Age, Biography and Wiki
Phonte (Phonte Lyshod Coleman) was born on 28 December, 1978 in Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S., is an American rapper, singer, and proudcer. Discover Phonte's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 45 years old?
| Popular As |
Phonte Lyshod Coleman |
| Occupation |
Rapper · singer · songwriter · producer · podcaster |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
28 December 1978 |
| Birthday |
28 December |
| Birthplace |
Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Phonte Height, Weight & Measurements
At 45 years old, Phonte height not available right now. We will update Phonte's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Phonte Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Phonte worth at the age of 45 years old? Phonte’s income source is mostly from being a successful Rapper. He is from United States. We have estimated Phonte's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Rapper |
Phonte Social Network
Timeline
Phonte Lyshod Coleman, known mononymously as Phonte (born December 28, 1978), is an American rapper, singer, and producer.
He is also a member of Team Supreme, that co-hosts the Questlove Supreme podcast.
& Tigallo Love the 80s'' is a homage to early 1980s R&B and pop music and features covers of popular songs such as a-Ha's "Take On Me", Toto's "Africa", and Joe Jackson's "Stepping Out".
Phonte first met the other members of Little Brother, rapper Big Pooh and producer 9th Wonder, in 1998 while attending North Carolina Central University, as an English major.
The three shared common musical interests and decided to form a group.
"Speed", the group's first song recorded together, led to them signing a deal with the independent ABB Records, and recording their debut album, The Listening.
The album's success led to the group signing a non-exclusive deal with Atlantic Records.
The group's 2005 album, The Minstrel Show, was a concept album dealing with themes including the current state of hip hop music.
The album received positive reviews, without commercial success.
During the recording of their third album, the group announced the departure of 9th Wonder on amicable terms, as well as a parting of ways with their label.
In 2006, he was featured on producer DJ Shadow's The Outsider album.
In the following year he contributed vocals to rap group Playaz Circle's song "Paper Chaser", from their album Supply & Demand.
Phonte's recent projects include The Foreign Exchange's third album, Authenticity, as well as a collaboration (as Tiggalo) with Detroit-based musician Zo!
& Tigallo Love the 80s''.
Through a contractual clause they returned to ABB Records and released Getback in late 2007.
Phonte met Dutch producer Nicolay virtually on an OkayPlayer message board.
The duo released their debut album, Connected, having never met face to face.
The Foreign Exchange has released four albums.
The group received a Grammy nomination for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for the track "Daykeeper" (featuring Muhsinah) from the second album, Leave It All Behind.
Phonte has appeared on numerous records by other artists as a vocalist.
His lyrics tend to include perspectives on working-class life.
Phonte made a guest appearance on the song "Beats N' Rhymes" from producer Kev Brown's album "I Do What I Do", and has also recorded tracked with producer Oddisee, both members of the Washington D.C. (DMV)-based Low Budget collective.
He released his solo-debut titled Charity Starts at Home on September 27, 2011 through FE Music.
He appeared on RJD2's 2013 album More Is Than Isn't.
His second album, No News Is Good News, was released on March 2, 2018, and was included in Bandcamp Daily 's best-100-albums-of-2018 year-end list (placed at #42).
Phonte is a member of the North Carolina hip-hop trio/duo Little Brother (revived in 2019 without producer 9th Wonder) and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange.
He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer (often under the pseudonym Percy Miracles), and with Nicolay on The Foreign Exchange.
