Little Brother Want Fans To Understand Break-Up, “You Don’t Want Your Favorite Group To Force A Relationship”

Written By S. Samuel

Rap duo Little Brother has opened up about parting ways after the release of their final album, Leftback.

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Rapper Big Pooh compared the separation to other former hip-hop groups like Q-Tip‘s A Tribe Called Quest.

“I was just thinking about our own situation and then I realized, when groups leave, it’s just like when a person dies. Every person dies and a baby is born. So, as Little Brother calls it quits, there are other groups to not necessarily take our place but to keep the tradition going…That’s what it’s all about — you don’t want your favorite group to force a relationship. Like, you don’t want Tribe Called Quest…If they don’t really want to be together, you want them to make another album. If they make an album just because you asked for it, it’s not going to be the same Tribe Called Quest you fell in love with. It’s going to be something forced.” (Hip Hop DX)

Phonte added and said sometimes privacy should be respected in the separation of associates.

“Generally, I’m a person that believes people don’t have a right to know and keeping it all about the music. It’s just like in a marriage. If you and your wife have a divorce, that pretty much should be kept between y’all. As long as everything’s kept in private, then it’s cool. I think that is the proper way to handle things.” (Hip Hop DX)

Chi-town’s Rhymefest recently spoke with SOHH about Little Brother’s run coming to an end.

“I’ve talked to Little Brother about their “break-up.” At the end of the day, they’re both my brothers and it’s just that they realize they’ve done as much as they can do with the Little Brother run. It’s like, to me, they have to go off and explore different avenues and transitions of them as artists and as men. Little Brother is like a child that’s ready to leave the house. It don’t mean “Ah man, it’s over!” People thought 9th Wonder leaving Little Brother was a moment where they had to say, “Oh man, they’re done.” And then they came out with so many dope albums after that. So now, they have to figure out who they are as individuals. And at the end of the day, you never know. How many times did Michael Jordan retire? [laughs] And then they find that their life experiences can bring them back together but regardless, I totally understand what they’re doing because I’m getting ready to go through a transition myself.” (SOHH)

Aside from their new album, Leftback, Little Brother have dropped three projects over the past seven years.

In 2003, Little Brother released its full-length debut, The Listening, which won widespread critical praise that focused especially on 9th Wonder’s production. The buzz helped him earn a raft of high-profile outside gigs, including tracks on a pair of multi-platinum releases: The Black Album by Jay-Z and Destiny Fulfilled by Destiny’s Child. Little Brother leapt to a major label (along with ABB) in 2005 for The Minstrel Show. In January 2007, as the group was finishing up their next release, Getback, it was announced that Little Brother had left Atlantic and that 9th Wonder had amicably left Little Brother. (All Music)

Check out a teaser to Little Brother’s “Curtain Call” down below:

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Written by S. Samuel

Steven Samuel is the co-founder of SOHH.com.

24 Comments

  1. LOL..interscope knows you done pushing units, they care more about Gaga and EM….move on or buy out your contract like Hov did with Def Jam, STOP whining

  2. Just seeing these comments jusifies why the world look at americans
    as complete retards. im from london n 50 is doing good, nigga is a
    multi-millionaire in his late 30’s still making moves but u’d rather
    hear a kid with no talent(chief keef) or let a arabic (french montanna) call a black person a monkey.
    and another thing stop letting latino, whites or any other race to say
    nigga all the fucking time. its fucking disgraceful. Tottenham all day
    everyday. SHO

    • He was just an example, i can name most of today’s rappers and the message will still be the same.

    • Look at how he fucked up his own crew, Game, young buck, bang em smurf and others, he used them as puppets for his own personal gain and power.

    • I know, nigga it’s business. Game shelved for two yrs by Dre before he met Fif. Bangem he gave a job makin 100k a yr and he blew wiy that street shit at the wrong time. And Buck he paid his taxes which where 500k now look at him. Music is as much a microcosm of life more than anything, u Dumass niggas loves handouts, I wish I had a boss put me int that kinda space I wouldn’t have looked back.

    • Because 5-0 uses his own people to get what he wants, I Hope somebody can finally put an end to the man’s career for good, because if a rapper can not do it, then the 2nd american hip-hop revolution will.

    • Your wrong, 5-0 used them to get what he wanted, he is all about money and power, Game didn’t want to be a involved in your beef with fat joe, jadakiss and others, so he finally told the truth about this clown.

    • Game wanted to be his own boss and he hasn’t sold 200k since, u do remember this is business not friendship

  3. Dude is bipolar. He just went on a 2hr rant about inter scope last month and b4 that threatened to leak Dr. Dere track.

  4. Oh Please, 5-0 aka 50 is a sad ass joke, your finished, Money, business or not, all he ever cares about is him being on top.

  5. dont really care for the hook sounds kinda of elementary, but other than that shit aint to bad. my life wasnt bad either

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