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Somalian rapper K'Naan hits listeners with his second studio album 'Troubadour,' inspired by the stifled global voice that he feels his home country lacks. As a child K'Naan found refuge in hip-hop music and unleashes an album rich with the artistic freedom that the culture is known for...

"I'm a circumstantial musician," newcomer K'Naan tells the Boombox about how he started making music. "Mainly I am trying to console myself from past ordeals...difficult experiences." The emcee came to the United States from Somalia when he was 14 years old and the war-torn country, to this day, remains his biggest inspiration...