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Phonte

PHONTE

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Phonte is a songwriter with 476 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

327 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

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

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

Body Lyrics
Listen to the Rain Lyrics

Lute1
Sherman's Showcase1
Zo! and Tigallo1

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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9th Wonder

1 track

Band Practice Pt. 2 Lyrics

Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson1
Sound Providers1
Miles Davis1
Jazzanova1
The Roots1

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Phonte

31 tracks · 6 artists

The Foreign Exchange

20 tracks

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Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

4 tracks

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

Little Brother (3)

3 tracks

The Way You Do It
The Yo-Yo
Nobody But You

Little Brother

2 tracks

Cheatin'Lyrics
I Need You Lyrics

Darien Brockington1
Phonte1

Vocals

Vocals — Phonte

18 tracks · 10 artists

The Foreign Exchange

6 tracks

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Little Brother

4 tracks

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

Little Brother (3)

1 track

Home

The Brand New Heavies

1 track

Sex God (DJ Spinna Remix)Lyrics

4hero1
DJ Spinna1
The Perceptionists1
Phonte1
PRhyme1
DJ Shadow1

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

Body Lyrics
Better 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

Foreign Exchange Title Theme
Better Lyrics
Body Lyrics

Lyric Jones

3 tracks

Cruisin Lyrics
Want To Say Lyrics
Show You How 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

Hustle, Hustle Lyrics
All That You Are Lyrics

Arranger

Arranger — Phonte

5 tracks · 2 artists

The Foreign Exchange

4 tracks

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

Little Brother

1 track

On and On Lyrics

Vocal Arranger

Vocal Arranger — Phonte

5 tracks · 3 artists

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

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

Darien Brockington

1 track

Can We Fall in Love Again Lyrics

Little Brother

1 track

I Need You Lyrics

Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Phonte

4 tracks · 4 artists

Little Brother

1 track

Dyana Change My Life Lyrics

4hero

1 track

Give In Lyrics

Injury Reserve

1 track

Three Man Weave Lyrics

The Roots

1 track

One Time 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

Featured Artist

Featured Artist — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Big Pooh

1 track

Every Block

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

9th Wonder

9th Wonder

5 tracks

Little Brother (3)

Little Brother (3)

4 tracks

The Roots

The Roots

4 tracks

Lute

Lute

3 tracks

Lyric Jones

Lyric Jones

3 tracks

Drake

Drake

3 tracks

Jazzanova

Jazzanova

2 tracks

Dj Spinna

Dj Spinna

2 tracks

Eric Roberson

Eric Roberson

2 tracks

Rapsody

Rapsody

2 tracks

Evidence

Evidence

2 tracks

Pete Rock

Pete Rock

2 tracks

Playaz Circle

Playaz Circle

1 track

Strong Arm Steady

Strong Arm Steady

1 track

The Brand New Heavies

1 track

Anthony David

Anthony David

1 track

Discography

Albums

Where I Left You

Where I Left You

BeMyFiasco

2021

Gold Mouf

Gold Mouf

Lute

2021

Closer Than They Appear

Closer Than They Appear

Lyric Jones

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

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

Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey

Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey

The Foreign Exchange

2015

PRhyme (Deluxe Version)

PRhyme (Deluxe Version)

PRhyme

2014

Love In Flying Colors

Love In Flying Colors

The Foreign Exchange

2013

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

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

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

Intergalactic Soul

Intergalactic Soul

DJ Spinna

2006

The Healing

The Healing

Strange Fruit Project

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

Connected

Connected

The Foreign Exchange

2004

An Evening with the Sound Providers

An Evening with the Sound Providers

Sound Providers

2004

Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

Murs

2004

Jeanius

Jeanius

Jean Grae

2004

The Story of U.S.

The Story of U.S.

Unheralded Symmetrics

2003

The Listening

Little Brother (3)

2003

The Outsider

The Outsider

DJ Shadow

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

9th Wonder

Dillagence

Dillagence

Raekwon

Chemistry

Chemistry

9th Wonder

The Weatherman LP

The Weatherman LP

Evidence

The Chittlin Circuit: The Mixtape

The Chittlin Circuit: The Mixtape

Consequence

Black Dialogue

Black Dialogue

The Perceptionists

The Format

The Format

AZ

The Great American Mattress Sale

The Great American Mattress Sale

Big Sant

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