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Little Brother is an American hip-hop group from North Carolina that consists of Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, and producer 9th Wonder. Their debut album The Listening (2003) was highly acclaimed, and was followed by The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 mixtape in 2005 and the group's sophomore effort, The Minstrel Show, also released in 2005.

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Little Brother formed in Durham, NC at North Carolina Central University. This southern hip-hop group resembles the styles of De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, the Roots, and Black Star. The three members of the group are 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 The Hall of Justus.

Their official debut came in August 2001 with their first recording, “Speed.” This first recording talks about making it big in the music business while still dealing with the troubles and hardships of life and holding down a job. They continued to work the local scene and were picked up by ABB Records. In 2003, the group released their first full length album, The Listening. This record boosted the group to higher acclaim. That fall, they opened for the Hieroglyphics Crew on their Full Circle national tour. Little Brother’s sophomore album, The Minstrel Show, plays off the group's first album. Little Brother had their first taste of beef earlier this year when Young Jeezy's protege Slick Pulla Hoeski challenged the group to a battle after getting word that Phonte had some harsh words to say in an interview about drug rap and the snowman mascot. Little Brother did not respond and instead Phonte called Slick Pulla and worked it out, or did he? rumor is Slick Pulla recorded another diss with Young Jeezy 4th of July weekend that will be on Slick Pulla's next mixtape titled "Who's Listening?" a play off Little Brother's Debut album The Listening.

The Listening revolves around a day in the life of the fictional radio station "WJLR: Justus League Radio", while The Minstrel Show revolves around a day in the life of a fictional television network, "UBN: U Black Niggas." This album looks to comment on the difficulty of being successful and still staying true to yourself. Many people misunderstood the group's intentions with the release of the 'Minstrel Show', failing to recognize that a message lies behind its tongue-in-cheek look at what has happened to hip hop culture[[Citing sources citation needed]].

Outside of the group, Phonte collaborated with producer Nicolay as the Foreign Exchange, on Connected. Rapper Big Pooh released a solo album entitled Sleepers. 9th Wonder has produced songs for major artists like Jay-Z and Destiny's Child, as well as underground artists like Sean Price, Hieroglyphics, Splash, De La Soul, and other members of The Justus League. In addition he has produced albums for Jean Grae (Jeanius), Murs (), Buckshot (Chemistry) and a remix album of Nas' God's Son entitled God's Stepson.

The Minstrel Show
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The Minstrel Show

Discography

Little Brother Albums

Phonte (Of Little Brother)

Rapper Big Pooh (Of Little Brother)

9th Wonder

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