Phonte Goes Solo, Takes Care Of His Business

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You may recognize the name. You may not. Phonte was a member of Little Brother, who were underground indie darlings (i.e. critical accolades, zero commercial success). The group consisted of MC Rapper Big Pooh, producer 9th Wonder and Phonte. 9th Wonder left the group in 07 citing creative differences. He went on to work with some heavy cats including Jay-Z, De La Soul and Sean Price. Pooh and Phonte unfortunately shut down Little Brother in 2010. One last bit on the now defunct group: the inspiration behind their name came from their influences and mentors. They considered groups like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul as their big brothers. They wanted to carry the movement to the next step so they called themselves Little Brother.

Black Keys Announce Plans for Blakroc 2 Release

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Having already completed their seventh album and follow-up to 2010's Brothers, which will be released later this year, the Black Keys have announced that another Blakroc project is forthcoming, entitled Blakroc 2.

Details on an actual release date have not been announced.

Damon Dash is once again overseeing the project, and the list of reported guest MCs includes Talib Kweli, U-God, Jim Jones, Jay Electronica, Curren$y, Sean Price, The Cool Kids, OC, and Wiz Khalifa.

What do you think of the announced collaborations?  Be sure to leave us your comments/thoughts.

Take the jump to check out the teaser video: