The last run of Little Brother is upon us. Phonte and Big Pooh have revealed they will be ending their run as Little Brother but will have a 12-date Curtain…
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North Carolina rap group Little Brother is telling their fans not to support the vinyl re-release of their classic sophomore album, The Minstrel Show and their debut album The Listening. Members Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh both spoke out on social media against ABB Records, the label that holds the vinyl rights. Little Brother Not […]
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Little Brother made their triumphant return in 2019 with their new album May The Lord Watch. Now that fans have had time to sit with the work and learn the bars, the group will take off across the world for a tour.
The run of shows is set to begin in Atlanta on January 17 before hitting All-Star weekend in Chicago and running through Baltimore, London, Paris, Berlin, New York City and more.
Check out where you can see the group below.
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Little Brother shocked fans in 2019 with the 24-hour announcement and release of the duo’s first album in nearly nine years. May The Lord Watch was a welcomed reunion of Phonte (who also gave fans an early ’19 EP, Pacific Time) and Rapper Big Pooh. This followed a late 2018 hometown reunion concert that also included the group’s original third member, 9th Wonder. Phonte and Pooh are as candid as they are in revealing interviews, like their recent video conversation with AFH TV discussing May The Lord Watch. With honest communication at the forefront of this Little Brother reunion, Pooh and Phonte present their most authentic selves during Fuse’s Lie Detector Test series. Little Brother Discuss Their New Album, Growing As Men, 9th Wonder & More (AFH TV Video) The brothers take their turns asking poignant questions such as “Does Phonte sound like Drake?,” “Is J. Cole the best rapper from North Carolina?” and “Who is the better rapper in Little Brother?” Perhaps more interestingly, there are some funny questions about how deep this bond really goes—and if these two respected artists would put their brother above themselves. A lie detector machine analyst sits in the middle. With some slick responses, he adds to the suspense of whether these lyricists’ answers are all cap—or not. The two MCs, who enjoy laughing it up during this video, revealed that they were a bit cloudy, thanks to Cypress Hill’s B-Real and his Smokebox series. Little Brother’s 1st Music Video In Nearly A Decade Celebrates Their Magical Reunion
the funniest thing to do after smoking with the legend B-Real, go take a lie detector test. big laughs https://t.co/KowDVjEjx8
— Rapper Big Pooh (@RapperBigPooh) December 9, 2019
And this was far from intense. I was high as fuck laughing like shit the whole time. https://t.co/M27GH3HDXt
— Phonte (@phontigallo) December 9, 2019
Watch A Video That Details The Events Leading Up To Little Brother’s 2018 Reunion A recent video interview with Little Brother is available at AFH TV. We are currently offering free 7-day trial subscriptions. New music by LB is presently available on the official Ambrosia For Heads Playlist.
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Little Brother made a triumphant return to the masses by way of their surprise reunion album May The Lord Watch that made fans of the North Carolina group remember the good old days. Producer 9th Wonder was sorely missed by many but it appears that Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh did their best to include him on the project but ideas clashed in the end, prompting them to move on without him at the helm.
In an interview with Premium Pete, Phonte and Pooh shared from their perspective why 9th didn’t make any appearances production-wise on the album, despite a feel-good reunion show last year in their home state the seemed to signal a true alignment. According to the pair, 9th was adamant about being the only producer present on the album which clashed with Phonte and Pooh’s vision.
“He didn’t want other producers on [May The Lord Watch],” Phonte shared. “Then it became ‘Well when we tour, what if I just do the festival dates and Flash do the regular dates?’ I was just like, ‘Dude, no.’ If we’re gonna do this, either you’re all the way in or all the way out. And if there’s any reason why you can’t do that or won’t, let’s talk about it. But this is the exact same problem we ran into 10 years ago when we became a duo.”
Check out the discussion from Little Brother and Premium Pete below. To get to the meat of the creative differences, hit the 1:06-mark.
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At the stroke of midnight, North Carolina Hip-Hop favorites Little Brother released a new body of work that has fans on Twitter gathered in celebration. The new album, May The Lord Watch, falls short of being a proper reunion by some as producer 9th Wonder has amicably decided to let Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh venture forth without him.
At 15 tracks, May The Lord Watch features expected potent verses and soulful crooning from Phonte and the unwavering confidence of Rapper Big Pooh. As two of the sharpest rappers to emerge in the past decade or more, Little Brother’s outing this time carries a serious tone of growing up in Hip-Hop, embracing one’s limits as Father Time does his thing while also showing and proving that they still have strong pen games.
