Phonte – The Good Fight
When Little Brother called it quits last year, it left me more than a bit sad since the group had been one of the best and most reliable Hip-Hop acts of the 2000s. But just this week we’ve gotten new LPs from 9th Wonder and Phonte, with a full-length on the way from Rapper Big Pooh. As long as the gang continues to produce music, I can’t complain about LB not being together anymore. Phonte & 9th Wonder work together quite a bit on this LP, and not surprisingly those tracks are the strongest on Tigallo’s debut with “The Good Fight” as the best of the bunch. A recessionary take on staying in the Rap game when it no longer seems to pay off, “…Keep it real ‘Te and don’t ever sell out, but how the fuck you sell out when ain’t nobody selling?”