Foreign Exchange (album)

Foreign Exchange is a collaborative studio album by the American rapper Rx Papi and the Swedish record producer Gud. It was released by Year0001 on November 19, 2021. Due to his fascination for Rx Papi's work, Gud contacted Rx Papi to collaborate on an album by sending him beats. Rx Papi enjoyed the beats because of their raw feeling and began recording the album over the course of a month. He would start rapping when he hit a low point while going through a mental challenge.

Foreign Exchange is a hip-hop album that uses breathless and direct raps over synthesizer-driven production. The album explores topics such as strained relationships with family, the emotional impact of street life, and missed opportunities; Rx Papi also compares himself to notable criminals in its lyrics. The song "12 Stout Street" saw virality on the social platform TikTok. The album received positive reviews from music critics, many of whom enjoyed the contrast between Rx Papi's rapping and Gud's production and felt the collaboration was unexpected. Pitchfork included it in their mid-decade list of the best albums of the 2020s.