Connected (The Foreign Exchange album)

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Connected
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Studio album by The Foreign Exchange
Released August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)
Genre Hip hop
Length 63:09
Label BBE
Producer Nicolay
The Foreign Exchange chronology
Connected
(2004)		 Leave It All Behind
(2008)Leave It All Behind2008
Singles from Connected
  1. "Sincere / Come Around / Raw Life"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club favorable[2]
Dusted Magazine favorable[3]
Exclaim! favorable[4]
Pitchfork Media 8.6/10[5]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[6]
RapReviews.com 7/10[7]

Connected is the first studio album by The Foreign Exchange, a hip hop group consisting of American rapper Phonte from Little Brother and Dutch producer Nicolay. It was released on BBE on August 24, 2004.[6]

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.[8]

In 2015, it was ranked at number 86 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[9]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Foreign Exchange Title Theme"   2:28
2. "Von Sees"   2:11
3. "Raw Life"   4:48
4. "Hustle Hustle"   3:39
5. "Let's Move"   3:55
6. "Nic's Groove"   5:37
7. "Be Alright"   4:16
8. "Sincere"   4:47
9. "Brave New World"   4:58
10. "The Answer"   4:39
11. "Come Around"   4:01
12. "Happiness"   4:42
13. "Foreign Exchange End Theme"   2:01
14. "All That You Are"   4:33
15. "Be Alright (Nicolay's Easybreezy Sunday Afternoon Remix)"   3:04
16. "Call"   2:45
17. "Downtime (Nicky Troutman's Bounce to the Ounce Remix)"   2:55

Additional personnel

  • Rapper Big Pooh appears in "Let's Move", "Nic's Groove", and "Happiness".
  • Yahzarah appears on "Foreign Exchange 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".

References

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