9th wonder

9th Wonder, 2008

9th Wonder (* 1975 in Winston-Salem , North Carolina ; bourgeois Patrick Denard Douthit ) is an American hip-hop - producer . He was a member of the Little Brother group until January 2007 .

biography

Career as a musician

He began as a student at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to produce music using the software Fruity Loops , which is why he was often laughed at. In the meantime, however, he is one of the most acclaimed producers of his genre and is mentioned in the same breath as DJ Premier , Pete Rock or the late J Dilla .

In addition to his work for Little Brother, he was best known for two remix albums that spread over the Internet. Once upon a time God's Stepson , a remix of Nas ' God's Son , and Black Is Back , the remix of Jay-Z's album The Black Album . Jay-Z first became aware of him through his remix work and so it came about that he was able to produce the title Threat for his album. He also recorded three titles for Destiny's Child and worked with Memphis Bleek .

In the course of time, other productions or remixes of entire albums followed. B. 3:16 - The 9th Edition of the West Coast rapper Murs or Spirit of '94: Version 9.0 of the underground legend Kaze. He also produced titles for various members of the Justus League musicians' collective, of which he is one of the founding members.

In 2015, the song Put It On Her, produced by 9th Wonder, was released on the collaboration album Big Grams by Big Boi ( Outkast ) and Phantogram. For rapper Anderson .Paak , 9th Wonder 2015 produced the song "The Season" from his album Malibu (2016). For Kendrick Lamar , 9th Wonder produced the song Duckworth from his fourth studio album DAMN in 2017. In 2017, the album Loyalty Is Royalty by Masta Killa , a member of the Wu-Tang Clan , was released, on which the track of the same name produced by 9th Wonder and the track Down With Me (featuring Sean Price ) could be found.

Work as a lecturer

In 2007, 9th Wonder, together with rapper Christopher 'Play' Martin of the former group Kid 'n Play , was declared Artist in Residence by the Chancellor of his former university, the NCCU , after which he gave a series of lectures on the history of Hip Hop .

In the following years he was artist in residence at Harvard , the University of Pennsylvania , the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia .

In addition, 9th Wonder is a member of the Executive Committee of Hip Hop & Rap at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Smithsonian , in which an exhibit was dedicated to him.

Discography

Solo albums

2005: Dream Merchant Vol. 1
2007: The Dream Merchant Vol. 2
2011: The Wonder Years
2012: Tutankhamen (Valley of the Kings)
2013: Bladey Mae (Grandma's Blades)
2016: Zion
2017: Zion II

Collaborations (albums)

2003: The Listening with Little Brother
2004: Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition with Murs
2005: The Minstrel Show with Little Brother
2005: Chemistry with Buckshot
2005: Spirit Of '94: Version 9.0 with Kaze
2006: Murray's Revenge with Murs
2006: Cloud 9: The Three Day High with Skyzoo
2008: The Formula with Buckshot
2008: Jeanius with Jean Grae
2008: Sweet Lord with Murs
2010: Fornever with Murs
2012: The Solution with Buckshot
2012: The Final Adventure with Murs
2013: Where Do I Come From? with Explicit
2015: Indie 500 with Talib Kweli
2015: Brighter Daze with Murs
2017: The Lost Tapes - EP with Mr. Cheeks

Remix albums

2003: 9th Invented the Remix
2003: God's Stepson - Nas (Remix of Nas's God's Son )
2004: Black Is Back! - Jay-Z (remix of Jay-Z's The Black Album )
2005: The Remix EP (remixes of songs by Smif-N-Wessun)
2009: Wonder Years - 9th Wonder Golden Years Remix LP
2010: 9th's Opus: It's a Wonderful World Music Group Vol.1
2010: 9th Invented the Remix ... Again
2010: Loose Joints
2010: Food for Thought
2012: Tutankhamen
2013: Black American Gangster - Jay-Z (Remix of Jay-Z's American Gangster )
2014: 9th Wonder Presents: Jamla Is the Squad

Selected productions

2003: Church - De La Soul featuring Spike Lee ( The Grind Date )
2003: Threat - Jay-Z ( The Black Album )
2004: Sleepers - Rapper Big Pooh (produced 6 of 14 songs)
2004: Supa Love , Don't Rush Me - Jean Grae ( This Week )
2004: Good Ol 'Love - Masta Ace ( A Long Hot Summer )
2004: I See Now - Consequence ( Take 'Em to the Cleaners )
2004: Girl , Is She The Reason , Game Over - Destiny's Child ( Destiny Fulfilled )
2005: The Ripple Effect - Splash (produced 7 of 14 songs)
2005: Project Mayhem - LEGACY (produced 11 of 19 songs)
2005: Good Woman Down - Mary J. Blige ( The Breakthrough )
2005: Heartburn - Sean Price ( Monkey Barz )
2005: Smoke the Pain Away , Alright - Memphis Bleek ( 534 )
2006: Dreams - Saigon ( The Return Of The Yardfather )
2006: Live from Amsterdam - Memphis Bleek
2006: Where's Calvin - Binky Fingers (9 of 15 tracks)
2006: Floe Almighty - Edgar Allen Floe (5 of 12 tracks)
2006: Special - Strange Fruit Project ( The Healing )
2006: Here We Come , Take a Look (In the Mirror) , So Focused - Boot Camp Clik ( The Last Stand )
2006: One Night Stand - Lloyd Banks ( Rotten Apple )
2006: Instigator - MOP ( Ghetto Warfare )
2007: Brooklyn In My Mind - Crooklyn Dodgers single
2007: P-Body , Violent , You Already Know , Let It Be Known - Sean Price ( Jesus Price Supastar )
2007: How Big is Your World? - median
2007: First They Love You - Bishop Lamont featuring Prime and Indef ( N * gger Noise )
2007: I Just Want the Money (ft. Bokey) - Bishop Lamont ( The Pope Mobile )
2007: I Need More - Boot Camp Clik ( Casualties of War )
2007: Breakin 'My Heart - Little Brother ( Getback )
2007: Think Good Thoughts - Aubrey Graham (feat.Phone and Elzhi ) ( Comeback Season )
2008: Honey - Erykah Badu ( New Amerykah Part I 4th World war )
2008: Be prepared - Akrobatik feat. Little Brother ( Absolute Value )
2010: 20 feet tall - Erykah Badu ( New Amerykah Part II Return of the Ankh )
2014: Hard To Choose , Godzilla , Coming for You - Rapsody - Beauty and the Beast
2015: Grade A - Termanology ( Term Brady )
2017: Duckworth - Kendrick Lamar ( Damn )
2019: Threat 2 Society - 2 Chainz ( Rap or Go to the League )

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	9th wonder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Douthit, Patrick Denard (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American hip hop producer
DATE OF BIRTH	1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winston-Salem , North Carolina , United States