Connected (The Foreign Exchange album)

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Connected
Connected (The Foreign Exchange album).jpeg
Studio album by
the Foreign Exchange
ReleasedAugust 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)
Genre Hip hop
Length63:09
Label BBE
Producer Nicolay
The Foreign Exchange chronology
Connected
(2004)		 Leave It All Behind
(2008)
Singles from Connected
  1. "Sincere / Come Around / Raw Life"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club favorable [2]
Dusted Magazinefavorable [3]
Exclaim! favorable [4]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
RapReviews.com7/10 [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]

Contents

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]

Pitchfork placed it at number 22 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2004" list. [9] In 2015, it was ranked at number 86 on Fact 's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "The Foreign Exchange - Connected". AllMusic . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (September 27, 2004). "The Foreign Exchange: Connected". The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ Drimmer, Josh (September 8, 2004). "Dusted Reviews: The Foreign Exchange - Connected". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (September 30, 2004). "Foreign Exchange - Connected". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Warren, Jamin (September 14, 2004). "The Foreign Exchange: Connected". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Umile, Dominic (January 5, 2005). "The Foreign Exchange: Connected". PopMatters . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Barone, Matt (June 15, 2004). "Foreign Exchange :: Connected :: BBE Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Brown, Marisa. "The Foreign Exchange - Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2004 (3/5)". Pitchfork . December 31, 2004. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time: 86. The Foreign Exchange - Connected". Fact . February 25, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
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