The Dusty Foot Philosopher

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The Dusty Foot Philosopher
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Studio album by K'naan
Released June 7, 2005
Recorded 2002–2005
Genre African hip hop, folk
Length 64:00
Label BMG
Producer Track & Field
K'naan chronology
My Life Is a Movie
(2004)My Life Is a Movie2004		 The Dusty Foot Philosopher
(2005)		 The Dusty Foot on the Road
(2007)The Dusty Foot on the Road2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau A[2]
Okayplayer 84/100[3]
Spin 4/5 stars[4]
The Observer 4/5 stars[5]
NOW Magazine 4/5 stars[6]
PopMatters 7/10 stars[7]
RapReviews 8/10 stars[8]

The Dusty Foot Philosopher is the first studio album by the Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan after previously releasing a mixtape. It was released by BMG Music on June 7, 2005, in Canada and on June 23, 2005, in the United States.

Awards

The album won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2006 and was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. He also was nominated for an mtvU award for most downloads of his song, "Soobax". In November 2007, the album was included in The Guardian's list of 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.[9]

Soundtracks

"In the Beginning" is part of the soundtrack of the 2008 comedy Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. This song also gives the title for episode 7 of the fifth season of True Blood, appearing in the closing credits of the episode. "Soobax" was used on the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 06.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Wash It Down"   2:16
2. "Soobax"   3:42
3. "What's Hardcore?"   3:36
4. "My Old Home"   3:06
5. "Moment (Interlude)"   0:10
6. "I Was Stabbed By Satan"   3:52
7. "My God (Interlude)"   0:22
8. "Smile"   4:03
9. "If Rap Gets Jealous"   4:18
10. "The Dusty Foot Philosopher"   3:56
11. "Strugglin'"   3:34
12. "In the Beginning"   3:21
13. "Hoobaale"   5:05
14. "The African Way" (featuring Mwafrika) 4:21
15. "Voices in My Head"   4:00
16. "Boxing My Shadow"   4:29
17. "For Mohamoud (Soviet)"   0:32
18. "Until the Lion Learns to Speak"   2:28
19. "Blues for the Horn"   5:59
20. "'Til We Get There" (with M-1 featuring Stori James) 4:25

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Okayplayer review
  4. ↑ Spin (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He fills] his desperate tales with warm, hooky melodies, African percussion, clever pop-culture references, and a surprising dose of humor."
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ NOW review
  7. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/knaan-the-dusty-foot-philosopher
  8. ↑ RapReviews review
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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