9th Wonder

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9th Wonder
Birth name Patrick Douthit
Also known as 9th Wonder
Born January 15, 1975 (1975-01-15) (age 33)
Origin Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Genre(s) Hiphop
Occupation(s) Producer
Instrument(s) Sampler
Turntables
Years active 1997 – present
Label(s) ABB Records
Atlantic Records

Patrick Douthit (born January 15, 1975 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop producer from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.. He began his career as the main producer for the hip-hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with the likes of Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Murs, and Destiny's Child. As part of Little Brother he gained widespread recognition and critical acclaim. He has since left Little Brother[1]. 9th Wonder stated that as long as both Phonte and Big Pooh welcomed a reunion somewhere down the line, he would be completely open to the idea.[2]

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[edit] Biography

In the mid-1990's, 9th Wonder was a DJ at the radio at North Carolina Central University while attending school there. He was doing production work for local artists with his keyboards. By his senior year, he was introduced to a relatively new music DAW production software called Fruity Loops (now FL Studio) by a friend who was also a producer. Around the same time, he met two younger schoolmates Phonte and Big Pooh, who were local emcees in the Durham area and joined to become the group known as Little Brother. He then began DJ'ing for them at shows and produced a number of their beats on underground records during the rest of the 1990's.

As an up-and-coming producer, he released a remix album of Nas' 2002 album God's Son entitled God's Stepson. This album began what is now a regular trend of remixing whole albums. 9th Wonder has a smooth and soulful production style that relies on samples from artists such as Al Green and Curtis Mayfield.[3] He attributes the bass lines that he uses in production to DJ Premier, Pete Rock and J Dilla, while he claims to have learned "moans" from RZA.[4] With the help of filmmaker Tee Smith and sound engineer Young Guru, 9th Wonder landed a coveted production credit on Jay Z's then highly-anticipated The Black Album. The producer continued to produce for Little Brother and many other Hiphop artists/groups, including Jean Grae, Skyzoo, and Murs. 9th Wonder has also produced for more widely known artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mos Def, Memphis Bleek, Buckshot from Black Moon, and more recently, artists such as The Game, Lloyd Banks, and Sean Price. Recently, 9th Wonder, along with Christopher "Play" Martin from the Hiphop group Kid-n-Play, were appointed Artist-In-Residence by the Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, and instruct a Hiphop history class in NCCU's Music Dept.

9th Wonder still resides in North Carolina. He has announced his dedication to the community in Durham, NC by joining P'Tones Records [www.ptonesrecords.com], giving students the opportunity to learn about the music industry and further their education by earning scholarships to NCCU. Professor Kawachi Clemons and founder (of P'Tones) Oren Rosenbaum will be opening their project January 2008, with 9th serving as spokesperson. He recently released his second solo album entitled The Dream Merchant Vol. 2.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

[edit] Collaboration albums

[edit] Remix albums

[edit] Production

[edit] Other Releases

  • 9th Wonder, Kev Brown & Pete Rock - Class is in Session (2003)
  • 9th Wonder and Spectac - Shake N Beats (2003)
  • 9th Wonder - Black Album Rejects (Beats Only) (2004)
  • 9th Wonder - Changing the Game Vol 2 (2005)

[edit] References

  1. ^ HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear
  2. ^ 9th Wonder Interview
  3. ^ An interview with 9th Wonder — producer 9th Wonder on working with Jay-Z and his group Little Brother
  4. ^ An interview with 9th Wonder — producer 9th Wonder on working with Jay-Z and his group Little Brother

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Little Brother
Members
Phonte • Rapper Big Pooh • 9th Wonder
Albums
Related
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Justus League
Groups
Members
9th Wonder • Big Dho • Cesar Comanche • Chaundon • Darien Brockington • DJ Flash • Edgar Allen Floe • Joe Scudda • Khrysis • L.E.G.A.C.Y.
Albums
Wooden Nickels • Paper Gods • The Listening • Connected • Sleepers • The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 • True Links • National Anthem • The Minstrel Show • Squirrel and the Aces • The Commercial Free EP • Separate But Equal • Floe Almighty • Soldiers of Fortune • Getback • The Streetwise LP • Training Day • Carnage
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