The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind

Leave it all Behind is the  second album by  The Foreign Exchange (super-producer Nicolay and Phonte). Consisting of singer/songwriter Phonte and producer Nicolay, The Foreign Exchange came together via the online hip-hop community Okayplayer.com in 2002. After trading files through Instant Messenger for over a year, Nicolay (living in his native Holland at the time) and Phonte (a Raleigh, NC resident) completed their debut album before they ever met each other in person. The album, "Connected," was released in 2004 to positive reviews, and was praised by legendary DJ's such as Jazzy Jeff, King Britt, and DJ Spinna for its inventive mix of hip-hop, R&B, and electronica. We've been meaning to get this up here for a while now, so we've added some bonus footage of Nicolay being interviewed at this years Red Bull Music Academy, as well as the official announcement of the re-launch of Nicolaymusic.com. Check it out:

"After countless hours of programming work we are quite happy to announce the re-launch of nicolaymusic.com! We have been away for a little while, but we are back with a website that we believe is more accessible and informative than ever. We highly encourage you to drop by and take a look around. As always, we'd love to hear what you think, so don't hesitate to send us your feedback. You'll find a variety of ways to contact us on our new and improved homepage as well as at the bottom of this newsletter." Check Video of Nicolay at The Red Bull Music Academy here: