Foreign Exchange

The Foreign Exchange is a hip hop/R&B duo consisting of American rapper Phonte Coleman and Dutch producer Nicolay. The pair first made contact over message boards on Okayplayer.com and began recording and sending music back and forth. Soon after, Phonte and Nicolay formed The Foreign Exchange without having ever met each other in person, hence the name Foreign Exchange. The album, Connected, was released in 2004 and was a showcase for Nicolay's musical talents as well as an introduction to like-minded Little Brother affiliates who guested on the album. The album received strong and the single, "Sincere" featuring YahZarah, was released with a promo video. In October 2008, the group released their sophomore album Leave It All Behind. In June 2009, the group announced that Zo! and Carlitta Durand are now official artists on The Foreign Exchange Music imprint.