Episode 237: Phonte: No News Is Good News Show/Hide Search
Phonte first visited us in early 2016, when we had a career-spanning interview. But now he’s back with No News Is Good News, an incredible new album that turns the rapper’s last several years of tragedies and triumphs into amazing art.
Phonte first came to most rap fans’ notice as a member of the critically acclaimed group Little Brother, and has since released an array of solo, duo, and group projects - most notably with Foreign Exchange. No News Is Good News finds Phonte reflecting on the deaths of close family members, the happiness brought by a new marriage, and what it’s like to possibly have more years behind you and in front of you. All of that, combined with Phonte’s incredible rhyming, makes for one of the best records of the year.
Tracks featured in this episode:
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Phonte f/Eric Roberson, “Find That Love Again”
- Phonte, “Euphorium (Back To The Light)”
- Phonte, “Sweet You”
- Phonte, “Sweet You”
- Phonte, “Sendin My Love”
- Phonte, “So Help Me God”
- Phonte, “Such Is Life”
- Phonte, “Euphorium (Back To The Light)”
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, “Deeper”
- Phonte, “Expensive Genes”
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Jay Z, “A Million and One Questions/Rhyme No More”
- Phonte, “Pastor Tigallo”
- LL Cool J, “Mama Said Knock You Out”
- KING NO CROWN | The Movie (dir Blueprint)
- Phonte, “So Help Me God”
- Little Brother, “The Get Up”
- The Foreign Exchange, “The Answer”
- Phonte, “Expensive Genes”
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Phonte, “Sweet You”
- Phonte, “To The Rescue”
- Phonte, “Cry No More”
- Ghost Town DJs, “My Boo - Hitman’s Club Mix”
- Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”
- Drake, “Get Over It”
- BlocBoy JB f/Drake, “Look Alive”
- Sesame Street: Apple vs. Banana feat. Tavi Fields & Phonte Coleman | Elmo’s Food Rap Battle
- Sesame Street: Apple vs. Banana feat. Tavi Fields & Phonte Coleman | Elmo’s Food Rap Battle
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