Promoe
White man's burden
David vs Goliath/Burning Heart Records
I'm a huge fan of Swedish hip-hop master Promoe's band Looptroop and I love all their albums and also Promoe's first two solo albums, but I'm not really feeling "White man's burden". Lately, Promoe has been moving too closely to appear as a caricature of himself and on "White man's burden" I think he often comes across more as a latter day Guru than a KRS-One in his prime. All the guest spots from various non-English speaking rappers are a very good idea, but with Promoe appearing to be rapping more on routine than with the passion he's previously shown, I can't help but feeling a bit frustrated. That said, this album isn't really that bad. There are some great songs on here (eg "Headache"), I guess I'm just spoiled with the high quality that I've come to associate with a Looptroop/Promoe release and "White man's burden" just doesn't live up to the high hopes I had for it.
- Simon Tagestam
