''Here'' is a studio album by Dutch record producer
Nicolay, one half of the duo
The Foreign Exchange
The Foreign Exchange is an R&B/ electronica/ hip hop duo consisting of the American rapper/singer Phonte and the Dutch record producer Nicolay.
Musical career
The pair initially made contact via message boards on Okayplayer.com and soon ...
. It was released on
BBE in 2006. It features guest appearances from
Darien Brockington
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, Black Spade,
Wiz Khalifa
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,
Yahzarah, Kay, and
Sy Smith
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Early life and career beginnings
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.
Reception
Nathan Rabin of ''
The A.V. Club
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'' gave ''Here'' a grade of A−, saying: "While even the most distinctive producers can lose their footing when turning over beats to an album's worth of guests, Nicolay's strong sonic personality gives the album a surprising level of cohesion and continuity."
[
Meanwhile, Marisa Brown of ]AllMusic
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gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, " 'Here''isn't a bad album, it's just becomes pretty formulaic, and when the formula's not that exciting to begin with, well, it leaves you wanting something more, something that will probably never come."[
]
Track listing
References
External links
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2006 albums
Albums produced by Nicolay (musician)
Barely Breaking Even albums