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|Origin = [[Durham]], [[North Carolina]],<br>[[United States]]
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|Current_members = [[Rapper Big Pooh]] <small>(2002&ndash;present)</small><br>[[Phonte]] <small>(2002&ndash;present)</small>
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|Past_members = [[9th Wonder]] <small>(2002&ndash;2007)</small>
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'''Little Brother''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group from [[North Carolina]] that consists of [[Phonte]] and [[Rapper Big Pooh]]. Producer [[9th Wonder]] was a part of the group since its inception, but left before recording the album ''[[Getback]]''. Their debut album ''[[The Listening (hip hop)|The Listening]]'' (2003) was highly acclaimed, and was followed by ''The Chitlin Circuit 1.5'' [[mixtape]] in 2005 and the group's second album, ''[[The Minstrel Show]]'', also released in 2005 and received a "XL" from [[XXL (magazine)|XXL magazine]] and 4.5 Mics from [[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]. The group tours frequently with their official DJ, Flash. In an interview with MVRemix.com, Phonte explained the origins of his group's name: "''[[A Tribe Called Quest|Tribe]], [[De La Soul|De La]], [[Public Enemy (band)|P.E.]]...were like our big brothers in the game so now we are the little brothers of that movement...carrying on the tradition of good music.''"<ref>[http://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/littlebrother.shtml MVRemix Urban Interviews Phonte of Little Brother<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==History==
'''Dick Beyer''' is a retired [[professional wrestler]] who is best known by his ring names, '''The Destroyer''' or '''Doctor X'''.
===Early career===
Little Brother formed in [[Durham, NC]] at [[North Carolina Central University]] in 1998. The group began as a trio, featuring members '''Phonte''' (Phonte Coleman), '''Big Pooh''' (Thomas Jones), and producer '''9th Wonder''' (Pat Douthit). They are founding members of the North Carolina hip hop collective called The Justus League, under the umbrella music group Hall of Justus.{{Fact|date=September 2008}}


Their official debut came in August 2001 with their first recording, "Speed". They continued to work the local scene and were picked up by ABB Records. In 2002, they released the cult hit 7" single ''[[Atari 2600]]'', with lyrics centering around [[video games]]. In 2003, the group released their first full length album, ''[[The Listening (Little Brother album)|The Listening]]''. This record boosted the group to higher acclaim, but national recognition came when [[Jay-Z]] tapped 9th Wonder for the song "Threat", off of his eighth studio album ''[[The Black Album (Jay-Z album)|The Black Album]]''.
==Early life==
As an athlete at [[Syracuse University]], Beyer was a member of the [[varsity team|varsity]] [[American football|football]] and [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]] teams. He played in the 1953 [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]] for Syracuse. Beyer graduated with a [[Masters Degree]] in [[education]]. Beyer is also an [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] in the [[Boy Scouts of America]].


===Success===
==Wrestling career==
That fall, they opened for the [[Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics]] on their ''[[Full Circle (Hieroglyphics album)|Full Circle]]'' national tour. Little Brother's second album, ''[[The Minstrel Show]]'', saw increased success due to their raised popularity. Its theme compares present day rap music and the music industry to the [[minstrel shows]] of the late 1800s.
Beyer's career as a "masked" wrestler, '''The Destroyer''', began in 1962 in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. He used the “[[figure-four]]-leg-lock” on his way to the [[World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)|WWA]] championship on July 27, 1962 in a win over [[Freddie Blassie]]. Beyer went on to defend the WWA title for 10 months.


In 2005, Little Brother became embroiled in a short-lived feud, when [[Young Jeezy]]'s protege [[Slick Pulla]] challenged the group to a battle after hearing an interview in which Phonte voiced some disapproval concerning drug rap and the Young Jeezy's "snowman mascot". Little Brother did not respond, and instead, Phonte called Slick Pulla and the pair resolved the misunderstanding.
In early 1963, Beyer wrestled 3 sold-out matches against [[Shohei Baba|Shohei “Giant” Baba]] at the [[Grand Olympic Auditorium|Olympic Auditorium]] in Los Angeles, making the 2 wrestlers very famous in Japan. In May 1963, Beyer traveled to Japan for the first time, to wrestle with [[Rikidozan]], in a match watched by 70 million TV viewers. In June 1964, Beyer returned to Los Angeles and beat [[William Afflis|Dick “The Bruiser”]] for another WWA title. Beyer lost the title to Bob Illis in September, won it back in November, and then lost it for the last time in March 1965 to [[Pedro Morales]].


