K'Naan Hopes To Break The U.S. With Help From Mos Def, Adam Levine

'I like to do things in a very natural process,' Somali-born MC says of recording his first U.S. release.By Kathleen Newman-Bremang K'Naan Photo: MTV News In the post-Rick Ross era, a rapper's biography carries as much weight with his peers as the rhymes he's spitting. So for Somali-born, Canadian-bred MC K'Naan — with a real-life backstory of growing up dodging bullets on the mean streets of Mogadishu, Somalia — the credibility came relatively easy. Four years after releasing hi...

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