Somali rapper K'naan's "Is Anybody Out There?" video follows a pair of smalltown teens as they deal with schoolyard bullies, family drama, and personal demons. "Keep ya head up, baby girl / this ya anthem," K'naan raps, before Nelly Furtado crushes the hook like a stainless steel nutcracker: "I don't want to be left in this world tonight/Am I alone in this fight? Is anybody out there?"
"Is Anybody Out There?" is off of K'naan's More Beautiful Than Silence EP, the followup to his Troubadour album, which features his breakthrough hit, "Wavin' Flag." And it's been a minute since we've seen Nelly Furtado back in front of the camera, but girl still looks glam -- even in a hooded poncho. (Rainy day swag.) And as big as this collabo is, this isn't the first time K'naan and Nelly have teamed up: K'naan was featured on Nelly's 2007 song "Going Away," and now she's returning the favor, guesting on this hopeful solidarity anthem.
With a personal history of activism and awareness (he was none too pleased when Mitt Romney recently used "Wavin' Flag" on his campaign), K'naan's inspiring, empowering "Is Anybody Out There" is a paean to anyone struggling and a tribute to their survival.
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