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 Exchange’s 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 Exchange’s third album.
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@GreenV559
One of thee very best “put together” albums in Hip-Hop history!! 🫡
@cousinpac
the whole album is just pure classic. Today i listened it after a long time, sounds amazing, timeless, brings back alot of memories.
@CaliBreeeze
I love this album so much much love to the FE and everyone else who loves real music
@sonja4164
❤ I feel like this is my first time hearing this. That's how good it is. I got chills like the first time.
@locafly
Cannot explain how MUCH I love this little track!!! Just reminds me of black beauty!
F+E I love them so! I was in the front row they're sold out concert in DC in 2013 💜💜💜💜
@2plustheharm
The first time I heard this, I knew the album would be a classic.
@sonja4164
Same
@antoinethereal
YES. after Little Brother i was like WHAT is this.....ooooooh this is Amazing.
@alizulu
Absolutely, I remember being in Durban South Africa and hearing this from a friend.
Blown away!!
@legendarilyrefined
The Foreign Exchange picked the perfect vocalist for their "Title Theme" in, D.C. songstress, Yahzarah. It sounds so heavenly when she harmonizes with herself, combining several of her own vocal tracks sung at varying pitches; she's one of the most skilled in the industry at doing so...she also sounds better live than many of her peers sound in-studio. Nice intro to the first, and my favorite, of Foreign Exchange's numerous projects.