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When did Phonte start making music?

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Phonte's first song “Play The Music” released on January 1, 2004.


Rapper/Singer/Producer Phonte Lyshod Coleman hails from Durham, North Carolina (born December 29, 1978). He is co-founder of the hip hop duo Little Brother and hip hop/R&B group The Foreign Exchange.
Phonte has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer (often under the pseudonym Percy Miracles).

His rhymes tend to be no-frills perspectives... Read More
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