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Artist: K’naan
Best Album: Troubador
Best Song: Fatima
This Letter Could Have Been About: KRS-One, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kid ‘N’ Play, Kool and the Gang, Kool Moe Dee, Kwame’

Why I’m Writing About This Artist: I love this guy’s work, particularly Troubador, so much that he managed to make me put KRS-ONE under “B” and thus knock the fucking Beastie Boys off of my list. Go download Troubador right now and listen to it; it’s goddamn magnificent. There are at least four other songs on that album that would be the best song on any other album, and Fatima, the best song on the album, is probably a top-50-all-time song for me. This damn song had me in tears the first time I listened to it, and still gets to me now after literally hundreds of listens. K’naan is amazing. Everyone should listen to him.

Have a video!:

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Be it known that I have officially declared myself Wrong, and that the previous post shall be consigned to the flames. Metaphorically. I’m not deleting it or anything, and I’m not sure how I’d set an interwebs post on fire.

That would be a great superpower, though.

This may look pissy after that announcement, but after a long day at work and about half an hour of staring at the screen I’m also declaring defeat on having anything useful to say tonight. I just discovered K’naan, and I think I’m going to spend the evening grooving. Have a video or two:

And, honest to God, this one has a Chubb Rock cameo. I’m not even sure I knew Chubb Rock was still alive. Awesome:

This isn’t strictly a video– some YouTuber put it together– but Christ I love the hell out of this song. Stunning, beautiful stuff; make sure to pay attention to the lyrics: