So @XXL_Magazine gave @phontigallo's "Charity Starts At Home" album its rating/review? Bet...

I don't have to explain the review....Read it. DJ Flash (J-League representer) has a Best of Phonte mixtape coming next week by the way. @ those of you who aren't well versed as you should be on Phonte Coleman and his place in hip hop or MUSIC in general.

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@Phontigallo - Charity Starts At Home (Official cover art and album tracklist).....

Phonte - Charity Starts At Home (Official cover art and album tracklist)

After seeing him hold up that 'master' CD the other week, I have been waiting to see when we got a tracklisting....and a cover. Here we go!

 01. Dance in the Reign
02. The Good Fight
03. Everything Is Falling Down
04. Not Here Anymore
05. Eternally
06. Sendin My Love
07. Ball and Chain
08. To Be Yours
09. Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
10. We Go Off
11. The Life of Kings
12. Who Loves You More

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I waited on announcing this a bit. At this point it isn't 'breaking news'...@phontigallo (Phonte Coleman) to release solo on September 13th..

There is a video of him announcing such on 'The Urban Daily'

Now for some, the fact that he was doing a solo album is a bit of news....rather...they were of the 'We will wait and see' approach of it. From the early whispers of it from other blogs to the INTERVIEW I DID WITH HIM HERE when he again alluded to a solo joint coming, the skepticism reigned on. Now that we have a RELEASE DATE, on the six anniversary of the release of The Minstrel Show no less, I think the anticipation will build ten fold and the skepticism will die down considerably. I am very happy that the World now knows some of the things that I have had to 'hold close to the vest' in regards to this brother. Having sat down and listened to the 'Sitdown' he and 9th had in NYC recently over and over only reaffirms the feelings that I have the upcoming project will be special. September 13th isn't EXACTLY THAT FAR AWAY, especially when you consider the fact that Phonte is CURRENTLY TOURING WITH his group (The Foreign Exchange). Again though, this is Phonte we are talking about. This is how him and 9th work. Get in, get to work, bang out the project, on to the next one in HIGH QUALITY. Looking forward to see what comes out of this organic process. I know I keep going back to the night that I saw them walk into the studio in Durham for the 'FE Unplugged' event (That's probably the BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THAT EVEN..Can't wait for it to be released so ya'll can see it for yourselves! ) but YOU COULD SEE JUST FROM THAT BRIEF TWENTY MINUTES OR SO that the 'vibe' between them was still there. So it is no surprise to me that he is allowing 9th's sound to create the landscape of what the album will sound like in regards to any other production work having to 'fit in' to whatever 9th's beats create vibewise. Can't wait to see it all come together on record.

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@Pusha_T speaks to @MissInfo on his work, why he made a solo album and his brother's influence on it...

 (Last year in Philly....)




I think you should listen up to this. It explains a lot. Ends all of the speculation.

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This is good news.....Black Thought @TariqTrotter) to record a solo album....

YES....yes...YES..YES...YES.....YES....

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Pharrell talking about Pusha T on G.O.O.D Music (Kanye's label)

I mean HE WORKED WITH 'Ye himself so this should be of no surprise. In case you didn't know, Push T and Malice are doing solo albums. Soon. Should be great. I know some of you like ONE OF THEM over the other but I think they are BOTH NICE. Trust me, I have heard duos where I only though one of them were so I would say it if I thought it.

MTV Shows

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Pusha T (Clipse) and Malice talking about solo albums..

I will let them speak on it.

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