For some, life is a series of chance meetings with historical consequences. Little Brother, the trio comprised of rapper/singer Phonte, rapper Big Pooh, and (formerly) producer 9th Wonder met on the campus of North Carolina Central University and went on to craft one of rap’s most beloved catalogs. Their story was chronicled in the recently released documentary, May The Lord Watch, currently available on YouTube. The film was crafted by Travis “Yoh” Phillips and Holland “vacayvacayvacay” Gallagher of documentary studio Rap Portraits — whom Phonte connected after meeting Gallagher...
- 12/28/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this year, when we asked Phonte and Big Pooh of Little Brother about new music, Pooh told us, “Right now, our focus is on getting that documentary finished. Once we get through that process, then we can turn our attention elsewhere.” It’s unclear what stage their highly anticipated doc is in, but new music is here nonetheless with “Wish Me Well” and “Glory Glory.” The two songs, released Tuesday, seek to satiate fans hungry for new bars from the beloved North Carolina duo.
On “Wish Me Well,” the...
On “Wish Me Well,” the...
- 9/20/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Tomorrow will 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 it did when the trio of 9th Wonder, Phonte, and Big Pooh dropped it on Abb Records. The trio, now a duo consisting of Phonte and Pooh, met on the campus of North Carolina Central University and quickly jelled to create a canonical work that’s been lauded by artists including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and most colorfully, Doja Cat.
- 2/24/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
When Drake stepped onstage to give his acceptance speech for the BMI Songwriter of the Year Award in 2011, one of the names he shouted out — along with his mom, Kanye West, and Andre 3000 — belonged to Phonte. The name of the rapper from the acclaimed North Carolina duo Little Brother probably wasn’t familiar to many of the fans who’d been suffering through a broadcast about music licensing just to see the emergent Canadian superstar. But the plaudit made sense. The melodic marriage of singing and rapping that Phonte...
- 8/10/2022
- by Will Dukes
- Rollingstone.com
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