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gptkbp:instanceOf
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musician
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1999–present
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:The_Dust_Brothers
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Juno_Award_for_Rap_Recording_of_the_Year
gptkb:Canadian_Urban_Music_Award
Grammy_Award_nomination
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1978-02-01
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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Mogadishu,_Somalia
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:David_Guetta
gptkb:Damian_Marley
gptkb:Nelly_Furtado
gptkb:Kardinal_Offishall
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gptkbp:fullName
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Keinan Abdi Warsame
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gptkbp:genre
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hip hop
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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K'naan
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Hip hop culture
African_music
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Bob_Marley
gptkb:Fela_Kuti
Nas
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Social issues
Somali_culture
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gptkbp:knownFor
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song_'Wavin'_Flag'
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Somali
English
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gptkbp:musicVideo
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Take a Minute (Official Video)
Wavin' Flag (Official Video)
Is_Anybody_Out_There?_(Official_Video)
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gptkbp:nationality
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Canadian
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Wavin'_Flag
Troubadour
Is Anybody Out There?
Take a Minute
Country,_God_or_the_Girl
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gptkbp:occupation
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poet
singer-songwriter
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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Advocacy for education
Music education programs
Support_for_Somali_refugees
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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A&M Records
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Zainab_Jah
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gptkbp:website
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knaanmusic.com
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