Buckshot and 9th Wonder star in the 2nd video from their upcoming Formula album along with Talib Kweli. “Hold It Down” was directed by Rik Cordero & Dru Ha and portrays the different perspectives of 3 individuals who sharing the same environ. We see Buckshot’s story first, Kweli’s next and 9th Wonder presides over the final scenes:

Buckshot and 9th Wonder – “Hold It Down”:

Duck Down drops Formula on April 29th.

The lovely Miss Erykah Badu is celebrating her 10th year in the music biz with the recent release of “Honey.” The song was released on November 20th and it is the first single from her new album. The album is set for release on Erykah’s birthday, February 26th and is titled New Amerykah. ([More →])

The new episode of Boondocks is up now. It’s a good one too – Attack of the Killer Kung Fu Wolf Bitch! This one shows a bit of crossover with Afro-Samurai and references to Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon movie. Plus it features music by 9th Wonder and a song on the Applause riddim that I haven’t heard yet. If you know who/what it is, holla in the comments.

New Boondocks epidsode on HearingTest

Applause is the riddim under Sean Paul’s “Temperature” tune, check the vid to hear it:

Some artists survive on air and art alone. They do not require food or sleep, and if they do partake in such things it’s just for show. That’s the only explanation I can come up with for how they continue to produce quantities of high-calibre artwork. These are the people you wonder about every time they release something new, like “When did they have the time to do X, Y and Z while releasing A, B and C?!!” This is how I feel about 9th Wonder. The hip hop beat-meister is in the midst of releasing his first solo album because he’s usually too busy making the music tracks for the likes of Nas, Jean Grae, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, and Little Brother to name just a few. But just the other day I stumbled across another album that he is simultaneously producing beats for – an album with Buckshot of Duck Down Records, who also just signed KRS-One. ([More →])

We’ve added a bunch of new hip hop music to the boombox this week! Normally the new tracks would get a full write up posted, but all of these tracks are new releases from albums that have already been reported. Also, I added links to every track in the player so you can jump to which articles they match up to. If a track doesn’t have a link, then the tune doesn’t have an article about it yet. So here’s what’s new, click on the album names to jump to previous reports about them: ([More →])

There are two brand new hip hop tracks on HearingTest today – one from 9th Wonder and one from Strong Arm Steady. ([More →])

Did a bunch of hip hop producers posse up last year and have a labor meeting? I’m starting to suspect that’s what’s goin on, because this is the year for sought-after producers to drop solo debut albums! Sounds like it must have been quite a meeting too – Havoc brought The Kush, Swizz Beatz set up his One Man Band, and 9th Wonder was the Dream Merchant. The newest Wonder album is set for release October 9th on Six Hole/Hall of Justus Records. And, naturally, being the much-coveted hip hop rhythm section that he is, there will be some sweet collaborations going on with some old friends. 9th Wonder brings to the mic: Mos Def, Jean Grae, Royce the 5’9, Little Brother, Keisha Shontelle, Sean Price and a score of others! Previously 9th Wonder has produced music for a long string of hits you probably know well, with Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige, Lloyd Banks, Mos Def, De La Soul, Memphis Bleek, Jean Grae, Masta Ace, Murs, Buckshot, Masta Ace, Royce 5’9, Ras Kass, and oh so many more. ([More →])