With the Straight Outta Compton biopic release right around the corner, Beats came up with a genius idea in efforts to promote the film, by creating a #StraightOutta social movement. When you search the hashtag #straightoutta you will see personalized versions of the biopic's logo, replacing Compton with whatever city the Instagram user reps...
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On "I'm Innocent," the first song from Murs' 2008 major label debut, Murs For President, the Los Angeles rapper recalls the days when "Back when people said you couldn't make beats on PCs." The brain behind that song's instrumental, of course, was his longtime collaborator 9th Wonder, whose work you can now recreate right from your internet browser...
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Okayplayer chopped it up with Talib Kweli, 9th Wonder and Pharoahe Monch during this year's A3C Festival in Atlanta to discuss their latest business partnership. As a collective, the rappers have joined together their respective companies, Javotti Media, Jamla Records and W.A.R....
9th Wonder and Phonte—two-thirds of the hip-hop group Little Brother—will be honored in their home state of North Carolina soon. North Carolina Central University plans to recognize the producer and rapper along with a list of other alumni for contributions at the second annual Forty Under Forty Awards Gala on Sept. 12. Their alma ...
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Last week, 9th Wonder bolstered his production team, Soul Council, when he reeled Nottz over to his squad. The legendary producer gushed over his recent signing over the phone with XXL earlier, and promised that his newest addition would play an integral role in their mission to "tear the walls down" in hip-hop...