Professor 9th Wonder
One of my biggest gripes with the direction of my beloved hip-hop is that so many of the people in the culture take pride in being a dumb ass. But every now and again there is a beacon of light shining in a way that positively reflects on hip-hop and rap music and the whole lot of the culture. Turn to 9th Wonder, or should we say Professor 9th Wonder.
A history major and college graduate himself, 9th has been teaching a hip-hop history class at his Alma-mater “North Carolina Central University” for the last few years. Now the multi platinum Grammy award winning hip-hop producer is prepping for his latest scholarly journey as a Professor at Duke University along with Professor Mark Anthony Neal.
Professor 9th Wonder’s course at Duke is considered a African American Studies course and it’s called “Sampling Soul.” The course focuses on examining songs from the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. According to Professor Mark Anthony Neal’s blog, NewBlackMan.BlogSpot.com, the course is “…a look at how the songs that made up the social soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement remain relevant in contemporary culture.”
Peep the video below where 9th speaks with Maestro Knows of maestroknows.com about everything from Fruity Loops to good music, and of course teaching a course at Duke University. Enjoy.
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