Artist of the Week: 9th Wonder

Let me give you a little back story on this interview. I was excited to interview 9th, he's one of my favorite producers from the "New Era" (post 1997). Along with cats like Madlib, Just Blaze, and the Alchemist, he's been carrying the torch for the new generation, but Dilla is still #1 from this group. Anyways, I went to meet 9th at the luxurious Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles for the interview. This was supposed to be a 2 camera shoot, however the MAIN camera, the one the we had 9th's mic plugged into had other plans. Unbeknownst to us, the camera -- a Panasonic HVX, which records on P2 memory cards, not tape -- wasn't recording. The red light was on, and the numbers were moving, but the memory card was empty at the end of the day. Fuck.

Needless to say, this turned into a one camera shoot, and the audio is being picked up from the on-board camera mic, rather than the snazzy lav mic we place on 9th jacket to pick up the clean audio. Oh well, long story long, we still got the interview. Besides, this is the internet. You guys don't care about quality, you'll watch footage of Britney's va-jay jay on a shaky camera phone.

Peep the interview below. Hip-Hop's favorite producer 9th Wonder shines bright in the spotlight this week as talks about his time with Little Brother and working with Jay-Z. The North Cak-A-Laka beat maker has a new album on the way as well called The Wonder Years. So be sure to check for that...