9th Wonder

Infobox musical artist
Name = 9th Wonder

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Background = non_performing_personnel
Birth_name = Patrick Douthit
Alias = 9th Wonder
Born = birth date and age|1975|1|15| Fact|date=September 2008
Origin = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Instrument = Sampler
Turntables
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Producer
Years_active = 1997 – present
Label = ABB, Atlantic

Patrick Douthit (born January 15, 1975 Fact|date=September 2008 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 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 [ [http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1510 HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear ] ] . 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. [ [http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/9th-wonder-interview-1011071/ 9th Wonder Interview ] ]

In the mid-1990s, 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 1990s.

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. [ [http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_little_feat/ An interview with 9th Wonder — producer 9th Wonder on working with Jay-Z and his group Little Brother ] ] 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. [ [http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_little_feat/ An interview with 9th Wonder — producer 9th Wonder on working with Jay-Z and his group Little Brother ] ] 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, 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".

On October 29, 2007, he also made a rare public appearance on BET's Rap City, alongside collaborator Talib Kweli. Madlib, Jean Grae and Erykah Badu appeared as well.

Discography

olo albums

* 2005: "Dream Merchant Vol. 1"
* 2007: "Dream Merchant Vol. 2"

Collaboration albums

* 2003: "The Listening" with Little Brother
* 2004: "" 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

Remix albums

* 2003: "...Invented the Remix"
* 2003: "God's Stepson" - Nas (remix of Nas's album "God's Son")
* 2004: "Black is Back!" - Jay-Z (Remix of Jay-Z's "The Black Album")

Production

*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" - L.E.G.A.C.Y. (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 (produced 9 of 15 songs)
*2006: "Floe Almighty" - Edgar Allen Floe (produced 5 of 12 songs)
*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" - M.O.P. ("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 (ft Phonte and Elzhi) ("Comeback Season")
*2008: "Honey" - Erykah Badu ("New Amerykah")
*2008: "Be prepared" - Akrobatik feat. Little Brother ("Absolute Value")
*2008: "Here We Go" - DJ K.O. feat. East & Silent Knight ("Picture This")

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/9thwondermusic Official Myspace]
* [http://www.ptonesrecords.com/ Official Site of PTones Records]
* [http://www.dropmagazine.com/in-the-crates-with-9th-wonder/ 9th Wonder Interview @ dropmagazine.com]
* [http://artofrhyme.com/Interviews/AORInterviews.php?id=46 9th Wonder interview with ArtOfRhyme.com]
* [http://www.trueschoolcorp.com/ The True School Co.]