The Foreign Exchange – ”I Wanna Know” from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo. Its good to see The Foreign Exchange still at work with Leave It All Behind as Phonte and Nicolay are taking up more and more projects. If you haven’t had a change to get at City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya, get on [...]
Nicolay has continually set benchmarks for music in the past few years. The first Foreign Exchange album brought a really unconventional aesthetic into hip hop, and the aftershocks of that album can still be felt. Even his more traditional hip hop sounds employ some non-traditional recording techniques that have influenced countless producers that have come [...]
What was already an emotionally packed song gets an extra punch behind it with the video treatment. This was one of the better songs off of The Foreign Exchange’s sophomore album, Leave It All Behind. And this video just pushes it over the edge, creating an enthralling story that all comes together as things fall [...]
The video for the Foreign Exchanges first single off of Leave It All Behind. I really like the art direction behind this group. They seem to take every facet of their presentation very seriously, and that’s something I always admire. Because, yes, the music is the most important. But a good visual accompaniment really sets [...]
With the Zo & Tigallo album, the new Foreign Exchange, and then this track, it almost seems as though Phonte has given up his rap career in favour of one as an R&B songster. While I will miss his raps, he is actually a nice breath of fresh air into a genre I am not [...]
New stuff from Nicolay and Phonte. It is beautiful. There is no other word for it. It is just beautiful. Download it here. peace, -the judge