9th Wonder is a producer who's merits have been argued just as much as his production been praised. Quite possibly the only producer to have worked extensively with both Sean Price and Beyonce, 9th's production has crossed genre barriers the likes of which he never could have foreseen as a North Carolina college student making beats for his former group, Little Brother. Yet until late last year, he'd kept secret his aspirations to pick up the mic the entire time he'd been recording with MC's as familial as Joe Scudda and as intimidating as Jay-Z.
What took the NCCU graduate so long to release his inner College Dropout? Beats us, but having already been blamed for the demise of Little Brother, you can bet people will have something to say about it. And though it might have worked for Kanye, it's a route that has failed so many others. We've compiled all the verses 9th (using the name "9thmatic") has released so far to determine if he can actually spit. Listen to the evidence and cast your vote below to decide if 9th Wonder should stick to his day job or continue rocking the mic...
9thmatic & Khrysis, "Make It Big"
RELEASED: December 15, 2009
STANDOUT BARS: "Cooler than a fan blade, hotter than cajun/I party with the blacks, Puerto Ricans and Asians."
Complex Says: How many times had 9th been recording Murs over the course of their three albums together and thought to himself, "Damn, I could do that?" Probably none. Murs is as competent a rapper as they come and outshines 9th even when he's just rambling on about yellow fever.
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