“The Messengers Episode 1 (Fela Kuti)” is the second in a series of FREE mixtapes by K’naan and J. Period that pay tribute to musical “Messengers” Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. This mixtape is based on the works of Fela Kuti, and is basically a bunch of remixes of his music. If you like this, check out “The Messengers EP,” which served as kind of an introduction to this series. Click below to download “The Messengers Episode 1 (Fela Kuti)” for FREE:

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New FREE mixtape by K’naan with beats by J. Period. Apparently, this is the first in a series of mixtapes by the duo with the intention of paying tribute to some musical “Messengers” – which include Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. This EP features one Kuti, one Marley, and one Dylan remix, and will be followed by additional remixes in the future. Click below to download K’naan & J. Period’s “The Messengers” EP for FREE:

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This is a artist feature for the 2009 Rock The Bells tour. This feature is on K’naan, who’s “Troubadour” remains one of the top albums of the year.

Brand new video for T.I.A. from K’naan’s spectacular album “Troubadour.”

Live performance of People Like Me, one of many great lyrical tracks from K’naan’s spectacular album “Troubadour.”

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  Review Date: March 9, 2009
  Website: K’naan Website
  Label: A&M/Octone

K’naan “Troubadour” Album Review
I only paid $2 for this album. I guess there was some kind of fuck up over at Amazon.com, because when I went there to preview the tracks, the sale price was listed as $1.99. Realizing this couldn’t be correct, I quickly jumped on that shit and, immediately after purchasing, checked the page again to see the price listed at $7.99. Nice, huh? Especially since K’naan’s “Troubadour” has become probably my favorite album of 2009 thus far. (more…)

This week’s track of the week is K’naan’s America, the first track to really jump out at me from his new album “Troubadour,” which I only paid $1.99 for yesterday because of an Amazon fuck up! America is just one of a handful of tracks that have already jumped out at me from the album, and features guest verses by Mos Def and Chali 2na. Click below to listen:

From K’naan’s “Troubadour” – the upcoming follow up to his highly successful “The Dusty Foot Philosopher.”

There is no disputing that, in the past two decades, hip-hop music has received quite the bad rap. While critics wag their fingers at the promotion of violence and criminal activity often heard in lyrics, proponents of the genre claim the content is simply a reflection of news and reality for the disenfranchised.

Amid all the ruckus, it is easy to overlook the quieter voices in rap music; not every artist rhymes about guns and drugs. Having spent his early years in war-torn Somalia before seeking refuge in Canada, poet and hip-hop artist K’naan could easily take his place among today’s most favored gangster rappers–and probably with more credibility. However, that’s not his style. (more…)

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  Review Date: June 10, 2008
  Website: K’naan Website
  Label: Interdependent Media

K’naan “The Dusty Foot Philosopher Deluxe Edition” Album Review
It’s been more than two years since I was first introduced to the music of K’naan. It was early 2006, and I saw him open up a show for Jean Grae, Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Now I’ve always said that Kweli and Mos are among the best live performers in hip-hop – yet K’naan somehow managed to give the most memorable performance of that evening. (more…)