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9th Wonder is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Teddy Pendergrass, Black Ivory, Reflection Eternal, Hi-Tek and Braille. Those roots explain a lot about how 9th Wonder arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Little Brother, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Knxwledge and Slum Village, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Talib Kweli, 2 Chainz, Common, Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khaled, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 58 connections around 9th Wonder, reaching back through Teddy Pendergrass and forward to Talib Kweli. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Patrick Denard Douthit, better known as 9th Wonder, is an American record producer, record executive, educator, and DJ who is the CEO of Jamla Records, distributed and marketed by Roc Nation, and Empire Distribution. As of Fall 2022, Douthit is Professor of the Practice in Residence in the Program in African American Studies at Wake Forest University. He also continues to teach courses at Duke University alongside his longtime collaborator, Professor Mark Anthony Neal.
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9th Wonder connections
9th Wonder grew out of Teddy Pendergrass, Black Ivory, Reflection Eternal and Hi-Tek, shares an orbit with Little Brother, Pete Rock, Large Professor and Knxwledge, went on to shape Talib Kweli, 2 Chainz, Common and Kendrick Lamar. 58 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced 9th Wonder
Sounds and acts that shaped 9th Wonder.
Artists similar to 9th Wonder
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with 9th Wonder.
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Bands 9th Wonder shaped
Where the influence of 9th Wonder travelled next.
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