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K-RapOctober 23, 2006... An inneresting letter in Now this week about the reaction of Canadian rapper k-os to a review of his most recent album got me surfing. While the orginal review was generally positive, the reviewer did write that the album might strengthen the case that k-os is "a crossover pop artist disguised as a true-school b-boy." According to Torontoist, k-os' response, via his Myspace page, was to suggest that racism was at work and that the reviewer (?) should "eat a dick." Wow. Harsh.
This k-os fellow has been on my radar for a few weeks now. It all started when I borrowed a copy of K'Naan's CD, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, from the public library. I liked it immediately. K'Naan, another Canadian rapper, spent the first nine years of his life in Somalia, before fleeing that former country's civil war, and memories of the war feature prominently in his songs. As should be clear by now, I am a sucker for a song with a message. The fact that K'Naan has an unconventional voice, that he sometimes sings in Somali, and that he works some unusual influences and melodies into his music, appeal, too. K'Naan - SoobaxI felt compelled to surf around to see what else I could find out about this K'Naan fellah. And that's where k-os rejoins the story... k-os - B-Boy StanceYou see, speculation is that the "religious entertainer" k-os criticizes for wanting to be "a life saver" in "B-Boy Stance" is K'Naan. Certainly, K'Naan "took cameras to Africa for pictures to rhyme over," as k-os sneers in his song: the video for "Soobax" was filmed among Somalian exiles in Kenya... Between his whole music-reviewers-can-eat-a-dick thing and his attacks on K'Naan, this k-os fellah sure comes across as a loose cannon. Anyway, I know which one I'd rather listen to. K'Naan - HoobaaleThe one thing I can't figure out, though, is why so many Canadian rappers have stage names with the letter K in them. I mean, we got a K'Naan, a k-os. Heck, we even got us a rapper named SauerKrauts. What's up with that shit? Permadink | | |
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