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The Foreign Exchange – “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me”

The Foreign Exchange The Foreign Exchange   Maybe Shell Dream Of MePhonte and Nicolay are back with their lead single “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me” off their upcoming new album Authenticity. After giving us the Grammy nominated Leave It All Behind the new song picks up right where they left off with the last album. “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me” is a smooth and soulful track. Did I mention Phonte is rapping on this new joint? Nicolay adds some great production as does Zo! on the piano. Their new album Authenticity drops Oct. 12. Check out the new song and let us know what you think.

Stream “Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me” below or download it after the jump!

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Album Review: Zo! – Sunstorm

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HBD Label Group: 2010

Zo! – “This Could Be The Night” F. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh

Zo Zo!   This Could Be The Night F. Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big PoohWe just received the official first single for Zo! upcoming album Sunstorm. We recently featured “Greatest Weapon Of All Time” as an introduction to this very promising LP. The first single features Eric Roberson, Darien Brockington & Rapper Big Pooh. It’s a funky track that just makes you wanna dance. Eric Roberson and Darien Brockington provide smooth vocals as Zo! handles the instrumentation and production duties. Rapper Big pooh also provides some dope bars for this uptempo song. Based on the latest two songs along with the …Just Visiting Too [EP] from last year, I’m pretty excited to hear Zo!’s new album. Check out the latest single and get ready to cop Sunstorm July 27th via FE Music!

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Zo! – “Greatest Weapon Of All Time” f. Sy Smith

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It’s been over a year now since Zo! first told me about his upcoming solo album, Sunstorm. While I certainly had my doubts over the months whether or not we would actually get to hear this thing, the rumors are finally confirmed with a great free release, “Greatest Weapon Of All Time” and first single on the way. With Sy Smith on vocals, Zo! is able to craft a super smooth track with tons of soul and kickbackability. I must say, it is pretty nice to see all the Foreign Exchange folks rise to individual fame the way they have over the past few months. If anyone deserves it, it’s those guys. Hard working, friendly, and not to mention some of the best musicians I have ever come across. Check out the latest song and get ready to cop Sunstorm July 27 via FE Music!

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Top 25 Anticipated Albums For 2010

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Tentative Release Date:  Spring/2010

Producers/Collaborators: Phonte (of Little Brother), Blu, Cody Chesnutt

What We Know: The Roots are set to release their ninth studio album How I Got Over. The album title comes from a Mahalia Jackson gospel song of the same name. The band has described the new LP as upbeat, funky with political influences. The title track was first premiered on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in June 2009. According to ?uestlove, Phonte recorded three to five tracks for the album. Here’s hoping the live version of “How I Got Over” makes the final cut it because its clearly superior to the studio version.

Download: Zo! – …just visiting too [EP]

zo!There are few musicians in hip-hop that actually get me excited. Zo! is one of those musicians. Catching me completely by surprise this evening, Zo! dropped this wonderful EP of covers, featuring FE homies like Yahzarah, Carlitta Durand, Phonte, Sy Smith and Darien Brockington. This serves as a perfect teaser to hold us over until the summer when Zo drops his LP, SunStorm. Give it a spin and share some thoughts after the skip!

Download: Zo! – …just visiting too

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Concert Review: The Foreign Exchange (B.B. King’s Blues Club, NYC)

As long as The Foreign Exchange is performing, no one can ever even think about showmanship being dead. The eight-piece band that took the stage of B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grille on Oct. 23 moved the crowd in a way that few acts are capable. And it all started at 1 a.m. As such, you would think a show starting that late would lend itself to a somewhat less-than-energetic audience. But that was simply not the case – I mean, this is New York City we’re talking about.

Foreign Exchange is the future of the funk

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In the past six years Nicolay and Phonte have definitely put their stamp on black alternative music. I first heard Nicolay back in 2002 on Little Brother’s – ‘Whatever You Say’ (12″) on a track called “Light It Up”.