  bbe Imagine if Black Thought could sing like D'Angelo and did an album produced by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and DJ Spinna. That's the unlikely union that makes Foreign Exchange's Connected so special. Little Brother's PHONTE and Dutch producer NICOLAY connected via the internet, and through a potent mix of battle-ready lyricism, falsetto crooning and European ambient grooves, they create Hip-Hop music from outside the box.
Playing double duty as MC and singer, PHONTE transcends flaccid R&B while reconnecting Hip-Hop with exorcised soul. The poetic pendulum swings from the chest-thumping of "Raw Life" and "Let's Move" to the passonate confessions of "Sincere" and "Be Allright", where PHONTE laments: "I scream, 'Fuck the world', but Mother Nature is taking Ortho now/Tryin' to regulate her stress and pain also now. " Unfortunately though, you'll probably have to fly to NICOLAY's home country to hear this inspired record on the radio.
Foreign Exchange Title Theme Von Sees Raw Life Hustle Hustle Let's Move Nic's Groove Be Alright Sincere Brave New World The Answer Come Around Happiness Foreign Exchange End Theme All That You Are Be Alright Call BONUS Downtime (Remix) BONUS urlLink http://www.bbemusic.com/ 
