Video: K'naan 'Better'

Video: K'naan 'Better'

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Somalia's troubadour released this lyric-video for the Coldplay-sampling "Better" off his More Beautiful Than Silence EP. The track, produced by One Republic's Ryan Tedder, sees K'naan addressing pre-fame times — way before "Wavin' Flag" and the FIFA/ I was a dreamer/ Life was a gamble.

Read our in-depth interview with K'naan on Nas, the new EP and transnational identity. And check out other clips for "Nothing To Lose ft. Nas" and "Is Anybody Out There" with Nelly Furtado. More Beautiful Than Silence is coppable now.

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