Outside of the group, Phonte collaborated with [[Record producer|producer]] Nicolay as the [[The Foreign Exchange]], and Rapper Big Pooh released a solo album entitled ''[[Sleepers (album)|Sleepers]]''. [[9th Wonder]] has produced songs for major artists like [[Jay-Z]], [[De La Soul]] and [[Destiny's Child]], as well as underground artists such as [[Sean Price]].
Between 1967 and 1972, Beyer wrestled as '''Doctor X''' while in [[Minneaoplis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], although he was known as "The Destroyer" elsewhere. During his time as Doctor X, Beyer had classic matches with many of the top names in the business including his real life brother-in-law Billy Red Lyons. In fact, it was Lyons who handed "X" his first AWA defeat on Minneapolis television when he defeated the good Doctor with a figure four leg lock. In August 1970, "X" removed his own mask to get a chance at revenge against his former partner Black Jack Lanza. He stood in center ring with announcer Marty O'Neill, who told the fans that "X" was a former coach from Syracuse University. "X" then removed his mask, handed it to St. Paul promoter Eddie Williams, and wrestled the match as Dick Beyer. In other AWA cities, he was actually unmasked by both Lanza and Paul Diamond...in these matches, his name was revealed to be Bruce Marshall. The reason for Beyer wanting to be unmasked was that, he and his family were set to go on a world tour, where he would also wrestle again as The Destroyer. It has been speculated that by late August 1970, Beyer had already left the AWA and that it was "jobber" Bobby Jones under the mask. When Beyer removed his own mask on the August 8, 1970 card in St. Paul, that for sure was really Dick Beyer. During 1972, Beyer had several epic battles with [[Ray Stevens (wrestler)|"Crippler" Ray Stevens]]. Their last match was a particularly bruising affair which resulted in Beyer as Doctor X having his leg "broken." This "injury" allowed Beyer to leave the Minneapolis area to join a wrestling tour in Japan and have another outstanding feud with [[Mil Máscaras]] which resulted in a series of seven matches.


In addition, 9th has produced whole albums for [[Jean Grae]] (''[[Jeanius]]''), [[MURS]] (''[[Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition]]''), [[Black Moon (band)|Buckshot]] (''[[Chemistry (Buckshot album)|Chemistry]]'') and a remix album of [[Nas (rapper)|Nas]]' ''[[God's Son]]'' entitled ''[[God's Stepson]]''. He is also working on a second Buckshot/9th album, to be called ''The Formula''.
From 1973, Beyer wrestled in Japan for 6 straight years, in a deal with Giant Baba and [[Nippon Television|NTV]] of [[Tokyo]]. During his tenure in Japan, Beyer helped promote [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW) for Giant Baba, and established himself as a [[Gaijin tarento|television personality]] in a late-night TV show called “Uwasa No Channel.” Beyer held the PWF United States Championship until 1979, when he left AJPW and the championship was abandoned. From 1979, Beyer wrestled in [[Toronto]] and [[Montreal]], against [[Bob Backlund]], [[André the Giant]], [[Terry Funk]], [[Dory Funk, Jr.]], Tony Paresi, [[Nick Bockwinkel]], [[Édouard Carpentier]], [[Maurice Vachon|Mad Dog Vachon]], [[Billy Graham (wrestler)|Superstar Billy Graham]], and others.


In late 2006, Little Brother began recording their third album, and second for Atlantic Records, ''[[Getback]]''. However, in a drastic turn of events, the group announced in January, 2007 that they would be parting ways with Atlantic<ref>[http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1510 HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The move from Atlantic was likely due to the commercial failure of ''[[The Minstrel Show]]'', and creative differences over their future material. Big Pooh was quoted as saying "We as a group just felt that it was not in our best interest to remain in a situation where our needs were constantly being overlooked. We
==Post-Wrestling==
didn't have an [[A&R]] for ''The Minstrel Show''. We don't have any type of relationship with our current A&R. There are just a lot of internal issues that ended up working against us." Their manager Big Dho added that there were no "ill feelings towards their (Atlantic) company."
Beyer went into semi-retirement in 1984. From 1984 to 1995, Beyer taught [[physical education]] in the [[Akron Central School District]] in [[Akron, New York]], where he also coached football, wrestling and [[swimming]].


