Phonte on Juan Epstein

[Deoji]

Yup. In hindsight they said they would've liked to have Slow It Down as the single, and Slow It Down or Say It Again were gonna be the follow up singles, and I believe there was a 12" released, but neither song got a video treatment or radio push from Atlantic.

yeah I think Tay said Atlantic wanted Say It Again as the first single. Slow it Down was the shyt too tho. I wasn't too crazy about Lovin It at first but then I heard the instrumental and how 9th flipped the sample and it made me like the song way more.

 

[iamduval]

Not sure why he would be late. He needed this look

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

this bum ass nikka couldn't even be on time?

 

[Motife43]

Not sure why he would be late. He needed this look

this bum ass nikka couldn't even be on time?

they was saying something bout the traffic/taxi. definitely sucks tho, cuz i wanted to hear the backstory behind Rosenberg being on the Minstrel Show and some JL/LBC stories

 

[wingstop]

this bum ass nikka couldn't even be on time?

be mad at the man who fathered your favorite rapper

 

[Road20]

Phonte top 15 and father to Drakes whole style.

Seriously underrated.

That's real shyt. I remember playing CSAH and my girl was like, " He reminds me of Drake ". I laughed and said funny you should say that

 

[Deltron]

Hopefully with whatever Phonte has popping off, he'll stop by and do a more fleshed out interview.

 

[NYK Loyalist]

What I don't understand is how is Foreign Exchange more lucrative to him than him rapping especially when he said he doesn't like doing shows? It's not like those FE albums sell a ton of copies and I'm pretty sure CSAH at least charted and sold pretty well for an Indy album

 

[Deoji]

What I don't understand is how is Foreign Exchange more lucrative to him than him rapping especially when he said he doesn't like doing shows? It's not like those FE albums sell a ton of copies and I'm pretty sure CSAH at least charted and sold pretty well for an Indy album

Nah bro. FE reaches a wider audience. I think once he saw that and FE got the grammy nomination it was a wrap. He has a line about it in a song.

 

[W.I.Z.E.]

@Motife43 I was glad to hear it as well which is why I was so hyped for it. Phonte isn't strong on this album and his overall attitude towards rap is annoying. His entire foundation is Hip Hop and he eschews it every time. I don't have to tell a huge fan like yourself how they (Phonte and Nicolay) try to distance themselves from Connected as if the fans are psychotic for wanting more of that music. The new Foreign Exchange material is wack and I didn't want to admit it but after time passed with CSAH, I realized that Phonte didn't bring it. He thinks very highly of his skill but that wasn't showcased. At least not up to repeated listens.

I agree with @Motife43 perspective on this as well. A lot of artists grow and just don't want to be put in a box. Phonte is clearly still a gifted rapper, you can check his latest verse on Prhyme, Jedi Code and a lot of other shyt to see that. The fact that he does that, sings and ventures into other areas shows his depths. Plus, he's opening himself up to so many different audiences. Some people like Phonte the singer more than Phonte the rapper. Some are vice versa...some like both but still a lot of people don't even know who he is so the more exposure he gets he can now showcase SO many different vibes from "The Listening", to Foreign Exchange to his solo material.

 

[Real]

So the actual interview is only like 15 minutes?

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

i actually like phonte more as a singer

guy like a hetro luther vandross

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

this is my fav rap record of his

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

good for phonte getting a job writing raps for a movie

the costumes are totally out of place on that poster

range from 88 to 94 clothing wise

 

[ML29]

I hate when they start the podcast before the guest arrives. Phonte stuck around and chimed in on Rosenbergs wrestling podcast, hopefully he did another full interview while he was promoting this movie.