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Phonte

PHONTE

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Phonte is a songwriter with 510 credits across their career. Best known for their work with Little Brother, Phonte's songwriting spans 328 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 18 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Phonte

328 tracks · 50 artists

Little Brother

144 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

50 tracks

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Phonte

39 tracks

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Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

7 tracks

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Production

Produced by Phonte

18 tracks · 7 artists

Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

5 tracks

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Little Brother

4 tracks

What I Came For Lyrics
Sittin Alone Lyrics
Dreams Lyrics
Next Day Lyrics

Phonte

3 tracks

It's So Easy Lyrics
Ego Lyrics
To Be Yours Lyrics

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

Listen to the Rain Lyrics
Body Lyrics

Sherman's Showcase1
Zo! and Tigallo1
Lute1

Lead Vocals

Lead Vocals — Phonte

56 tracks · 9 artists

Little Brother

25 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

18 tracks

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Phonte

7 tracks

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Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

1 track

Making Time Lyrics

Jazzanova1
Sound Providers1
Miles Davis1
The Roots1
9th Wonder1

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Phonte

33 tracks · 6 artists

The Foreign Exchange

20 tracks

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Little Brother (3)

5 tracks

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Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

4 tracks

Making Time Lyrics
This Could Be the Night Lyrics
We Are On The Move Lyrics
Count to Five Lyrics

Little Brother

2 tracks

Cheatin'Lyrics
I Need You Lyrics

Phonte1
Darien Brockington1

Vocals

Vocals — Phonte

23 tracks · 11 artists

The Foreign Exchange

6 tracks

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Nicolay

5 tracks

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Little Brother

4 tracks

Light it Up Lyrics
Niggas Hollering Lyrics
Roy Lee, Producer Extraordinaire Lyrics
The Listening Lyrics

DJ Spinna

1 track

Intergalactic Soul Lyrics

The Perceptionists1
Phonte1
DJ Shadow1
The Brand New Heavies1
4hero1
PRhyme1
Little Brother (3)1

Featured Artist

Featured Artist — Phonte

16 tracks · 14 artists

Zo!

3 tracks

SunStorm
Hold My Hand
Greater Than The Sun

Nicolay

1 track

Lights In The Sky

Torae

1 track

Clap Shit Up

Dave Ghetto

1 track

Hey Young World Pt. 2

Robert Glasper Experiment1
JR & PH71
Your Old Droog1
Madlib1
Kaytranada1
Black Moon1
Brother Ali1
Evidence (2)1
Big Pooh1
Krewcial1

Recording Engineer

Recording Engineer — Phonte

16 tracks · 5 artists

Little Brother

7 tracks

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Phonte

5 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

2 tracks

Better Lyrics
Body Lyrics

Miles Davis

1 track

Violets Lyrics

Lute1

Mixing Engineer

Mixing Engineer — Phonte

13 tracks · 3 artists

Little Brother

7 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

Better Lyrics
Foreign Exchange Title Theme
Body Lyrics

Lyric Jones

3 tracks

Show You How Lyrics
Want To Say Lyrics
Cruisin Lyrics

Additional Background Vocals

Additional Background Vocals — Phonte

8 tracks · 2 artists

Little Brother

6 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

2 tracks

All That You Are Lyrics
Hustle, Hustle Lyrics

Arranger

Arranger — Phonte

5 tracks · 2 artists

The Foreign Exchange

4 tracks

Foreign Exchange End Theme
All That You Are
Foreign Exchange Title Theme
Come Around

Little Brother

1 track

On and On Lyrics

Vocal Arranger

Vocal Arranger — Phonte

5 tracks · 3 artists

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

Come Around Lyrics
All That You Are Lyrics
Foreign Exchange End Theme Lyrics

Little Brother

1 track

I Need You Lyrics

Darien Brockington

1 track

Can We Fall in Love Again Lyrics

Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Phonte

4 tracks · 4 artists

The Roots

1 track

One Time Lyrics

Little Brother

1 track

Dyana Change My Life Lyrics

4hero

1 track

Give In Lyrics

Injury Reserve

1 track

Three Man Weave Lyrics

Ad-Libs

Ad-Libs — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Injury Reserve

1 track

Three Man Weave Lyrics

Additional Keyboards

Additional Keyboards — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Phonte

1 track

Can We Lyrics

Additional Mixing

Additional Mixing — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

The Foreign Exchange

1 track

Foreign Exchange Title Theme Lyrics

Chorus Vocals

Chorus Vocals — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

The Foreign Exchange

1 track

Hustle, Hustle Lyrics

Editor

Editor — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

The Foreign Exchange

1 track

Foreign Exchange Title Theme

Horns Arranger

Horns Arranger — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Little Brother

