K’naan - Diaspora lyrics

Um, how does that relate to
You as someone who is abroad and wants to
Stay connected to Africa?

Well I am conn - I'm
Pretty much connected all
The time, cause I kinda brought it with me
Like I brought Africa with me
In my nature and in my music, it's just, you
Know, as an African, you live an African
Life and you lead an African life
Where, you know, in your language
In your thought, and in your music, and
In your way of living and that
Just like a European would lead a
European life whether he's conscious of
His European living or not, you know, it's
Like we live it, and um
I'm connected, you know, through my mother
And through all sorts of things
Through phone calls of like "send me money!"

Absolutely! It's just dope that people
Are starting to celebrate that

Right

As it is something that's been denied

Well, it's good it's a real
Good thing and it's like, it shouldn't
Be fake, you know what I mean?
It shouldn't be because it's, see it's
- it's not good when it's like
It's halfway there it should be in
Nature, you know, because it's like -
You know, as you know
Some people praise art while
Being natural and
Some people praise nature while
Being artificial and
That's the real thing that, you know
Separates what is real and what isn't and -
But some artists, you know like
That I love are doing it real and
You can tell and you can feel
It and it's in their nature and they
Really did take back their identity
You know artists like Dead Prez

I'm an African, ugh!
And I know what's happening
You you you you you an African!