Connected

Connected
Studio album by The Foreign Exchange
Released	August 24, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	63:09
Label	BBE
Producer	Nicolay
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Dusted (Highly favorable) link Pitchfork (8.6/10) link PopMatters (8/10) link RapReviews (7/10) link
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 Little Brother band.

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 they began touring for the album.^[1]

Track listing

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) – 2:54

Singles

• "Sincere" (2004)

Videos

• "Sincere" (2004)

Samples

Let's Move

• "A Gal in Calico" by Bing Crosby

All That You Are

• "That's What Love is Made Of" by The Sylvers

Additional personnel

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

External links

• Foreign Exchange website

Notes