Hip-Hop "University"
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
From: Next Generation Radio
Length: 00:04:40
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Piece Description
Most modern hip-hop producers have the singular role of being beat-makers. Meet 9th Wonder, former executive producer for North Carolina hip-hop group, Little Brother, and Grammy award winner. He has successfully brought his music and talents from the recording studio to the classroom.
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Transcript
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Fade Up//Studio Music.
9th: Okay, so what that does is, like its on track 6 7 8 so the full, if we leave it on top of each other, it kinda sounds cluttered, but if we? (Studio music starts playing)
Post at ?if we?
Fade music under following.
Jose: 9th Wonder is an acclaimed hip-hop producer, and a master at his craft.
You might think that we?re in a million dollar studio, but we?re actually in the old Biology building at North Carolina Central University. That?s where 9th has set up the student studio facility of the NCCU hip-hop initiative.
Fade in
9th:: that?s one of the first things I learned when I started recording....
Fade out
Jose: 9th collaborates with Kawachi Clemons, the founder of the hip hop initiative, the first program of its kind combining hip-hop and academia.
Clemons: (#11)We?re looking at creating an interdisciplinary program, is really wh...
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Most modern hip-hop producers have the singular role of being beatmakers. Meet 9th Wonder, former executive producer for North Carolina hip-hop group, Little Brother, and Grammy award winner. He has successfully brought his music and talents from the recording studio to the classroom. Next Generation Radio?s Jose Ho-Guanipa (gwah-NEE-pah) reports.
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Brittany Wynn
Posted on October 14, 2008 at 11:59 AM | Permalink
Review of Hip-Hop "University"
Well this mainly was talking about the industry producer 9th wonder helps young inspired artists. It tells about how you could get involved in producing and making music.It was about teaching hip hop to students and how it wouldnt harm universities from discussing it.You just have to you know stay focused and be a dedicated person.I personally liked it because it told me how I can achieve my goals.