The promise of the group’s return ebbed last year at North Carolina’s Art Of Cool Festival, and a reunion announcement came shortly after. Without a lead single, video or much lead-up beyond some social media teasing, May The Lord Watch came as a welcome surprise early Tuesday morning, harkening back to the days when new albums traditionally dropped on that day.
Congrats to Little Brother! Welcome Back!
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That collective roar you hear going across social media is the celebration of the return of Little Brother. Phonte and Big Pooh have released their May The Lord Watch album, their first since 2010.
The return of Little Brother does miss production from 9th Wonder, aside from that the synergy of the rapping duo picks up where Leftback left off.
Taking to Instagram, Phonte spoke to fans letting them know the album nearly took a year to finish.
“This journey started in October of last year and finished two weeks ago. All I can say is thank God. #MTLW out now everywhere. Enjoy!,” he wrote.
Pooh would also chime in to state the release is “the album of our careers.”
You can check out their return below.
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North Carolina group Little Brother have finally reunited. Longtime pals Phonte and Big Pooh have come together to drop their surprise new May the Lord Watch project.
At midnight, Little Brother put out their first project since 2010’s Leftback.
A few hours ago, Phonte revealed the project literally wrapped up this month.
The must-hear effort has sparked a mighty co-sign from fellow rapper/radio personality Torae.
Next month, Little Brother are set to perform at a live music festival.
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Little Brother is a beloved Durham, North Carolina group consisting of MCs Phonte & Rapper Big Pooh. They originally started out as a trio with producer 9th Wonder, their first 2 albums together The Listening & The Minstrel Show being hailed as some of the best albums of the previous decade. 9th then decided to focus on a solo career in 2007 & Little Brother dropped their 1st album as a duo Getback later that year. Then in 2010, they released their previous full-length album Leftback & officially disbanded shortly after. Almost a decade later, Phonte & Pooh have reformed LB to deliver a comeback album.
The album begins with “The Feel”, where Phonte & Pooh look back at their careers up until this point over a synth-funk instrumental from Khrysis with some luxurious piano chords. After the “A Word from the President” skit, the next song “Everything” finds the duo thinking about just that over a boom bap beat with some twinkling keys. The track “Right on Time” reflects on their rough past over a J Dilla influenced instrumental from Nottz while the song “Black Magic (Make It Better)” talks about hustling over a Focus… instrumental with some harmonious vocals.
After the “Life After Blackface” skit, the song “Goodmorning Sunshine” pays tribute to their significant others over a mellow boom bap instrumental. After the “Dyana Change My Life” skit, the song “What I Came For” talks about getting some over a cloudy boom bap beat. Then after the “Inside the Producer’s Studio” skit, the song “Sittin’ Alone” talks about being chilling at home by yourself over a blissful boom bap beat.
The song “Picture This” talks about gratefulness over a dulcet instrumental from Black Milk. After the “N****s Hollering” skit, the penultimate track “All in a Day” talks about their grind in hip hop over a grand instrumental. The album then finishes with “Work Through Me”, where Phonte & Pooh going back & forth with each other over a funky boom bap beat.
Never thought this day would come, but I’m glad it did. Sure it’s only 37 & a half minutes long, but it’s like they never left. On top of Phonte & Rapper Big Pooh sounding very refreshed, the instrumental palate on here is mostly on point. My only complaint about the album is some of the skits but other than that, this is a fantastic comeback from one of the greatest groups hip hop has ever seen.
Score: 8/10
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Little Brother is officially back. Today (May 21), MC’s Phonte and Big Pooh revealed they are heading back into the studio and creating new music as LB.
“I’m excited to announce that my brother Big Pooh and I are back at work. New Little Brother music and a tour are coming soon,” Phonte told DJ Booth, which broke the news.
Not so conspicuously absent from all the new Little Brother chatter is 9th Wonder (who only produced one song on LB’s 2007 album Getback).
Added Phonte, “After conversations with 9th Wonder following our Art of Cool reunion show in Durham last year, the three of us mutually agreed it was best for LB to continue as a duo, as Pooh and I have officially been Little Brother since 2007.”
The group’s last proper album was Leftback in 2010 while Phonte recently rang bells with the surprise drop of a project called Pacific Time. Little Brother is set to perform at the Hopscotch festival in Raleigh, North Carolina in September.
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