Connected (The Foreign Exchange album)
Connected is the debut album by The Foreign Exchange, a hip hop group consisting of American rapper Phonte from Little Brother and Dutch producer Nicolay. It has since been widely regarded as a classic alternative hip-hop album, contributing to the high reputation of Phonte, member of the critically acclaimed hip-hop group Little Brother.
Their group name comes from how they produced their songs: Nicolay would produce a beat in the Netherlands and send the beat to Phonte through instant messaging, email, and traditional mail to lay down the vocals. Phonte would return the product, so Nicolay could then master the track; they did not meet until after the album was completed.[1]
Tracklisting
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer(s) |
Time |
| 1 |
"Foreign Exchange Title Theme" |
Nicolay |
YahZarah |
2:28 |
|
| 2 |
"Von Sees" |
Nicolay |
Von Pea |
2:11 |
|
| 3 |
"Raw Life" |
Nicolay |
Phonte, Joe Scudda |
4:48 |
|
| 4 |
"Hustle Hustle" |
Nicolay |
Critically Acclaimed, Phonte |
3:39 |
|
| 5 |
"Let's Move" |
Nicolay |
Big Pooh, Phonte |
5:27 |
| 6 |
"Nic's Groove" |
Nicolay |
Big Pooh, Phonte |
5:37 |
|
| 7 |
"Be Alright" |
Nicolay |
Median, Frank Ford, Phonte |
4:16 |
|
| 8 |
"Sincere" |
Nicolay |
YahZarah, Phonte |
4:47 |
|
| 9 |
"Brave New World" |
Nicolay |
Phonte |
4:58 |
|
| 10 |
"The Answer" |
Nicolay |
Oddisee, Sean Boog, Phonte, Kenn Starr |
4:39 |
|
| 11 |
"Come Around" |
Nicolay |
Darien Brockington |
4:01 |
|
| 12 |
"Happiness" |
Nicolay |
Phonte, Big Pooh |
4:42 |
|
| 13 |
"Foreign Exchange End Theme" |
Nicolay |
YahZarah |
2:01 |
|
| 14 |
"All That You Are" |
Nicolay |
Median, Phonte, Darien Brockington |
5:23 |
|
| 15 |
"Be Alright" (Nicolay's Easybreezy Sunday Afternoon Remix) |
Nicolay |
Median, Frank Ford, Phonte |
3:04 |
|
| 16 |
"Call" |
Nicolay |
Darien Brockington, Phonte |
2:45 |
| 17 |
"Downtime" (Nicky Troutman's Bounce To The Ounce Remix) |
Nicolay |
Phonte |
2:55 |
Singles
Videos
Samples
Foreign Exchange Title Theme
- "Love's Holiday" by Wilbert Longmire
Von Sees
Let's Move
All That You Are
Additional personnel
- Rapper Big Pooh appears in "Let's Move", "Nic's Groove", and "Happiness"
- Yahzarah appears on "Title Theme", "Sincere" and "End Theme"
- Von Pea appears on "Von Sees"
- Joe Scudda appears on "Raw Life"
- Darien Brockington appears on "Come Around" and "Call"
- Median appears on "Be Alright" and "All That You Are"
- Kenn Starr, Oddisee, and Sean Boog appear on "The Answer"
- Frank Ford appears on "Be Alright"
External links
Notes