On October 23, 2007 Little Brother released "Getback," the long awaited follow-up to the Minstrel Show. With no major video or radio airplay, Getback moved about 9,600 copies during its first week in stores and will land at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album consists of 11 songs, and features several guests, most notably New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne had been long time fan of the group's work and was invited to spit the third verse for "Breakin My Heart".
Beyer now lives in [[Buffalo, New York]]. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Cauliflower Alley Club, which holds annual reunions in Las Vegas.
Little Brother is currently on a promotional tour along with L.A.- based hip hop artist Evidence.


Little Brother is currently working on becoming completely independent artists and putting out records on their own. Big Pooh is quoted as telling [[L.A. Record]] in a April 2008 interview that "For the next record, we definitely want ownership—the first record we’ll have 100% ownership of." <ref>[http://larecord.com/interviews/2008/04/27/little-brother-i-got-hands-that-heal/ L.A. Record Interview April 2008]</ref>
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
**[[AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship]] ([[AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship#Title History|1 time]]) - with Billy Red Lyons
**[[PWF United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[PWF United States Heavyweight Championship#Title History|4 times]]) '''(First)'''
*'''American Wrestling Alliance'''
**AWA World Tag Team Championship ''(San Francisco version)'' (1 time) - with Billy Red Lyons
*'''[[American Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of AWA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
*'''[[Heart of America Sports Attractions|Central States Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Central States United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (''Central States version'')]] ([[NWA Central States United States Championship#Title History|1 time]])
*'''Lutte Internationale (Montreal)'''
**[[Canadian International Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Canadian International Heavyweight Championship#Title History|1 time]])
*'''[[World Class Championship Wrestling|NWA Big Time Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)|NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Texas version)'']] ([[NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)#Title History|1 time]]) - with Golden Terror
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Los Angeles]]'''
**NWA International Television Tag Team Championship ''(Los Angeles version)'' (1 time) - with Dan Moukian
*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions]]'''
**[[NWA Hawaii United States Championship|NWA North American Heavyweight Championship ''(Hawaii version)'']] ([[NWA Hawaii United States Championship#Title History|1 time]])
*'''[[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship#Title History|2 times]])
**[[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship#Title History|3 times]]) - with Art Michalik (3)
*'''World Wrestling Alliance''' (San Francisco)
**WWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Billy Red Lyons
*'''World Wrestling Association''' (Los Angeles)
**WWA International Television Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dan Manoukian
**[[WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)|WWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWA World Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles version)#Title History|3 times]])
**[[NWA Americas Tag Team Championship|WWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Americas Tag Team Championship#Title History|2 times]]) - with [[Hard Boiled Haggerty]]
*'''[[Cauliflower Alley Club]]'''
**'''Iron Mike Mazurki Award''' (1996)
*'''[[Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
**([[Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame#2005|Class of 2005]])
*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards]]'''
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] ([[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame#1996 Inductees|Class of 1996]])


=== 9th Wonder's departure ===
==References==
More of a surprise to fans was news that the group has also parted ways with their longtime producer 9th Wonder. Although 9th Wonder's role in the group was that of a producer, the group's tours only consisted of the other two members and his contribution to recent Little Brother releases such as ''[[Separate But Equal]]'' were less than before (although it is worth noting that this release was a [[mixtape]] and not an official album). Nonetheless, news that he would be playing a smaller role and contributing less to their third album indicated a divide between the members. Big Pooh stated that the decision was amicable on both sides, saying "This is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music." <ref>[http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1510 HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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=== '''...and Justus For All''' ===
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After releasing "Getback" Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh decided to officially release their 2007 mixtape "...and Justus For All" This time it will be released through Hall of Justus and they will have 100% ownership of the project. "We decided to officially release And Justus For All for the fans. Since all of our mixtapes are more like actual albums, many people have been requesting us for deejay free versions of these mixtapes. So to all of the fans out there that's been asking for it, you're welcome," Rapper Big Pooh told HipHopDX. "...and Justus For All will feature 5 new songs as well as enhanced mastered versions of songs on their 2007 mixtape with DJ Mick Boogie. The Cd Version will have 5 New songs for the album and the iTunes version will have 7 news songs. The iTunes version will link former groupmate 9th Wonder with the group with "Black Light Special". Now slated as a official album it is scheduled for release on June 10, 2008.

===2008===

Phonte and Big Pooh are scheduled to release about 5 albums in 2008 but only one as Little Brother (''And Justus for All''). Phonte Plans to release the follow-up to his album with Nicolay as "The Foreign Exchange" titled "Leave It All Behind". Phonte then plans to release an album of 80's covers with Detroit Producer Zo! Titled "Zo! & Tigallo Love The 80's".

