K'Naan on Somali Pirates -There is a reason why this started

www.hardknock.tv sat down with K'Naan to talk about what is going on in Somalia with the Somali Pirates. K'Naan explains the other side of the story which is being neglected by the mainstream media. K'Naan also stopped by our studios to perform "Somalia" which is one of the new tracks on his new album Troubadour. His also spit a freestyle and sat down for a lengthy interview. Tune in next week for more videos from K'Naan!

[@TheSharpShooterr]

Just like Malcolm X said before: “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

[@Qarxiyaye]

how can u dislike this? K'naan is an intelegent and LEGEND. much Love k'naan, all the world is with u.

[@apikorus]

Thank You K'Naan. THank You Hard Knock TV.

[@Garraad]

WaW..............that is really touchy, and real talk. Thanks K'nan

[@shortloinsirloin]

Thanks for the comment, glad there is someone out there that understands.

[@shepherdjys]

thanks for educating us...love you knaan....be blessed my brother

[@Chi_di]

im in love with his mind, what a man

[@Aforce90]

Tht waz well said, cant explain it any better

[@hmmBEEFY]

"gangstering the ocean" i like how he said that

[@gibigbig]

so much knowledge from this young man.

[@zettebda]

Thank You!

[@Falkowski82]

i love this brother i been saying that for years as well, and he is saying what i been saying for a long time i man like to link the bro and maybe do some works. jah bless knaan RAS JON

[@ogadenqueen]

i love this guys just for tha sake of how real he is.. he is not fake.. he tha real deal

[@mustafaabdsh]

thanks ka'nan thank you so much i am your fan

[@libanliban85]

i love this song and this song words all is true walaahi god bless you k'naan to you all aboowe

[@Y1sef]

thnx man ur da best

[@warnabad]

waaw lovely song.

[@Ajfluke93]

Damn he's REALLY intelligent; very similar to the likes of Lupe, Tupac, and Pharrell. This is what hip-hop needs right now, knoweledge, and truth.

[@Rinry]

I like the way K'naan explains. He talks with a gentle voice even about serious matters, which makes me understand that he's very caring about his country, but he isn't violent. He's all for peace, and solving the conflicts.

[@truthoutmedia]

Very interesting

[@TheGetalife223]

Yes!!!

[@OLDBChannel]

this video is DEEP!

[@Questpoetics]

Wow...That's an amazing perspective...Really changed the way I look at this issue...I cannot believe how foolish some of the below comments are...Just listen...If you disagree well....Then disagree....but save your ignorance for your own family...Wow... 5stars...

[@prodigies6576]

I'll buy his album just because of this video.

[@lol12344177]

we love u k'naaan u're our new hero

[@JonasBrosNum1Fan4eva]

Thank You K'naan

[@antiedpottery3575]

i like it ssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

[@ExodusPessoa]

All I have to say Knnaan is Amen brother keep on Informing the masses.

[@u1sart]

thats so true

[@amberrage3869]

i agree with you 100%

[@MsSomaligurl]

yep dats true bigbra. i lik ur songs cuz they' rocks me

[@TheNightwatchman]

Glad to know that not everyone is ignorant of this issue. K'Naan is great.

[@freein2339]

Agreed....

[@Hinn26]

yoo i never knew about this before i watched this wow K'naan u rock honest to God mashallah

[@airhab]

Real Talk!

[@shortloinsirloin]

Exactly right, exactly right. Glad you are seeing through the smoke screen.

[@watdoejebigtime]

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG AT THE END? it sounds great ty.

[@axyawadani]

You are 100% correct.

[@TheKeyToMusic]

wow...

[@blankets1453]

He is versed! He surprised me in this aspect.

[@ukoffline]

well said Knaan ... viva Pirates.

[@VelijaCohodar]

im glad a true somalian took his time and explained what is happining there im bosnian and live in the us but i never understood what was actually going on in somalia and now i know and would like to thank knaan for taking his time and explaining it in a way that most of us can understand and all the racists seriously do u have anything better to do than insult others and hate for no reason

[@jamaljamal85]

@iwantpeace4all Thank you for your kindness. I do my best to offer thoughtful comments at all times.

[@cirethgr8]

WOW ! Thanks K'naan for enlightening me wth the TRUTH ! Never knew that was the reason. A lot of sources just focus on the latter reason of "piracy" . Greed/Money. Thanks for the insight brother.......peace !

[@SHAMWOWW]

that was well spoken :)

[@kingrapid]

May Allah bless Somalia....Ameen!

[@anfacful]

GOD BLESS K'NAAN.

[@ArtypNk]

Oh, this makes sense...

[@knickie1982]

I got a poem for this... soon to be posted written and performed by me

[@dmksaramengistu]

I never herd of K'NAAN befor but your inspration to AFRICAN BROTHEA i wached a documentry in sattliet TV about africa K'NAAN was hosteing the tv show it was COOL. he was talking about a country in africa called rewanda.

[@thepoppabear]

whats the song at the end.? its fire

[@KagaSSJ]

oh yeah K'naan, all words u said was soooo right ...

[@REDRATBOYS]

knaan is the best haha from spain with my crew let see if knaan will come to spain somali de corazon

[@tonywashere234]

this guys reallllyyyy smart like super smart

[@Mrabdikh]

he is saying the true!

