“I didn’t want to write over the course of a year or two,” Phonte told WatchLoud in 2016 of the album. “This project will be a lot more immediate, with songs banged out in a short, concentrated burst.

The way that Little Brother s Phonte met producer Nicolay is not that unique, after all people who meet in chat rooms are marrying each other these days. However, how Phonte and Nicolay, together ...

Phonte excited many hip-hop fans when he announced the upcoming release schedule for the Foreign Exchange Music imprint. Among those releases is a new solo album from Phonte titled No News Is Good ...

Phonte has returned with his latest solo effort, No News Is Good News. The album follows his last solo album, Charity Starts At Home, which was released back in 2011. "For Dad, Grandad, Uncle Mike, ...

North Carolina-born rapper and producer Phonte (born Phonte Lyshod Coleman) has a lot on his plate. He co-fronts the popular chart-topping hip hop group Little Brother; he co-fronts the ...

Back in 2016, Phonte announced that he would be dropping his sophomore album, No News is Good News, in September of that year. The Listening: New Music From T.I., Tyler, The Creator, Quavo, Steve Lacy ...

If you yearning for some smooth boom-bap hip-hop check out Elzhi, Phonte and Eric Roberson’s new track “Destiny N Stereo.” The song will appear on producer Chris Dave and the Drumhedz’s upcoming ...

Fans of North Carolina bred group Little Brother can breathe a little easier when it comes to a possible reunion after Phonte and 9 th Wonder sat down as men to mend their broken friendship. According ...

Tomorrow will mark the 20th anniversary of The Listening, the debut album by North Carolina group Little Brother. The 18-track project is a charismatic lyrical exercise that sounds as fresh today as ...

Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh weren’t on good terms when the latter was hospitalized with a significant blood clot in 2013. “It’s definitely something I would have done differently,” Phonte told SPIN.