It looks like 9th Wonder is going to be taking his sampling show to a new audience – Duke University. According to XXL’s article on 9th Wonder, 9th will be working alongside a Duke Professor teaching an African-American studies class. 9th’s part will be teaching the kids about ‘Sampling Soul’.
The course will focus on the socio-economic meanings and situations related to soul music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Influences and all that good stuff. Best of luck to 9th and if anyone is at Duke, good luck getting a seat in that class now. I’d love to teach a class like that, makes me want to throw some Syl Johnson on…think I will…and I’ll share it with you.
Wale is one of the best newcomers to the game. He more or less made his major debut on the most recent project from The Roots, and quickly become an underground favorite. For this free mixtape he teams up with another underground legend in the form of super-producer 9th Wonder. This combo is any backpackers dream combo, but the idea of the project “FEATURES” makes it something worth checking out for even the most hardcore street music fans.
Features include everyone from Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Royce da 5′9″, Skyzoo, Joe Budden, Talib Kweli and more.
Just go get it, probably one of the better free mixtapes you’ll ever find…or paid mixtapes for that matter.
Go download it from Zshare
If the link goes down, check out Wale’s Site for new link and for more Wale music (including a lot more free downloads!)
