The Dusty Foot Philosopher

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The Dusty Foot Philosopher
The Dusty Foot Philosopher cover
Studio album by K'Naan
Released June 7, 2005(Canada)
June 23, 2005(USA)
Recorded 2002-2005
Genre Hip-Hop/Folk/Poetry
Length 64:00
Label BMG Music
Producer(s) Track & Field
Professional reviews
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The Dusty Foot Philosopher
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The Dusty Foot Philosopher is an album by Somalian-Canadian rapper K'naan, released in 2005 on BMG Music.

[edit] Awards

The album won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2006, and was shortlisted for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. He also was nominated for an MTVu Award for most downloads of his song, "Soobax".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Wash it Down"
  2. "Soobax"
  3. "What's Hardcore?"
  4. "My Old Home"
  5. "Kids (Interlude)"
  6. "I Was Stabbed By Satan"
  7. "A Ghetto So Ruff (Interlude)"
  8. "Smile"
  9. "If Rap Gets Jealous"
  10. "The Dusty Foot Philosopher"
  11. "Strugglin'"
  12. "In the Beginning"
  13. "Hoobaale"
  14. "The African Way"
  15. "Voices in My Head"
  16. "Boxing My Shadow"
  17. "The Dusty Foot Philosopher"
  18. "Until tha Lion Learns to Speak"