
Artist
K'naan
K'naan is a hip-hop artist from Canada formed in 1978. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Canada · Best hip-hop albums
- 24
- Releases
- 2004–2023
- Active years
- 1978
- Formed

Artist
K'naan is a hip-hop artist from Canada formed in 1978. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Canada · Best hip-hop albums

Most popular
Troubadour
2009

Country, God or the Girl
2012

Troubadour (Champion Edition - Español Repackage)
2010

Troubadour (Edited Version)
2010

Troubadour (Champion Edition)
2010

Troubadour (Champion Edition - Asian Version)
2010

iTunes Live From Montreal (Canada Version)
2010

Troubadour (Champion Edition - Repackage)
2010

Troubadour (International Version Explicit)
2009
You Can't Buy This
2009
The Dusty Foot Philosopher
2006
My Life Is a Movie
2004

Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)
Single · 2010

Is Anybody Out There?
EP · 2012

Refugee
Single · 2023
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Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) [from The Hamilton Mixtape]
Single · 2016

Is Anybody Out There? (Richard Dinsdale Club Mix)
Single · 2012

Nothing To Lose
Single · 2012
Wavin' Flag
Single · 2010

Wavin' Flag (German Version - Celebration Mix)
EP · 2010
Wavin' Flag (Spanish Celebration Mix)
Single · 2010

Wavin' Flag (Orange Monkey Version)
Single · 2010

Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola® Celebration Mix)
Single · 2010

ABC's
Single · 2008
K’naan (Keinaan, meaning traveller in Somali, born 1978) is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. The Coming To America Songfacts states that born in Mogadishu, Somalia, he spent his childhood there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. K’naan’s grandfather, Haji Mohammad, was a poet and his aunt, Magool, one of Somalia’s most famous singers. The young Somalian acquired an early interest in hip-hop from the records that were sent to him from America by his father. K’naan describes growing up in Somalia amidst the ongoing warfare on his song “Coming To America”. At age 13 he left for New York City with his mother and brother and finally settled in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto. In 2001 K’naan performed in Geneva at the 50th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In 2005, he performed with Dobacaracol during the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario. His full-length debut album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was released in 2005. His song “Soobax” (pronounced “So-Bah”) is now featured in the best selling video game FIFA Football 2006, made by Electronic Arts and he has toured the world with the cup. K’naan participated in the Breedlove…