Connected (The Foreign Exchange album)

Connected
Studio album by The Foreign Exchange
Released August 24, 2004
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Hip-Hop, R&B/Electronic
Length 63:09
Label BBE
Producer Nicolay
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The Foreign Exchange chronology
Connected
(2004)
Leave It All Behind
(2008)

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]

Contents

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

Von Sees

Let's Move

All That You Are

Additional personnel

External links

Notes