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There are not many albums that have dropped in the past few years that I have played as much as the Foreign Exchange’s Leave It All Behind. Sure, a big reason for that was I was going through a rough break-up and could easily relate to all of the sentiments expressed through the LP’s lyrics. But it went beyond mere relation to the emotions expressed both vocally and instrumentally. Phonte and Nicolay with the help of YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Muhsinah, and others created  what was, to be blunt, a beautifully crafted, nearly perfect R&B/soul album. And while the Grammy’s are kind of a crock, the awards committee still makes some fine choices now and then. Most notably, they nominated the Foreign Exchange’s “Daykeeper” for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. While they lost to Maxwell (who also deserved the nod), hopefully next year they will bring the gramophone trophy.

Hit the jump to watch a mini-documentary outlining just how the Foreign Exchange got to the Grammy’s along with an acoustic performance of “I Wanna Know” and “Daykeeper”.

More visuals! This one is coming from Muhsinah’s latest release, The Oscillations: Triangle. Props to beeple.com for the fine direction!

You know how we all love Muhsinah over here, so along with the excitement of a new solo single, we also get word that December 1st holds the release date to her album, The Oscillations: Triangle! Muhsinah handles the majority of the production, but we also get to hear production from Potholes favorites like Flying Lotus, Exile, Mike Slott, and Oddisee. Along with “That Day”, also peep the fresh teaser for the LP…

Download: Muhsinah – “That Day” prod. Oddisee [Right Click Save-As]