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The Foreign Exchange: 20 Years Strong
Phonte and Nicolay of The Foreign Exchange reveal their enduring transatlantic collaboration, musical evolution, and vision for the future of their influential R&B/soul collective.
What started as a side project for a member of a beloved rap group has become one of music’s most respected self-contained R&B/soul collectives, with a Grammy nomination, the score of a new ESPN documentary, and several Billboard-charting albums to their name. He says the label “rebooted” in 2021 with singer BeMyFiasco’s 2021 album Where I Left You; this year has seen releases by Sy Smith, Bain, and Darien Brockington, with production largely handled by Nic and in-house musician Zo!. As LB produced their film, Nicolay composed the score for False Positive, a documentary about 90s track and field star Butch Reynolds that aired this summer under ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 franchise.
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