The Foreign Exchange
is a hip hop/R&B duo consisting of American rapper Phonte Coleman and Dutch producer Nicolay.
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Biography
The pair first made contact over message boards on
Okayplayer.com and began recording and sending music back and forth. Soon after,
Phonte and Nicolay formed The Foreign Exchange without having ever met each other in person, hence the name Foreign Exchange.
The album,
Connected
, was released in
2004 and was a showcase for Nicolay's musical talents as well as an introduction to like-minded
Little Brother affiliates who guested on the album. The album received strong reviews and the single, "Sincere" featuring
YahZarah, was released with a promo video.
In October 2008, the group released their sophomore album
Leave It All Behind
.
In June 2009, the group announced that Zo! and Carlitta Durand are now official artists on The Foreign Exchange Music imprint.
Discography
Albums:
- Connected
(August 24 2004)
- Leave It All Behind
(October 10 2008)
Singles:
- "Sincere" (2004)
- "Daykeeper" (2008)
- "Take Off the Blues" (2009)
- "House of Cards" (2009)