Consisting of rapper/singer/songwriter Phonte and producer Nicolay from Nor… Read Full Bio ↴Consisting of rapper/singer/songwriter Phonte and producer Nicolay from North Carolina, United States / Utrecht, Netherlands. The Foreign Exchange came together via the online hip-hop community Okayplayer.com in 2002. After trading files through Instant Messenger for over a year, Nicolay (living in his native Holland at the time) and Phonte (a Raleigh, NC resident) completed their debut album before they ever met each other in person. The album, Connected, was released in 2004 to positive reviews, and was praised by legendary DJ's such as DJ Jazzy Jeff, King Britt, and DJ Spinna for its inventive mix of hip-hop, R&B, and electronica.
Their sophomore album, Leave It All Behind (2008) found The Foreign Exchange much closer in geography (Nicolay becoming a resident of Wilmington, NC), but located much further from their hip-hop origins. On the strength of their exhilarating live show and several nationally programmed music videos, Leave It All Behind became the group's most successful album to date, culminating in a Grammy-nomination for the album's first single, Daykeeper.
Authenticity, released on October 12, 2010 on +FE Music, is The Foreign Exchangeโs third album.
Their sophomore album, Leave It All Behind (2008) found The Foreign Exchange much closer in geography (Nicolay becoming a resident of Wilmington, NC), but located much further from their hip-hop origins. On the strength of their exhilarating live show and several nationally programmed music videos, Leave It All Behind became the group's most successful album to date, culminating in a Grammy-nomination for the album's first single, Daykeeper.
Authenticity, released on October 12, 2010 on +FE Music, is The Foreign Exchangeโs third album.
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@princebpolar8429
Can't believe this type of sound of hip hop/rap actually existed back in '04. These guys were way ahead of their time.
@OfficialjRod
"thought kissin ass was in my bloodtype? O..negative" LMAO Phonte is a monster.
@AEOKQ
Nicolay's best beat ever. ย Astounding song.
@dickwans
That's what I said after listening each track of this wonderfull album. Got me music senses confused lol
@cousinpac
timeless, this whole album is on my top 5 all time.
@Maya-xm5jx
This album sounds like it could be released in 2021...way ahead of its time
@variousmentalproblems
I don't know why, but I can really easily imagine Black Thought on this track.
@dellvonwatson
the album that got me thru one of the hardest points in my life. i listened to this everyday while i was at school, didnt even do work, just listened to this album and a few others, but this was my main one. this is one of the best albums of all time. nicolay is one of my favorite producers. thanks for this upload man. Peace
@agent78quest17
I really wish this was the norm for modern day hip hop, I can't really enjoy the emo rap or mumble that the standards of today is. I enjoy boom bap the most but it depends what they do along side the snares. The electronic sound within boom bap is what caught my attention when I heard this for the first time and I remember I would not stop playing it, I genuinely expected it to be made in the early 90s but 2004 was the big shock seeing that
@alizulu
Tigallo a true wordsmith. โEverybody wanna walk right,talk rightโ