I'm not sure about who might be stopping this little blog so every monday ima hit ya with a N.C. hip hop noteable that you might wanna make yourself familiar with. Mind you that in the future the spotlight will be pointed at those that are a little less known but for now well start with this guy.
His name is 9th wonder and he is one third of the N.C. hip hop group Little Brother. He also plays an integral role at the round table of N.C. rap royalty known as The Justus League. He has almost single handedly provided the soundscape for the N.C. hip hop movement. Known for his infectious (and rare) soul samples and his hard hitting drums, 9th has made alot of noise outside the tarheel state aswell as inside, prducing for artist from around the nation and most noteably Jay-Z. After bringing 200 or so beats to Hov, Mr. Carter gave poor 9th 20 mins. and an R.Kelly sample to make a beat out of. And it would seem that performing under pressure might be 9th's greatest talent of all as he comes out with arguably one of the best beats on Jay-Z's piece de resistance "The Black Album". Not too bad for his first introduction to rap's "mainstream" audience. (He even gets a lil face time on the DVD "Fade to Black", f.y.i. hes the one who looks surprised to be in the room)
With Jay in his blackberry, emcees breaking down his door for beats, and the underground in his back pocket, you would think the success would go straight to his head. Yet, he spreads the love like no other. As the President of H2O, N.C. State University's one and only hip hop org. ,I have had the honor and priviledge to speak with him on many occasions and he is the most humble and down to earth person (famous or not) I have ever met. He has many upcoming projects including the second installment of his "dream merchant" compilation cd and along with Little Brother and the Justus League 9th is doing much more than his part towards making N.C. the home of the best hip hop on the planet. SO IF U DON'T KNOW NOW U KNOW!
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