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Somalia was a nice place before the wars and terrors. Even though the people didn’t have a lot, they were satisfied with their peaceful lives.
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B word = Bitch
N word = Nigga
Chubb Rock thinks they are degrading to Women and Blacks so he refuses to use them.
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K'naan believes that all this mess can be cured with education which obviously is true. But, kids in the third world don’t have access to education..
We ain't got nowhere we can run to K'naan (Ft. Chubb Rock) – ABCs
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Those guns, those violence in Somalia is obviously not because they want to do so. They just have no alternative. K'naan has said it earlier.
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Somalia is known as one of the hardest places on earth.
But it's true my persona's no joke K'naan (Ft. Chubb Rock) – ABCs
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K'naan doesn’t mean to be showing off but…heck, it’s true his style, his rap —aren’t average, they are unique.
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ACCEPTED COMMENT: Many Somalis fled to neighboring countries like Kenya and Uganda after the civil war. Most of them resided in refugee camps, and very often girls(of all ages) are raped in these camps.
Looked up into the sun
The tears began to run
Remembered when I was little one (Oh, no) K'naan (Ft. Nelly Furtado) – Going Away
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He is contemplating Suicide.
When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a waving flag
[Matt Mays]
And then it goes back
[Justin Nozuka]
And then it goes back
[Nikki Yanofsky]
Then it goes back
[All Artists]
When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom, just like a waving flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back
And then it goes back K'naan (Ft. Aion Clarke, Arkells, Avril Lavigne, Bob Ezrin, Brandon Lehti, Broken Social Scene, Canadian Tenors, Chin Injeti, Colin James, Colin MacDonald, Corb Lund, Dallas Green, Dave Faber, Deryck Whibley, Drake, Elisapie, Emily Haines, Esthero, Fefe Dobson, Guillaume Francoeur, Hawksley Workman, Hayley Sales, I.M.A, Jacob Hoggard, James Shaw, Jay Malinowski, Jessie Farrell, Jim Creeggan, Jim Cuddy, Josh Ramsay, Jully Black, Justin Bieber, Justin Nozuka, Kardinal Offishall, Kathleen Edwards, Kevin Parent, Lamar Ashe, Lights, Matt Mays, Metric, Michael Bublé, Nelly Furtado, Nikki Yanofsky, Patrick Kordyback, Pierre Bouvier, Pierre Lapointe, Red1, Sam Roberts, Serena Ryder, Shiloh (Doll), Stacey McKitrick, Stephan Moccio, Suzie Mcneil, Tim Baker, Tom Cochrane, Torquil Campbell & Tyler Connolly) – Wavin' Flag (Young Artists for Haiti)
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The girl who sang for the Vancouver Winter Olympics official soundtrack.
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Instead of cursing the bad times (or the Dark), you should try to make them good (or light a candle), because that is the only way to turn things around.
It’s a quote from First lady Eleanor Roosevelt “Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.” K'naan def is a DFP