9th Wonder

ABOUT 9TH WONDER

Record producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, including Drake , Wale , Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar . He also raps under the alias 9thmatic.

He got his start as the main producer for the hip-hop group Little Brother. His work with the group led to him being given the opportunity to produce music for Jay Z 's Black Album in 2003.

In 2007 he was named Artist-In-Residence by the Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, where he began teaching a Hip-Hop History class.

His real name is Patrick Denard Douthit. He is from Midway, North Carolina.

In 2010, he and rapper David Banner released the collaborative album Death of a Pop Star.