Saturday 17 June 2017

DJ Ridym Presents: The Foreign Exchange





Hi Mixtapers and welcome to DJ Ridym presents: The Foreign Exchange.

In what first started as an online collaboration between Dutch Hip-Hop/Electronica producer Nicolay and Hip-Hop rapper/singer Phonte of Little Brother fame The Foreign Exchange was born and has become one of the most successful RnB production teams in modern RnB music to date. The fact that these guys released works with artists such as Yahzarah, Sy Smith, Darien Brockington, Joe Scudda and Eric Roberson frequently featured on their albums as part of what is affectionately known as the FE Family is just brilliant. FE went on to extended their tentacles to include the talents of Lorenzo Ferguson aka ZO! and the rest is history.

Already successful as one third of rap group Little Brother, Phonte along with top remix producer 9th Wonder and Big Pooh were already big in the game of hip-hop (and trust me I'd need a whole new mixtape for these guys!) but to then go on and link up with Nicolay is just pure genius. Nicolay at the time was already compared to 9th Wonder such was his artistry behind a mixing desk preferring to play live instruments for most of his work with his own unique style which I can only describe as a blend of modern electonica with an 80's pop feel and hard hip-hop beats.

So about the mix...Well with so many tracks to choose from the best thing I can suggest you do is just go listen to it! These are my personal favourites but with so many to choose from it could have gone a complete different way and to some extent a different sound. That said I hope you enjoy it and come back real soon for some more from DJ SoulnRnB and DJ Grizz. Peace!

Part 1
1. Common feat. Mary J Blige - Come Close
2. The Foreign Exchange - Come Around
3. Nicolay feat.Kay - My Story
4. Phonte - Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
5. The Foreign Exchange - Don't Wait
6. Nicolay - Hey
7. The Foreign Exchange - I Wanna Know
8. Phonte - Love Songs
9. The Foreign Exchange - Raw Life
10. FE - Take Off The Blues
11. The Foreign Exchange - Body
11. FE - All Or Nothing
12. The Foreign Exchange - All That You Are
13. Nicolay feat. Wiz Khalifa - What It Used To Be
14. Nicolay and Kay - As The Wheel Turns
15. The Foreign Exchange - Better
16. The Foreign Exchange - Don't Let It Be So



Part 2
1. Nicolay and United Soul - Soul Clap
2. Nicolay Remix Roy Ayers - Funk In The Hole
3. Zo! - Flight Of The Blackbyrd
4. Zo! - Making Time
5. Zo! - For Tina
6. Zo! - Black Cow
7. Zo! - Somethin' Special
8. Zo! - Sands Of Time
9. Zo! - Selfish
10. Zo! - Packing For Chicago
11. Phonte and Eric Roberson - Something
12. Phonte - Intergalactic Soul
13. Phonte - Violets
14. Phonte and AB - All This Love

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