dude is mad boring imo
― we beat so many gimp (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 03:36 (fourteen years ago) link
well, recognizing that we don't like earnest/conscious/earthy/etc. these days because it's not as "authentic", he's certainly not gucci. maybe it's a live thing, but he works a crowd better than pretty much anyone i've seen this year. captivating.
actually, not just a live thing. great ear for a pop hook and a constant willingness to experiment. maybe that makes him npr-rap or HEY GUYS I'M WHITE-bait, but like...he has a strong voice and the tunes are good enough that i don't give a shit. ymmv.
― Binkie & The-Dream: One is a Terius, the other's insAY!ne (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 03:44 (fourteen years ago) link
wow. that was...defensive of me? i dunno. i don't think i'd want to hear a whole bunch of k'naan copycats. but he does what he does well enough that he makes me care, you know?
― Binkie & The-Dream: One is a Terius, the other's insAY!ne (Alex in Montreal), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 03:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't think he's boring at all, he's v v entertaining even when not entirely original.
― & other try hard shitfests (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 03:51 (fourteen years ago) link
My artist of the year: http://www.citypages.com/2009-12-23/news/aby-wolf-k-naan-and-p-o-s-top-artists-of-the-year-09/5
― Pete Scholtes, Sunday, 27 December 2009 23:39 (fourteen years ago) link
And he was never heard from again.
― war mice (hardcore dilettante), Sunday, 8 May 2022 01:57 (two years ago) link