Tag: 9th Wonder
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Phonte – No News Is Good News ALBUM REVIEW (Video)
Phonte’s 2nd studio album ‘No News Is Good News’ was released on March 2, 2018, via his label Foreign Exchange Music. I do believe this project is his best release to date! In this video I share my thoughts and some of the themes on the album. A few of the themes I picked up…
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Today In Carolina Hip Hop History: February 24, 2012 Rapsody (@RapsodyMusic) Releases The Black Mamba EP
Today In Carolina Hip Hop History, Rapsody released The Black Mamba EP on February 24, 2012. The Black Mamba was Rapsody’s first EP. It dropped on Jamla Records and in the same year as her first album The Idea of Beautiful, which came out several months earlier as Idea wasn’t available until August of that…
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Today In Carolina Hip Hop History: February 8, 2005 Rapper Big Pooh (@RapperBigPooh) Releases ‘Sleepers’
Today In Carolina Hip Hop History, Rapper Big Pooh released Sleepers on February 8, 2005. In February 2005, Rapper Big Pooh was still part of the trio Little Brother, which included Phonte and producer 9th Wonder. Sleepers was Rapper Big Pooh’s debut solo album. It was released on 6 Hole Records. Rapper Big Pooh’s Sleepers…
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9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Shares 5 Tips On What It Takes To Be Successful In The Music Industry
Last week the 4th anniversary celebration of the NC State Cypher took place in Raleigh, NC. The NC State Cypher is North Carolina’s largest and longest running hip hop cypher. It is held every Monday night year round at The Freedom Expression Tunnel on NC State’s campus. Each week emcees, poets, break dancers, graffiti artists, observers…
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Rapsody (@RapsodyMusic) & 9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Provides Soundtrack For 2013-2014 Duke Men’s Basketball (@Duke_MBB) Team (Video)
This is so dope! Duke University selected Rapsody and 9th Wonder to provide the lyrics and beats (respectively) for the soundtrack to introduce the 2013-2014 Duke Men’s Basketball team to the world. The team’s season opening game is against Davidson College this Friday November 8th in Durham, NC. Watch the 2013-2014 Duke Men’s Basketball team…
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Mixtape Review: Rapsody (@RapsodyMusic) Gangsta Grillz ‘She Got Game’ Hosted By DJ Drama (@DJDrama)
What is this generally accepted edict within hip hop right now, where when an album has been out 24 hours or less, it is either deemed a classic or total trash? Can a fan/critic/hip hop connoisseur truly provide an unbiased review of a project after just one listen? Those questions won’t be answered with today’s…
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Commentary: The Revival Of The RDU Hip Hop Scene, Where Hip Hop Culture Lives & Prospers
Every so often I like to dedicate a post to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (RDU) hip hop scene and all the cool stuff happening here. Even though I travel fairly regularly, Durham, NC continues to be my home base. I love the Bull City and feel really proud when really awesome things related to hip hop…
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9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Keynote Speech At International Music Software Trade Association NYC (Video)
I’ve seen and heard 9th Wonder give plenty of talks on hip hop culture, producing and working with Jay-Z, and other various topics but this particular one may be the best thus far. Over this past weekend (Saturday Sept 22nd) the International Music Software Trade Association conference took place in New York City. The Innertainment…
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Phonte (@Phontigallo) & 9th Wonder (@9thWonderMusic) Perform Live + BTS In Johannesburg, South Africa (Video)
Earlier this Spring Urban Phenomenon Entertainment brought Phonte and 9th Wonder to South Africa for the first time ever. While there the duo hit the streets of Johannesburg, held a Q&A session for fans and then performed to a sold out crowd. Phonte also sat down for an interview where he talks about Charity Starts…