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“I sometimes channel Robert Nesta up above.” I had mentioned in my previous review of K’naan’s work that there was more than a little Marley in his voice and words. Now teamed with J.Period (DJ/producer for Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Kanye West, Q-Tip and Mary J. Blige), he drops the first three tracks of a new mixtape release channeling and interpreting Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and Bob Dylan. Full of great rhymes and fabulous, familiar music, these three tracks explore what meaning the music of the previous generation’s musician-messengers holds for today’s MC. Love the references to Google and Nova Scotia. You can always tell a smart Canadian’s on the mic when those two appear in the same song less than 30 seconds apart :)

Download three tracks here.

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