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Saorsa
5th April 2010, 14:23
Anyone else listening to this guy? I been listening to him a lot lately and i think he's mint.
Madvillainy
5th April 2010, 19:21
I liked him for about a week.
gorillafuck
5th April 2010, 22:27
Who is he?
Die Rote Fahne
5th April 2010, 22:38
Who is he?

iC8V8S_REhk

He's a Somali-Canadian rapper/musician.

Check the wikipedia link (hes worth checkin out):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27naan
brigadista
6th April 2010, 00:26
this is one of his best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ouDZkX1Yh8
Bilan
6th April 2010, 01:14
What's hardcore = awesome.
Small Geezer
6th April 2010, 07:46
I reckon it blows horribly.
LOLseph Stalin
7th April 2010, 06:03
That guy performed in my town during our annual music festival. I think I got his autograph too.
Tablo
7th April 2010, 06:17
Since this thread was made I have been listening to him a bit. I actually quite like his music. It is relaxing in its sound, but pushes a strong message at the same time. I might burn myself a cd of it.
Prairie Fire
7th April 2010, 22:22
His track "Somalia" is the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lCPXEARpE8

Also, he took a principled stance on the Somali pirates, putting them in the context of the situation in Somalia and the situation there, at a time when all of the major news outlets outlook on the Somali pirates were that the were scum who needed a bullet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTxJLlQCe4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrwgiprDBtA
Small Geezer
10th April 2010, 09:29
I just got an infraction for saying the aforementioned rapper 'blows horribly'. Apparently that was 'homophobic'. Is K'naan gay or something? I had no idea?
Prairie Fire
12th April 2010, 04:29
I just got an infraction for saying the aforementioned rapper 'blows horribly'. Apparently that was 'homophobic'. Is K'naan gay or something? I had no idea?


The point was that you were using a sex act generally performed by womyn/homosexual men as a pejorative.

I'm well aware that you most likely didn't mean it in that way ( I wasn't the one who gave you an infraction), and I'm also aware that this is a fairly common expression in the anglosphere, especially North America.

Still, be conscious of prejudicial undertones in everyday language.
Saorsa
12th April 2010, 08:30
Oh come on, 'blows' is not homophobic or sexist! That's absolutely ridiculous. If anyone's read the Famous Five, those private school kids from the early 20th century say 'blow' or 'this blows' all the time, it has absolutely no sexual connotations.

Is it homophobic to tell someone to 'stick it up your ass'? Or 'stick it where the sun don't shine'?

I hate to say it... but this is PC gone mad.
Small Geezer
12th April 2010, 11:47
^This.

I definitely had no homophobic intentions when criticising K'naan.

And for what it's worth, I don't actually think it's that bad anymore after a further listen.:blink:
ConcernedStudent
12th April 2010, 13:00
this is one of his best

_ouDZkX1Yh8

Agreed, good stuff.
Chambered Word
12th April 2010, 15:00
The point was that you were using a sex act generally performed by womyn/homosexual men as a pejorative.

I'm well aware that you most likely didn't mean it in that way ( I wasn't the one who gave you an infraction), and I'm also aware that this is a fairly common expression in the anglosphere, especially North America.

Still, be conscious of prejudicial undertones in everyday language.

Sorry, we'll all say 'this licks out' or something next time.