Rapper Big Pooh is planning his second solo album "Dirty Pretty Things" due in fall 2008. He is also planning a album with another Detroit based producer Young RJ with their collaboration "The Recipe". Then, Big Pooh is planning a mixtape with DJ Mick Boogie in promotion of "Dirty Pretty Things". The mixtape is still untitiled but Pooh held a contest on his myspace page for his fans to name the project. Then he plans to record an album with Virginia producer Nottz Called "Home Sweet Home" sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.

===Future of Little Brother===

During a May interview with hiphopgame.com, Rapper Big Pooh hinted that he and Phonte may never record another album together. "That's so far in the future. We don't know if we are even gonna do another Little Brother album at this point. We are working on our personal projects right now. Next year sometime, after we went through and had time to do our thing, we're gonna come together and sit and try to figure some things to as making or putting out another Little Brother Album".

==Discography==
{{main|Little Brother discography}}
*2003: ''[[The Listening (Little Brother album)|The Listening]]''
*2005: ''[[The Minstrel Show]]''
*2007: ''[[Getback]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{toomanylinks}}
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}}
*[http://www.thedestroyer.com/story.htm "The Destroyer Story"]
*[http://www.hallofjustus.com/ Hall Of Justus]
*[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/PODCASTS.132.0.html?playpod=128&act_ch=1 RBMA Podcast: Lecture Session with Phonte Coleman (Little Brother, Lumberton, USA)]
*[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=266 Phonte RBMA video lecture session Pt.1]
*[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=279 Phonte RBMA video lecture session Pt.2]
*[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/TUTORS.9.0.html?act_session=280 Phonte RBMA video lecture session Pt.3]
*[http://www.atlanticrecords.com/littlebrother/ Atlantic Records' Profile: Little Brother]
*[http://www.myspace.com/littlebrother Myspace page]
*[http://myspace.com/djflashhojmusicgroup DJ Flash's MySpace page]
*[http://www.thejustusleague.com/ The Justus League Message Board]
*[http://artofrhyme.com/Interviews/AORInterviews.php?id=50 Little Brother Interview with Big Pooh]
*[http://www.cream.cz/?rozhovor=little-brother-another-album-with-9tha&preview=1 Cream Magazine interview]

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{{Justus League}}


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For other uses, see Little Brother (group) (disambiguation).
Little Brother

Little Brother is an American hip hop group from North Carolina that consists of Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh. Producer 9th Wonder was a part of the group since its inception, but left before recording the album Getback. Their debut album The Listening (2003) was highly acclaimed, and was followed by The Chitlin Circuit 1.5 mixtape in 2005 and the group's second album, The Minstrel Show, also released in 2005 and received a "XL" from XXL magazine and 4.5 Mics from The Source. The group tours frequently with their official DJ, Flash. In an interview with MVRemix.com, Phonte explained the origins of his group's name: "Tribe, De La, P.E....were like our big brothers in the game so now we are the little brothers of that movement...carrying on the tradition of good music."[1]

History

Early career

Little Brother formed in Durham, NC at North Carolina Central University in 1998. The group began as a trio, featuring members Phonte (Phonte Coleman), Big Pooh (Thomas Jones), and producer 9th Wonder (Pat Douthit). They are founding members of the North Carolina hip hop collective called The Justus League, under the umbrella music group Hall of Justus.[citation needed]

Their official debut came in August 2001 with their first recording, "Speed". They continued to work the local scene and were picked up by ABB Records. In 2002, they released the cult hit 7" single Atari 2600, with lyrics centering around video games. In 2003, the group released their first full length album, The Listening. This record boosted the group to higher acclaim, but national recognition came when Jay-Z tapped 9th Wonder for the song "Threat", off of his eighth studio album The Black Album.

Success

That fall, they opened for the Hieroglyphics on their Full Circle national tour. Little Brother's second album, The Minstrel Show, saw increased success due to their raised popularity. Its theme compares present day rap music and the music industry to the minstrel shows of the late 1800s.

In 2005, Little Brother became embroiled in a short-lived feud, when Young Jeezy's protege Slick Pulla challenged the group to a battle after hearing an interview in which Phonte voiced some disapproval concerning drug rap and the Young Jeezy's "snowman mascot". Little Brother did not respond, and instead, Phonte called Slick Pulla and the pair resolved the misunderstanding.

Outside of the group, Phonte collaborated with producer Nicolay as the The Foreign Exchange, and Rapper Big Pooh released a solo album entitled Sleepers. 9th Wonder has produced songs for major artists like Jay-Z, De La Soul and Destiny's Child, as well as underground artists such as Sean Price.

