| Artist : Little Brother
| Album : The Minstrel Show (Sampler)
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| Part of the new-millennium resurgence of alternative rap, Little |
| Brother's inspirations were atypical for Southern hip-hop: classic |
| Native Tongues outfits like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, as well |
| as more recent torch-bearers like the Roots and Black Star. MCs Phonte |
| (born Phonte Coleman) and Big Pooh (born Thomas Jones) swapped rhymes |
| with an easy chemistry, but the group's real focal point was DJ/producer |
| 9th Wonder (born Pat Douthit), an old-school sampling technician who |
| quickly established himself as a worthy heir to production wizards like |
| DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Little Brother formed at North Carolina |
| Central University, located in Durham. All three members had known each |
| other since 1998, when they performed in a local hip-hop outfit called |
| the Organization; after its dissolution in 2000, they spearheaded a |
| 12-member crew dubbed the Justus League. The trio worked together off |
| and on in varying combinations, until they officially teamed up as |
| Little Brother in August 2001, adopting the name as a humble nod to |
| their influences. Their first recording together was "Speed," a playful, |
| down-to-earth look at the pressures of holding a day job while trying to |
| make it in the music business; it set the tone for much of their early |
| material. Over the next few months, they developed enough of a |
| repertoire to start performing live around the area, and quickly earned |
| a following. When the group made its music available for download on the |
| Internet, a substantial buzz built far outside of North Carolina, and it |
| eventually earned them a deal with the Oakland-based ABB Records in |
| 2002. In early 2003, Little Brother released its full-length debut, The |
| Listening, which won widespread critical praise that focused especially |
| on 9th Wonder's production. That fall, the group embarked on its first |
| national tour, opening for the Hieroglyphics. |
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