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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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  • 9th Wonder5
  • The Roots4
  • Drake3
  • Lute2
  • Rapsody2
  • Lyric Jones2
  • Evidence2
  • Eric Roberson2
  • Pete Rock2
  • Jazzanova2
  • DJ Shadow1
  • Sherman's Showcase1
  • Marsha Ambrosius1
  • BeMyFiasco1
  • Spectac1
  • Unheralded Symmetrics1
  • Busta Rhymes1
  • Mello Music Group1
  • DJ K.O.1
  • Slum Village1
  • Apathy1
  • Black Milk1
  • Talib Kweli1
  • Anthony David1
  • The Brand New Heavies1
  • 4hero1
  • Miles Davis1
  • DJ Spinna1
  • Strong Arm Steady1
  • Playaz Circle1
  • Mickey Factz1
  • PRhyme1
  • Rapper Big Pooh1
  • Big Sant1
  • S11
  • Fakts One1
  • Andy Mineo1
  • Chris Dave and The Drumhedz1
  • Torae1
  • AZ1
  • Sean Price1
  • Flying Lotus1
  • Robert Glasper1
  • Kev Brown1
  • Jean Grae1
  • Royce Da 5'9"1
Production

Produced by Phonte

18 tracks · 7 artists

Lorenzo "Zo!" Ferguson

5 tracks

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Little Brother

4 tracks

  • What I Came ForLyrics
  • Sittin AloneLyrics
  • DreamsLyrics
  • Next DayLyrics

Phonte

3 tracks

  • It's So EasyLyrics
  • EgoLyrics
  • To Be YoursLyrics

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

  • Listen to the RainLyrics
  • BodyLyrics
  • 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 TimeLyrics
  • 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 TimeLyrics
  • This Could Be the NightLyrics
  • We Are On The MoveLyrics
  • Count to FiveLyrics

Little Brother

2 tracks

  • Cheatin'Lyrics
  • I Need YouLyrics
  • 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 UpLyrics
  • Niggas HolleringLyrics
  • Roy Lee, Producer ExtraordinaireLyrics
  • The ListeningLyrics

DJ Spinna

1 track

  • Intergalactic SoulLyrics
  • 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

  • BetterLyrics
  • BodyLyrics

Miles Davis

1 track

  • VioletsLyrics
  • Lute1
Mixing Engineer

Mixing Engineer — Phonte

13 tracks · 3 artists

Little Brother

7 tracks

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The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

  • BetterLyrics
  • Foreign Exchange Title Theme
  • BodyLyrics

Lyric Jones

3 tracks

  • Show You HowLyrics
  • Want To SayLyrics
  • CruisinLyrics
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 AreLyrics
  • Hustle, HustleLyrics
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 OnLyrics
Vocal Arranger

Vocal Arranger — Phonte

5 tracks · 3 artists

The Foreign Exchange

3 tracks

  • Come AroundLyrics
  • All That You AreLyrics
  • Foreign Exchange End ThemeLyrics

Little Brother

1 track

  • I Need YouLyrics

Darien Brockington

1 track

  • Can We Fall in Love AgainLyrics
Additional Vocals

Additional Vocals — Phonte

4 tracks · 4 artists

The Roots

1 track

  • One TimeLyrics

Little Brother

1 track

  • Dyana Change My LifeLyrics

4hero

1 track

  • Give InLyrics

Injury Reserve

1 track

  • Three Man WeaveLyrics
Ad-Libs

Ad-Libs — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Injury Reserve

1 track

  • Three Man WeaveLyrics
Additional Keyboards

Additional Keyboards — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

Phonte

1 track

  • Can WeLyrics
Additional Mixing

Additional Mixing — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

The Foreign Exchange

1 track

  • Foreign Exchange Title ThemeLyrics
Chorus Vocals

Chorus Vocals — Phonte

1 track · 1 artist

The Foreign Exchange

1 track

  • Hustle, HustleLyrics
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 BluesLyrics
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 EyeLyrics
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