Little Brother Onstage Reunion

[Norrin_Radd]

Phonte, Big Pooh, and 9th Wonder, did the unthinkable.
Following years of turbulence and nearly a decade of disrepair, Little Brother put it all behind them last night.

According to BrooklynVegan, the legendary three-piece reunited for a massive crowd at the Art of Cool Festival in their hometown of Durham. While 9th Wonder was the only member officially announced for an appearance at the festival, the city’s official Twitter account claims that Big Pooh and Phonte were made aware of the opportunity for an impromptu set just hours before it happened and promptly seized the opportunity to reconcile live and direct.

The two-day festival also featured performances from Erykah Badu, Nas, Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, and more, though it seems hard to imagine that any of that mattered by the end of last night. Though it’s been nearly a decade since the full ensemble’s been captured on-track, Pooh has hinted at the possibility of rekindling over the years. In August of 2017, he shared a loosie featuring Phonte. But with no 9th production, there was a hint as to the nature of their relationship at the time.

Whether an album could surface seems like an early and hopeful speculation. But this is a damn good start.

Watch scenes from Little Brother’s reunion performance at the Art of Cool Festival below.

 

[Norrin_Radd]

Man hip hop community need a new Little Brother album now more than ever. Minstrel Show is timeless and though I don’t want a direct sequel to that album. Topics touched would definitely fit the times right now

 

[Norrin_Radd]

To have been there would have blew my mind! I hate living in bum ass Nebraska! LOL Huskers suck and great music barely comes here

 

[grYmes]

Little Brother needs to drop a new album for the culture.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Saw it last night on rapsody live feed. Damn near brought a tear to my eye.

They're all busy af, but a reunion album definitely needs to happen.

 

[onetoughmiracle]

To have been there would have blew my mind! I hate living in bum ass Nebraska! LOL Huskers suck and great music barely comes here

Outside of last night, it's like that in Durham too.

 

[Silverfoxx]

Saw it last night on rapsody live feed. Damn near brought a tear to my eye.

They're all busy af, but a reunion album definitely needs to happen.

What does Pooh do though? I know phonte just dropped an album

 

[Lou Cypher]

What does Pooh do though? I know phonte just dropped an album

Pooh has been dropping albums. None of them have been too major, but he just had one drop with apollo brown in the last couple years that was pretty dope.

Basically been dropping a project once a year since 2011. Last release was in 2016 tho called everything 4 sale

 

[T. Sanford]

That crowd are lame af. It's crazy because I was thinking about Little Brother yesterday. The game need another Little Brother album.

 

[Herbal Kint]

Outside of last night, it's like that in Durham too.

Basically. Something like that may pass through but otherwise it's just dudes gang banging outside of Macy's out there

 

[Goldie]

Full video drop yet?

 

[Norrin_Radd]

Can it be true? Little Brother is…back?
Last year, Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, and 9th Wonder reunited at the Art of Cool Festival in Durham, North Carolina. It was the first time all three hit the stage together in years.

The performance sparked chatter about a potential Little Brother reunion.

READ: Black Thought, Phonte, & Rhymefest are Coming Together to Form a Supergroup

Phonte confirmed to the folks at DJBooth, that Little Brother is reuniting. In an email message, Phonte wrote that new music and a tour are on the way:

I’m excited to announce that my brother Big Pooh and I are back at work. New Little Brother music and a tour are coming soon.

 

[Norrin_Radd]

I think I’m gonna cry lol. Damn I can’t wait!!!

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

Thats dope as fck... I hope we get Black Thought, Phonte, and Rhymefest 'supergroup' album on wax too...

 

[konceptjones]

damn, LB is pretty much my favorite group of the last 20 years.

 

[5th Letter]

 

[Norrin_Radd]

Notice he said Big Pooh and himself. He didn’t mention 9th. I’m gonna need all three back to create that magic. An album in the vein of minstrel show is needed especially with the bs coming out nowadays

 

[Lou Cypher]

Notice he said Big Pooh and himself. He didn’t mention 9th. I’m gonna need all three back to create that magic. An album in the vein of minstrel show is needed especially with the bs coming out nowadays

Phonte said they all spoke when they performed recently and it was agreed that if little brother were to come back it would have to be as a duo of just him and pooh.

They at least have a working relationship with 9th again so hopefully they can get an album with at least a couple 9th beats. Then they can get khrysis and other producers they've both met through the years.

 

[Water Ur Seeds]

Man if 9th isnt involved then its not a proper LB reunion!!!

:cry: