube comments and finding death threats and harassment oh yeah these comments are so productive and relevant.
galesden 3 years ago
instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
fastfreshmoney 3 years ago
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters
fastfreshmoney 3 years ago
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters
isniino 3 years ago
i heard this on flow 93.5 a long time ago in 2005 i think. I like the song alot and i really wanted to know who the artist was. too bad flow didn't play it alot.
danowilson143 3 years ago
knaan is the artist
krazysilk 3 years ago
Fuck dixon all thoose guys can get smashed wallahi ma niggas im in westmall dunnoe you waste manz can get popped iight dunnoe faget ass niggas
mouse647 3 years ago
Will you please re-read what you have written there, and think about how stupid talking like that makes you seem. What are you even trying to say?
im123ben 3 years ago 2
yh fuck dem ni99aaz
unwr2007 3 years ago
and i say fuck them haterz , no wait fuck dem idiots , hip hop aint dead it just got dumb/retarded.
ahmedsomalian 3 years ago
recoganize this man you have inspiring people like k'naan telling u about his struggles so u can recognize yours,people need start listening to what matters instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
ahmedsomalian 3 years ago
instead of grown man talking about yuuuu with a lil kid soulja boy or dem talking about another mans riches and bitches. rather then understand the world is in need of attention.thank you mr k'naan for pointing out the IMPORTANT things humans tends not to notice which is the world is fucked up rather then rapping about money bitches $ hoez.
isniino 3 years ago
in 2008 life is fucked.
glad to had some guys/gals like this guy to keep a smile on our face and give force to keep that struggle.
DELnation 3 years ago
My favourite rappers Today Mos def,Talib Kweli,Lupe fiasco,Dead Prez and K'naan. True Legends, Dope Niggas!
jallas 3 years ago 4
real talk my dude
RBGdUP 3 years ago
I agree.
mosalias 3 years ago
that's in T-Dot for sho
Knaan is one of the only real rappers alive.
MTSNumb3r 3 years ago 5
ya totally, the rest either rap about their 99 problems of hoes, killing other nigga thugs, making money, the fucked up shit they did in the hood and gangsta shit which nobody cares aboutr
walkertexasranger33 3 years ago 3
Ohhhhhh shit....I heard this one like two fuckin years ago and lost the song on my ipod, and was like damn! Fuckin nice tunes! Real feel good hip hop! This is the type of shit we need more of!
bennykanny 3 years ago