[@jeremiahloweryhiphop]

what is the name of the song at the end of this and where can i hear the whole thing

[@dBoiDaGr8]

@ES7upyours thumbsd up just because that was witty and appropiate : )

[@hower20]

thanks!! now i know wats is wat

[@animefansara]

ahh now i understand

[@kingnile8280]

💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@PvtGermanWagz]

Everything he said was brought up was recently in last nights episode about Somli pirates. Everything this guy is saying is very spot on. Pirates are not very good people, but it was brought upon by desperate measures....

[@rasgh]

thanks for saying this K'naan... seriously, i've been following this pirates thing since the get-go, and no MSM even mentions the back story. so f u c k ing frustrating

[@krazykix91]

this dude is the truth

[@Fadaprince]

i like diz guy caadi maaha

[@simanloveful]

SOMALIA needs many hero like k'naan ..come out the truth that our leadership they can't say it ...i proud to be Somalia and iam fully support pirates ...

[@jamaljamal85]

@Ciryare Does this mean we won't be vacationing together this summer? I am heartbroken.

[@nitedrive2956]

NYCPulpHero - hey, both of them are awesome in my book.

[@7567266]

You sound so intelligent. It's great we have such civil people ilke yourself. So what's the next intelligent response

[@icke11234]

Thanks for this from Germany. The world is waking up ...

[@BCRICK36]

he is so right Stop the Toxic Nonsense

[@Y1sef]

does anybody kno the opening song

[@dash132]

rlowe70, you said something about the NY times earlier. Do you live in NY? I live in NY too. I'd love to meet you and give you a chance to say these things to my face. I can meet you anywhere you want.

[@zettebda]

Right On brother, I'm behind k'naan 100%

[@gambadh09]

09 is here

[@gino2nino]

wallahi K'naan speaks the truth

[@SecretWarriorGirl]

It is truly sad how most people never get to hear both sides of a story. The news don't usually lie nowadays they just exaggerate facts and leave out maybe the most crucial facts to help you see the full picture of a situation. Big powers sometimes do tend to misinform their people of their actions. Like why did we go to iraq, somalia, vietnam.REALLY! In contrary to somalia, humanitarian help is need, not on the news as often.Thumbs up for K'naan telling people the unheard version.

[@SEECH7cornishgrimemovement]

thats intallect

[@GoldGraffitiKing]

Knaan knows wats up.

[@mrbishi1000]

@jimaleabdulkarim True! peace brother

[@yusraaa]

thank you @blankboy00 tell him

[@TheLastGladiators]

Wen The power of love, overcome the love of power. we all will live in peace . so lets live life ,creating knowledge . one day Maybe wen you Make it to get old you have a better understanding for you self ,than use your wisdom wisdom, gives you respect for all humanity

[@227Morgan]

@vahsh Who told you we stopped dumping it?

[@Energydrink02]

gangstering the ocean

[@Ciryare]

And any man who knows a thing knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all and every time i felt the hurt and i felt the givn' gettin' me up off the wall...

[@3rdShogun]

With how one-sided the media is, its good that someone spoke out on the real injustice, I'm sick of us always getting this one-sided news where we're gods and everyone else is evil, people aren't just pirates for no reason, they are out of desperation, and if we truly have good intentions we should have found out about them dumping into the waters a long time ago. This is an injustice to the somali people and something should be done

[@JaminDamon]

All the stuff is there. The news is out there. People don't go look for it. It's more the media than the government but the government does affect the media. I do agree with you about putting them selves in others shoes.

[@Brettdoggg]

Should be broadcast worldwide. All I knew about piracy in Somalia was some dang south park episode, which touched on some of the topic. Haven't seen anything like this in any news, hence this. Water is the most essential necessity, especially in some crazy place with limited resources. "I Was Stabbed By Satan" is a fine song Knaan! Am going to South Africa and Namibia in a couple of years from now for humanitarian stuff. I am blessed with what I've been given. This better not post twice!

[@Brettdoggg]

Should be broadcast worldwide. All I knew about piracy in Somalia was some dang south park episode, which touched on some of the topic. Haven't seen anything like this in any news, hence this. Water is the most essential necessity, especially in some crazy place with limited resources. "I Was Stabbed By Satan" is a fine song Knaan! Am going to South Africa and Namibia in a couple of years from now for humanitarian stuff. I am blessed with what I've been given.

[@fuadali16]

@westsidenasfan omg its a miracle.......

[@mishun1]

@brus380 true in deed......

[@nahur]

never checked out this guy he knows the truth

[@Pirate21century]

Yep Pirates!

[@saleman1517]

thats so true brother....if only the media could capture that aspect of this problem, then resolution would have been founded a long time ago. it's like newton's law of relativity...."to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"....these companies started with a action and now you get the opposite reaction.

[@beatstreatboy]

straight up, the brotha feeds you the truth people, it's like how you going to hate on people who are fighting and putting their lives on the line to protect what's important...their familes

[@GANEY112]

Whatever man, i dont have time to argue right now. peace

[@ciyaalka54]

HI

[@freein2339]

It has gotten out of hand....But dumping toxic waste must also stop...

[@Pahusuca]

@TheRoyalFreshness69 And about that one french hostage whos dead now: Military sources last night said it was unclear whether Lemaçon, the owner of the yacht, had been killed accidentally or whether he had been murdered. General Jean-Louis Georgelin, the army chief, said the 28-year-old had been shot inside the yacht during an exchange of fire between French forces and the pirates

[@production2023]

K'naan is Intelligent Man.

[@Somerled226]

@nappyg1 Word...