Taken from Trey Songz' blog:

Many of you may ask, Why ANTICIPATION? Well lets break it down shall we:

An⋅tic⋅i⋅pa⋅tion [an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn] -noun
1. realization in advance, intuition; foretaste.
2. Musically - a tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord.

Musically, I'm currently in a creative space like no other. I feel as though whenever a mic is put in front of me, I can do no wrong. At a time in the music industry where album sales are low, fans are fickle, inconsistent, or more into the various songs than they are the particular artist, I feel that I must give you a reason to love me. Embed in you a desire to love me and an appreciation for the music. I must show you that not only do I LOVE what I do but I also do it well.

The creation of ANTICIPATION began after I presented READY to my label the first time. I just started recording on my days off and the music felt great and decided that I'd rather share the music than let it sit and be idle. This is music without politics, without creative boundaries.

Troy (my mentor and founder & CEO of Songbook Ent.) and I have been making music since I was 15. There was a time when thoughts of monotonous melodies or redundant choruses weren't THE KEY to making a hit record. Music that just felt good. Although they're present at times the boundaries are endless in this body of work, giving you a (1) realization in advance to READY.

What do I mean by READY? Well, lets do this one more time.

Read⋅y [red-ee] –adjective
1. completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use

I like to say don't get READY...STAY READY!!! But until then...Here is ANTICIPATION...
WHAT YOU WAITIN ON!? Are you READY?
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i've had this mixtape for a while but i never thought to post it. trey songz promoted it again on his twitter today so i said fuck it. its a great mixtape... it sounds like an album. i recommend letting this album rock during sexytime.

i think trey songz is one of the last REAL musicians out there, especially when it comes to r&b. & i feel that i can definitely relate to that first paragraph up there.

the vigil is on the way. im just working diligently, lol.
and just so you know im not fuckin around...



thats a full pad AND about 30 sheets of loose leaf with 8-32 bar verses.
i told you im a psycho when it comes to this shit. all that for a mixtape with only about 12-15 songs.

i had writer's block for a while but i got some shit done today. quite a bit actually. one more verse left, then just some optional shit i might wanna add on. i even wrote a song today that i had no intentions of putting on the vigil, but i just might. if not, i'll just record it at home and put it out before i drop the vigil.

and yea, thats my psp on the left in the picture. i still fux wit it. in between verses i was gettin it in with the final fantasy dissidia demo.

now fuck off and die.

"askin me how i think my project progressin & shit
i said cool... but the truth is im stressin a grip
cause its hard to make music when this depression exists
they say use it as inspiration... the best of them did
but thats them, see i cant handle this pressure for shit
and if you ask me, stress is a bitch, my girl needs
more pretention and my record labels desperate for hits
now im pissed cause im gettin out the zone again
makes me start to dread when i see a microphone and shit
aint supposed to be like that..."
-excerpt from "dancing in the rain" by blu

Check out my interview in issue 7 of 21-7 Magazine with Alexandria "Mack" Neason. Maybe you'll learn something new about me and love/hate me more than you already do. When you're done reading, leave a comment here and let me know what you think. Good looks on the support, too, 21-7.



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Taken from Phonte's Myspace:

Nicolay
City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya

01 Lose Your Way feat. Carlitta Durand
02 Shibuya Station
03 Crossing
04 Rain In Ueno Park
05 Satellite
06 Saturday Night feat. Carlitta Durand
07 A Ride Under The Neon Moon
08 Omotesando
09 Meiji Shrine
10 Shadow Dancing
11 The Inner Garden
12 Bullet Train
13 Wake Up In Another Life feat. Carlitta Durand
14 Departure
15 Shibuya Epilogue feat. Carlitta Durand

Executive Producers: Phonte Coleman and Nicolay for Foreign Exchange Music, LLC

Album drops 9/15 on FE Music/HBD.

As always, thanks for the support!

Peace,

Phonte

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