Nelly: I saw you yesterday, your eyes all a-glazed, oh no Was it too much for you to take? Did you want the pain to go away? K'naan: Yeah, I'll take it I knew I had to leave that trash on my sleeves; Got caught up in the streets I couldn't really breath Oh, no {Oh, no} So, then I took a gun Looked up into the sun The tears began to run Remembered...Learn More

[Intro] Yea, uhhh.. Its K'naan.. Yea, uuhh. About to take over with this, here we go I check it... [Verse 1---K'naan] They don`t expect me on this beat, the thunder on the street But I never turn the cheek, surrender or retreat You can bet that I am strong, trying to right what is wrong They say it won't be long, keep on singing your song But ayo...Learn More

[Hook] Heaven, is there a chance that you could come down And open doors to hurting people like me People like me, People like me People like me, People like me [Verse 1] Is it fair to say that I am stressing out I'm stationed in Iraq and they won't let me out My homies said I was stupid for even joining My counselor said that my decision was...Learn More

[Intro: Children's choir & K'naan] La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la La la la la la (Ugh) La la la la la (Yeah) La la la la la La la la la la (Somalia) La la la la la (Yeah) [Verse 1] I spit it for my block—it’s an ode, I admit it Here, the city code is "lock and load," any minute is rock-and-roll And you rock and roll and feel your...Learn More

[Intro: (Anonymous Man) and K'naan] (What's up, world, beautiful people, boys and girls? We 'bout to take you on a journey. My man, why don't you introduce yo'self to the people?) "Salaam" means peace, peace is good. This is K'naan, the Dusty Foot Philosopher. Yo, join me on my journey: this is music - my music - and interpretations of other musics...Learn More

[ verse 1] Yeaaa, Uh Let me introduce me, I don't gotta pack due to the fact I'm Africa's Rap Bruce Lee Plus they've been trying to shoot me since I was two feet So I am never scared, you can Youtube me Where Im from they will pull your card Mister, you ain't hard mister I was initiated into manhood at thirteen and it wasn't a barmitzvah I break a...Learn More

[K'Naan: spoken] I hope you got your passports, and vaccine shots [Verse 1] I take rappers on a field trip any day They never been opposite real clip anyway I know where all the looters and the shooters stay Welcome to the city we call Doomsday When niggas is just fried chicken like Tuesday Oh you from the hood huh, who say My Nigerian niggas...Learn More

[Intro:] Uh, yeah Believe it or not What kept me alive Is my Dreams [Hook:] I'm a dreamer, but I ain't the only one Got problems but we love to have fun This is our world, from here to your hood We alive man, it's okay to feel good! I'm a dreamer, but I ain't the only one Got problems but we love to have fun This is our world, from here to your...Learn More

Yiiiiaaaoowww! *breathing* [Verse 1] So In the beginning there was hum From a poet whose pulse fell Drum drum drum! He would perform prayers and all Till one day he heard a voice call Come come come! Suspicious he moved with vicious caution Dismisses, he thinks it's a little off People get held back By the voice inside them Yo The voice said...Learn More

[Intro] Yeah, I am sendin' this one out to Everyone who has had to wait on a money transfer Yeah, it's kinda whack when they charge you like ten percent on the dollar But you know how good it feels when they say [Hook] You can pick it up today It's just fifteen minutes away [Verse 1] The worst thing is the waitin', man It's spiritually drainin',...Learn More

[Verse 1] Picture the morning taste and devour We rise early pace up the hour Streets is bustlin' hustlin' their heart out You can't have the sweet with no sour Spices, herbs, the sweet scent of flower She came out precisely the hour Clouds disappear, the sun shows the power No chance of a probable shower I fell in love with my neighbors'...Learn More

[Verse 1:] It's like writing to the dead, dear people, I don't know if you'll hear my last plea But somebody needs to be a little concerned about me, it's like I'm standing on the edge of a high tower balcony Ya'll are rootin me to jump, nobody stoppin me It's like a drug filled rock n roll documentary Just wait till the world knows what's inside...Learn More