{"id":77,"date":"2010-04-04T05:34:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T05:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2010-04-21T04:21:32","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T04:21:32","slug":"knaan-and-nneka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2010-04\/knaan-and-nneka\/","title":{"rendered":"K’Naan and Nneka"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, it ain’t’ no anagram.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead (at long last) it’s songs and sounds closely insinuating Marley-esque maneuvers.\u00a0 This pair is inspired and inspiring, and aspire to the higher ground that only Marley delivered.\u00a0 This time Jamaica has given way to Afro-centric origins.\u00a0\u00a0 Here in Amerique, we’ve been waiting for Lil’ This and Lil’ That to deliver (Rikers?\u00a0 How’s that, fool?), and though worthy, Lupe Fiasco can’t meet the need for a new musical messiah.\u00a0 So\u00a0 she (Nneka) and (ahem) him (K’Naan) have come forward to fill the void.\u00a0 Did they fall to earth or have they been toiling away just waiting for us to finally open our ears?\u00a0 I dunno….\u00a0 But these two\u00a0 demand one’s undivided attention.\u00a0 In the spirit of Nesta, we are blessed with K’Naan and Nneka.\u00a0 As for K’Naan (via Somalia\/Mogadishu), there’s not an untrue moment.\u00a0 The sing-song synapses fire on People Like Me<\/em> in particular at -2:09 to go,\u00a0 and the heavenly chorus enraptures.\u00a0 And Nneka??\u00a0 She of Nigerian\/Germanic persuasion?\u00a0 On Kangpe <\/em>she hands it off to her handlers and cohorts at -2:30 for a stellar sequence, but she and the song speak gospel throughout.\u00a0 And it’s Easter.\u00a0 So praise be to the most high.<\/p>\n

K’Naan–People Like Me<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo by James Minchin<\/p>\n

14 People Like Me<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nneka–Kangpe<\/em><\/p>\n

10 Kangpe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No, it ain’t’ no anagram.\u00a0\u00a0 Instead (at long last) it’s songs and sounds closely insinuating Marley-esque maneuvers.\u00a0 This pair is inspired and inspiring, and aspire to the higher ground that only Marley delivered.\u00a0 This time Jamaica has given way to Afro-centric origins.\u00a0\u00a0 Here in Amerique, we’ve been waiting for Lil’ This and Lil’ That to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t