1 track

Two Step Blues Lyrics

Rap

Rap — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

DJ Spinna

1 track

Intergalactic Soul (feat. Phonte)

Spoken Word

Spoken Word — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Lute

1 track

Eye to Eye Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

Little Brother

Little Brother

120 tracks

The Foreign Exchange

The Foreign Exchange

65 tracks

Phonte

Phonte

39 tracks

Lorenzo “Zo!” Ferguson

Lorenzo “Zo!” Ferguson

7 tracks

Nicolay

Nicolay

6 tracks

Little Brother (3)

Little Brother (3)

6 tracks

9th Wonder

9th Wonder

5 tracks

The Roots

The Roots

4 tracks

Drake

Drake

3 tracks

Lute

Lute

3 tracks

Lyric Jones

Lyric Jones

3 tracks

Zo!

3 tracks

Rapsody

Rapsody

2 tracks

Dj Spinna

Dj Spinna

2 tracks

Kaytranada

Kaytranada

2 tracks

Eric Roberson

Eric Roberson

2 tracks

Evidence

Evidence

2 tracks

Torae

Torae

2 tracks

Pete Rock

Pete Rock

2 tracks

Jazzanova

Jazzanova

2 tracks

Discography

Albums

Where I Left You

Where I Left You

BeMyFiasco

2021

Gold Mouf

Gold Mouf

Lute

2021

Analog Dreams

Nicolay

2021

Abstractions

Abstractions

Zo!

2021

Closer Than They Appear

Closer Than They Appear

Lyric Jones

2020

Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition

Your Old Droog

2020

Jim Crow the Musical

Jim Crow the Musical

Add-2

2019

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

Chris Dave and The Drumhedz

2018

Coral Cadavers

JR & PH7

2017

The Achievement: circa '82

The Achievement: circa '82

Mickey Factz

2016

Tigallerro

Tigallerro

Phonte

2016

99.9%

99.9%

Kaytranada

2016

Entitled (Deluxe Edition)

Entitled (Deluxe Edition)

Torae

2016

Entitled

Torae

2016

Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey

Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey

The Foreign Exchange

2015

City Lights Vol. 3 (Soweto)

Nicolay

2015

Bad Neighbor

Madlib

2015

PRhyme (Deluxe Version)

PRhyme (Deluxe Version)

PRhyme

2014

Love In Flying Colors

Love In Flying Colors

The Foreign Exchange

2013

Black Radio Recovered (The Remix EP)

Robert Glasper Experiment

2012

The Bite Marked Heart EP

Brother Ali

2012

Mister Nice Guy

Mister Nice Guy

Eric Roberson

2011

The Sender

The Sender

Median

2011

Illusions Of Grandeur

Illusions Of Grandeur

Lil B

2011

As Above So Below

As Above So Below

Anthony David

2011

Sunstorm

Zo!

2011

Authenticity

Authenticity

The Foreign Exchange

2010

In Search of Stoney Jackson

In Search of Stoney Jackson

Strong Arm Steady

2010

Wanna Snuggle?

Wanna Snuggle?

Apathy

2009

The Death of Adam

The Death of Adam

88-Keys

2008

Of All the Things

Of All the Things

Jazzanova

2008

Leave It All Behind

Leave It All Behind

The Foreign Exchange

2008

Long Range

Long Range

Fakts One

2008

The Corner of Spec & 9th

The Corner of Spec & 9th

Spectac

2008

The Layover EP

Evidence (2)

2008

Dirty Acres [Deluxe Edition]

Dirty Acres [Deluxe Edition]

CunninLynguists

2007

Supply & Demand

Supply & Demand

Playaz Circle

2007

LEFT

LEFT

Eric Roberson

2007

Play With the Changes

Play With the Changes

4hero

2007

Jesus Price Supastar

Jesus Price Supastar

Sean Price

2007

Getback

Little Brother (3)

2007

Intergalactic Soul

Intergalactic Soul

DJ Spinna

2006

The Healing

The Healing

Strange Fruit Project

2006

Alter The Chemistry

Black Moon

2006

I DO WHAT I DO

I DO WHAT I DO

Kev Brown

2005

Sleepers

Sleepers

Rapper Big Pooh

2005

The Feeling (Deluxe Edition)

The Feeling (Deluxe Edition)

Darien Brockington

2005

Sleepers

Big Pooh

2005

Love Life?

Dave Ghetto

2005

Connected

Connected

The Foreign Exchange

2004

Most Popular

Top Tracks

One Time

The Roots

Think Good Thoughts

Drake

Now or Never

The Roots

Don't You Have a Man

Drake

Three Man Weave

Injury Reserve

I See Now

Consequence

Lovin' It

Little Brother

The Good Fight

Phonte

Slow it Down

Little Brother

The Day

The Roots

It Ain't Fair

The Roots

Highs and Lows

PRhyme