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9th Wonder’s Donation Makes Way for Hip-Hop in Duke Arts
By Sadé Dinkins “When you’re in front of your beat Maschine, there’s nothing but you and the Maschine. It’s a sacred place nobody can get in between,” said Grammy Award-winning producer and African & African American Studies professor Patrick Douthit, also known as 9th Wonder. He should know. This summer Douthit, who founded Jamla Records, […]
On Citation, Collaboration and Teaching a History of Hip-Hop
by Mark Anthony Neal | @NewBlackMan It’s another typical Wednesday evening on Duke University’s East Campus; typical only because for the past seven years, the White Lecture Hall has hosted, The History of Hip-Hop, a collaborative teaching experience between Grammy Award-winning producer Patrick Douthit, aka 9th Wonder, and Professor Mark Anthony Neal. On this particular […]
Talib Kweli: The Beautiful Struggle Continues
Last week, Talib Kweli, a Grammy Award-winning, politically outspoken rapper, and self-proclaimed “Twitter troll killer,” brought his talent and political insights to a week-long residency sponsored by Duke Performances. Kweli, a Brooklyn-based hip hop legend, who got his start in the underground rap scene and is often labeled a “conscious rapper” for his socially relevant […]
History of Hip-Hop, ver. 7.0: Paid in Full, Life After Death & Baduizm
SPRING 2017 Duke University #DukeHipHopV7 Department of African + African American Studies (AAAS) Instructors: Mark Anthony Neal, Ph.D. 9th Wonder (Patrick Douthit) What began as a localized activity designed to provide a safe haven for Black and Latino youth in New York City in the early 1970s, has become a global movement with a documented […]
Your Parents’ Hip-Hop: A Conversation with 9th Wonder (audio)
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/271454483″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] WUNC’s Frank Stasio talks with Grammy Award-winning producer and Jamla Records label head Patrick Douthit aka 9th Wonder about the pivotal moments in Hip-Hop and how the music shapes other elements of life, from fashion to social activism. This summer Douthit is offering “Hip-Hop in Context,” a 5-part […]
Hip-Hop, #BlackLivesMatter and the Politics of Blackness
On Wednesday evening, March 30, longtime activist, journalist and author Bakari Kitwana spoke with Professor Mark Anthony Neal about the role of hip-hop in the era of #BlackLivesMatter as well as its continued impact on mainstream understanding of blackness. Kitwana is the executive director of Rap Sessions, an organization that hosts a series of community […]
