RH Inspired: Phonte of The Foreign Exchange
“I see n***as slammin’ her and takin’ her to the sewer/But I’ma take her back hoping that this s**t stops/cause who I’m talkin’ bout y’all is Hip-Hop,” are the words Common rails off on his classic underlying love message track “I Used to Love H.E.R.” This cut, like many others is a keen example that the subject of love is the most essential and classic subject spoken on in the culture.
For this week's column, and in light of it being Valentine's day this past weekend we decided to highlight The Foreign Exchange and their LP, Leave it All Behind, which is engaged to this simple yet complicated topic of love. So, who better to explain the complication than their vocalist, Phonte, whom we sat down with to give us the inspiration behind the track “All or Nothing/Coming Home To You.”