When Phonte sends a mailout, it’s so concise that there’s no need to paraphrase or alter it. Give it, just as it’s received because the content is too beautiful to be presented in any other way. Read the rest of this entry »
If it wasn’t for The Roots, Hip-Hop’s existing poor coverage at the Grammy’s would be damn near Third World. But where there’s a stage, there’s a will and Hip-Hop will shine through regardless of fanfare. Peep a healthy Scott Storch working it out on the keyboard all for the spirit of the music. Read the rest of this entry »
After a whirlwind past couple of days that began with”Daykeeper” being nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance (say that fast, three times), The Foreign Exchange finally was able to drop an e-note of thanks & accompanying video for their friends, fans & supporters.
From the words of ‘Te and Nic…
“We have prepared a short video (with the help of our frequent collaborator Matt Koza), that describes the FE story and gives an overview of our journey from random obscurity to fully independent Grammy nominated artists. Consider this our pre-Grammy acceptance speech…lol. We encourage all of you to pass this along and spread the word, as we feel our story is a big inspiration to artists everywhere. Every once in a blue moon, the good guys do win.”
Word up. Occasionally, the good guys do get to stay true to their craft and receive recognition in the process. Or, as my wise old man would say, “the sun even shines on a dog’s ass every now and then.” Well, maybe that doesn’t fit this situation. But still, I’m happy for these two, their new label and the artists under their umbrella. Much success moving forward fam.
*Standing ovation*
I believe me and several others of the Crew have repeatedly expressed our disdain for the iTunes Music Store in the Digital News forums, and Phontigallo has just offered up reason #20,513. Read the rest of this entry »
Nicolay tossed up an audio teaser for his upcoming City Lights Vol. 2. The album drops on 10.20 but you can get a dose of what it’ll be about with these seven snippets. Read the rest of this entry »
While driving, I’ve found myself listening to more of Phonte’s singing adventures (because I tell myself they’re easy to singalong to), by default listening to more & more of Carlitta. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m signed up The Foreign Exchange’s newsletter but for some reason either I didn’t get this or they passed it around using other means. Either way, Suave knows my listening tendencies & forwarded this over so it’s still…Found in the inbox… Read the rest of this entry »
Words by Landon A.
The rapper/producer group has been around since Hip-Hop’s inception, although it isn’t the staple it once was. However, modern rap duo’s have been steadily changing the format and pushing boundaries the last few years with concept albums, albums sampling a single artist, etc. One of the most talented and innovative rapper/producer groups to come out recently consists of Phonte and Nicolay, better known as The Foreign Exchange. Their first album, Connected was an instant cult-classic, blending smoothed down production from Nicolay with Phonte’s carefully constructed “I’m just an ordinary dude” rhymes. After a substantially long wait, the North Carolina bred MC/singer teams up yet again with the Netherlands import to turn out Leave It All Behind, a sonic steak knife that cuts through all musical standards and presents itself as a genre all its own. Read the rest of this entry »
I should have known all along that Tay would inevitably find a way to link up with Muhsinah since he’s the one who sent me “Construction” many moons ago.
Found in the inbox, where placing a silhouette a sexy woman can work wonders for gaining attenion… Read the rest of this entry »
Checked the inbox this morn & both Tay & Nic has sent over updated info regarding the album. Read the rest of this entry »
For those that don’t know, Foreign Exchange is what happens when Phonte Coleman lays vocals on a Nicolay beat; it sounds a little bit like magic. Read the rest of this entry »
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