Travis McCoy To Collaborate With 9th Wonder
Legendary hip-hop producer 9th Wonder (who dropped one of my favorite albums of 2007 – Dream Merchant Vol. 2 – Go get it!) announced in a recent interview with HipHopDX that he will be working with Travis McCoy for his upcoming major label album. 9th has been working on the new record called The Wonder Years for over a year now and while it was originally scheduled to be released either last month or early this month, he’s postponing it to include more collaborations and finish off his beats.
This was the statement he gave HipHopDX:
“Me and [Erykah Badu] are gonna do a record for [The Wonder Years]. With her album, she has a lot of stuff goin’ on,” said 9th. “Travis McCoy [of Gym Class Heroes] is also somebody who said, ‘I gotta do a record for it.’ He’ll have a joint on there. It’s called ‘Winnie Cooper.’ [Laughs] I understand what it means now. I understand where Timbaland, Pharrell and Kanye and Dr. Dre…I understand what they understand - some of. It’s nothing you can explain to a normal producer.”
Winnie Cooper, The Wonder Years, that’s funny!
The collaboration with 9th Wonder shouldn’t come as any surprise, as Travie recently posted pics on his blog of the two playing Wii at his apartment. 9th Wonder has established himself as one of the grittiest producers in the game, having worked with some legendary and underground artists including personal favorites Buckshot and the whole Boot Camp Clik, Mos Def , M.O.P., Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z. As Travie continues to work with more legendary and respected hip-hop artists including 9th and recent collaborations with Busta Rhymes and Ghostface Killah, he continues to establish himself as a talented MC capable to appealing to numerous genres.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
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