The Dusty Foot Philosopher is an album by Somali

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

-Canadian

Canada

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 rapper K'naan

K'naan

K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...

, released by BMG Music on June 7, 2005 in Canada

Canada

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 and June 23, 2005 in the United States

United States

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Awards

The album won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was awarded under the title Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002....

 in 2006, and was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize

2006 Polaris Music Prize

The inaugural edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize presented on September 18, 2006, at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre. The winning album was Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds.-Nominees:...

. He also was nominated for an mtvU

MtvU

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 award for most downloads of his song, "Soobax". The album was also included in The Guardian

The Guardian

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's November 2007 list of 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die.

Soundtracks

"In the Beginning" is part of the soundtrack of the 2008 comedy Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. "Soobax" was also featured on the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 06

FIFA 06

FIFA 06, also known as FIFA Soccer 06, is a video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts based around the game of football. It was released in the United States on 4 October 2005 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, and...

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Track listing

1. "Wash It Down" – 2:15
2. "Soobax" – 3:42
3. "What's Hardcore?" – 3:36
4. "My Old Home" – 3:06
5. "Moment" – 0:10
6. "I Was Stabbed by Satan" – 3:50
7. "My God" – 0:22
8. "Smile" – 4:03
9. "If Rap Gets Jealous
   If Rap Gets Jealous
   "If Rap Gets Jealous" is the fourth promo single by rapper K'naan from his album Troubadour. It also features Metallica lead guitar/songwriter Kirk Hammett.-Background:...
   
   " – 4:18
10. "The Dusty Foot Philosopher" – 3:56
11. "Strugglin'" – 4:25
12. "In the Beginning" – 3:21
13. "Hoobaale" – 5:05
14. "The African Way" (feat. Mwafrika) – 4:20
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" – 8:53