9th Wonder

XXL is giving away two tickets to see 9th Wonder, Rapsody and Jamla Records at SOBs in New York City next week Monday night (Jan. 27)! You can win two tickets by telling us what your favorite Rapsody  song is and emailing us at xxl@xxlmag.com before 12 p.m. on Ja...

Aaliyah Haughton would have celebrated her 35th birthday today if she was still with us. With the voice of an angel, one could only imagine where Aaliyah’s ascending career would be if she reached her 30s.Though a R&B songstress, Aaliyah contributed her vocals to some rather dope hip-hop tracks in her day. Here’...

With today marking Black Album's 10th anniversary, 9th Wonder recalled working on the project with Jay Z. According to Wonder, Jay had asked him to produce on his LP one night at the studio, and the collaboration came together right before his eyes...

That was quick. Building off the success of her BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher appearance, the self-proclaimed queen of N.Y. Rapsody is back with a new track, "Mass Hysteria," that again shows off her lyrical skills. Frequent collaborator 9th Wonder provides the smoky, jazzy beat here as she touches on her upbringing, her rise in the game and her personal ethics...

Walking into FirePlace Studios yesterday (August 13)—or anywhere in New York City, really—the only topic on everyone's mind was Kendrick Lamar's verse on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)." The Compton MC—who declared himself the "King Of New York" and ruffled more than a handful of feathers—had made so many waves that even super-producer 9th Wonder and his protege Rapsody, in town for

Last night, 9th Wonder held a private listening session for Rapsody’s forthcoming mixtape, She Got Game, due out August 20. While supporters were waiting to hear her tape, 9th and Guru couldn’t help to discuss the hot topic in hip-hop and whether anyone can deliver a proper response to Kendrick’s verse. These two are...

When it was announced earlier this week that Harvard University had developed a fellowship in honor of legendary Queens MC Nas, it sent minor shockwaves through an industry that may have felt somewhat shunned by higher education in the past...

XXL Freshmen Class of 2010 alum Nipsey Hussle links veteran producer 9th Wonder for a new soulful jam titled "Face The World." Word is this track will find its way onto the final tracklist for Hussle's long-awaited debut iHussle. ...

The Chi-town spitter pays homage to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on this record. Common jumps on this rework of Chris Brown's smash hit "Fine China" retooled by DJ Dummy and 9th Wonder. This huge hit just got even more soul with this new remix. Lad...

Get familiar with Oakland's GQ, who 9th Wonder calls his "secret weapon" at Jamla Records. The former UNC Tarheel is fresh off the release of Death Threats & Love Notes: The Prequel:, a precursor to his debut album under Jamla. Standout: "The Town" Also check out: "Im Gone" And: "Last Breath" Name: GQ (Quentin Thomas) Age: 27 Hometown: Oakland, Californi

Earlier this week, XXL got an exclusive look at the comic book that accompany Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge's upcoming album 12 Reasons To Die. While the folks at Black Mask Studios look like they've perfect captured the spirit of Ghost and Younge's giallo horror-meets-crime narrative, the Wu-Tang emcee isn't the first to get the comic book treatment...

With SXSW taking over the the vast share of media exposure in hip-hop, this week proved be relatively quiet on the music video front. However, that hasn't kept some artists from releasing unique visuals. From Vado's hyper-kinetic vision of Harlem, to Euro League's found footage ode to family, to even Earl Sweatshirt's bizarro-world trailer park, here are some of the best music videos from this pa