- Promoe
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Promoe
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Nils Mårten Ed
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Born =April 28 ,1976
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Genre = Hip hopreggae
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Years_active = 1992- present
Label = David Vs. Goliath
Associated_acts =Looptroop Rockers , Timbuktu
URL = [http://www.looptrooprockers.com/ www.looptrooprockers.com]
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Notable_instruments =Promoe (Mårten Edh, born Nils Mårten Ed,
April 28 ,1976 ) is a Swedish rapper, and member ofSwedish hip hop groupLooptroop Rockers , formed inVästerås ,Sweden , 1992. Promoe released his third and most recent album in 2006, entitled "White Man's Burden". This was followed with a DVD titled "Standard Bearer", which includes a documentary about the development of White Man's Burden and a concert fromCopenhagen .Place in contemporary hip-hop
With well over a quarter of a million accumulated plays on his [http://www.myspace.com/promoe MySpace] page, he was the most listened to Swedish hip hop artist in February 2007 [Statistics from the "list by most plays" feature on MySpace.com, 2007-02-28] . Having hundreds of international gigs under his belt, he is one of the most established European hip hop artists.
In 2006 the German rapper
Kool Savas released a in which he slighted Promoe among other German and international artists. Promoe's response was the song "Sag Was" which he posted on premier German hip-hop site [http://www.rap.de rap.de] , and was also released on a 7" LP and also on the CD of Standard Bearer in 2007. It has gone as yet without answer.Promoe has featured on many tracks with both Swedish and international artists. For his song "These Walls Don't Lie" he extracted the beat from a Bollywood song called "Mehndi Lagake Rakhna".
Discography
* "Government Music" (
2001 )
* "Long Distance Runner" (2004 )
* "White Man's Burden" (2006 )
* "Standard Bearer" (2007 ) Documentary film and live show DVD plus a CD with rare Tracks.ee also
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Swedish hip hop
*Looptroop Rockers References
External links
* [http://www.looptrooprockers.com Looptroop official website]
* [http://www.promoe.nu Promoe official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/promoe Promoe's MySpace]
* [http://nd2nd.cult.bg/lexxus/nursery-_rhymes.html Cmotan MC vs Promoe - Nursery Rhymes]
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