Video: "Nothing To Lose" Lyric Video - K'NAAN (feat. NAS)

K'naan and Santigold always have a solid flow and their own unique style. They each have come out with new tracks in the last week that I'm really enjoying. Check out their videos below, and you can DL Santigold's new track on her website . K'naan's new EP "More Beautiful Than Silence" is out digitally now - a great EP followup to his Troubadour success. I love each of their vibes in general, usually wavering between positive and upbeat with a slightly aggressive, take-no-prisoners flavor. They relax but amp me up - which is always a theme of [...]

Hear a new track off the Somalian rapper's upcoming EP .

Having been fairly quiet since the CoS Top Star-earning Troubadour and subsequently becoming the voice of the 2010 World Cup , Somalian-born, Toronto-bred rapper K’naan  is set to unleash his new EP,  More Beautiful Than Silence , on January 24th via A&M/Octone Records. As an early taste, check out the track called “Nothing to Lose”, which features a cameo from Nas. It’s a simple beat with an uplifting and singable chorus, and sees K’naan make pretty slippery use of the "em" sound as a rhyme-end (verse three, for the eagerly-eared). Watch [...]