In addition, 9th has produced whole albums for Jean Grae (Jeanius), MURS (Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition), Buckshot (Chemistry) and a remix album of Nas' God's Son entitled God's Stepson. He is also working on a second Buckshot/9th album, to be called The Formula.

In late 2006, Little Brother began recording their third album, and second for Atlantic Records, Getback. However, in a drastic turn of events, the group announced in January, 2007 that they would be parting ways with Atlantic[2]. The move from Atlantic was likely due to the commercial failure of The Minstrel Show, and creative differences over their future material. Big Pooh was quoted as saying "We as a group just felt that it was not in our best interest to remain in a situation where our needs were constantly being overlooked. We didn't have an A&R for The Minstrel Show. We don't have any type of relationship with our current A&R. There are just a lot of internal issues that ended up working against us." Their manager Big Dho added that there were no "ill feelings towards their (Atlantic) company."

On October 23, 2007 Little Brother released "Getback," the long awaited follow-up to the Minstrel Show. With no major video or radio airplay, Getback moved about 9,600 copies during its first week in stores and will land at No. 89 on the Billboard 200 charts. The album consists of 11 songs, and features several guests, most notably New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne had been long time fan of the group's work and was invited to spit the third verse for "Breakin My Heart". Little Brother is currently on a promotional tour along with L.A.- based hip hop artist Evidence.

Little Brother is currently working on becoming completely independent artists and putting out records on their own. Big Pooh is quoted as telling L.A. Record in a April 2008 interview that "For the next record, we definitely want ownership—the first record we’ll have 100% ownership of." [3]

9th Wonder's departure

More of a surprise to fans was news that the group has also parted ways with their longtime producer 9th Wonder. Although 9th Wonder's role in the group was that of a producer, the group's tours only consisted of the other two members and his contribution to recent Little Brother releases such as Separate But Equal were less than before (although it is worth noting that this release was a mixtape and not an official album). Nonetheless, news that he would be playing a smaller role and contributing less to their third album indicated a divide between the members. Big Pooh stated that the decision was amicable on both sides, saying "This is just a decision that had to be made so all three of us could move forward and continue to provide the world with dope music." [4]

...and Justus For All

After releasing "Getback" Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh decided to officially release their 2007 mixtape "...and Justus For All" This time it will be released through Hall of Justus and they will have 100% ownership of the project. "We decided to officially release And Justus For All for the fans. Since all of our mixtapes are more like actual albums, many people have been requesting us for deejay free versions of these mixtapes. So to all of the fans out there that's been asking for it, you're welcome," Rapper Big Pooh told HipHopDX. "...and Justus For All will feature 5 new songs as well as enhanced mastered versions of songs on their 2007 mixtape with DJ Mick Boogie. The Cd Version will have 5 New songs for the album and the iTunes version will have 7 news songs. The iTunes version will link former groupmate 9th Wonder with the group with "Black Light Special". Now slated as a official album it is scheduled for release on June 10, 2008.

2008

Phonte and Big Pooh are scheduled to release about 5 albums in 2008 but only one as Little Brother (And Justus for All). Phonte Plans to release the follow-up to his album with Nicolay as "The Foreign Exchange" titled "Leave It All Behind". Phonte then plans to release an album of 80's covers with Detroit Producer Zo! Titled "Zo! & Tigallo Love The 80's".

Rapper Big Pooh is planning his second solo album "Dirty Pretty Things" due in fall 2008. He is also planning a album with another Detroit based producer Young RJ with their collaboration "The Recipe". Then, Big Pooh is planning a mixtape with DJ Mick Boogie in promotion of "Dirty Pretty Things". The mixtape is still untitiled but Pooh held a contest on his myspace page for his fans to name the project. Then he plans to record an album with Virginia producer Nottz Called "Home Sweet Home" sometime in late 2008 or early 2009.

Future of Little Brother

During a May interview with hiphopgame.com, Rapper Big Pooh hinted that he and Phonte may never record another album together. "That's so far in the future. We don't know if we are even gonna do another Little Brother album at this point. We are working on our personal projects right now. Next year sometime, after we went through and had time to do our thing, we're gonna come together and sit and try to figure some things to as making or putting out another Little Brother Album".

Discography

Main article: Little Brother discography

References

  1. ^ MVRemix Urban Interviews Phonte of Little Brother
  2. ^ HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear
  3. ^ L.A. Record Interview April 2008
  4. ^ HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear

External links

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