Troubadour (studio album) by K'naan

Troubadour by K'naan
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-02-24
Overall rank: 18,107th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 15 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (350th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (3,393rd)
Award Best albums of all time (18,107th)
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72/100 (from 15 votes)
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From 09/30/2021 11:01
There are some real standouts on the album, but I can't help but feel a slight cringe listening to them now. I get what he's going for, and I'm not against it but sometimes it just feels a bit... I dunno over the top I guess. I find his debut far superior as it delves more thoroughly into his past, and the uplifting moments seem more balanced and less... over the top. Not that he doesn't talk about his past. Fatima is necessary story for him to tell. It's good that he moves on and raps about more everyday topics for life in North America, but I find tracks like I come prepared and Bang Bang to be just decent. I really respect K'naan, but I think it's just sort of the nature of his narrative that his most important material was told first.
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His politics and message have garnered comparisons to Bob Marley, and I have to admit that his music just makes me feel good, in a similar one-world-solidarity-and-happiness sort of way.
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