The Foreign Exchange is a hip hop/R&B duo consisting of American rapper Phonte Coleman and Dutch producer Nicolay. The pair first made contact over message boards on Okayplayer.com and began recording and sending music back and forth. Soon after, Phonte and Nicolay formed The Foreign Exchange without having ever met each other in person, hence the name Foreign Exchange. The album, Connected, was released in 2004 and was a showcase for Nicolay's