9th Wonder

9th Wonder, born Patrick Douthit, is exactly the kind of artist I root for. His soulful, sample-driven production reshaped a generation of hip-hop, and as head of Jamla Records he proved he could run the business too. But what truly wins me over is the second act: a beatmaker turned professor at Wake Forest, treating hip-hop as a subject worthy of serious study and preservation. There is something deeply admirable about an artist who not only makes the culture but works to hand it down intact to the next generation. Craftsman and educator at once, he models a rare and quietly heroic path.

Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975), better known as 9th Wonder, is an American record producer, record executive, educator, and DJ from Midway, North Carolina, who is the CEO of Jamla Records, distributed and marketed by Roc Nation, and Empire Distribution. As of Fall 2022, Douthit is Professor of the Practice in Residence in the Program in African American Studies at Wake Forest University.

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Name (English)

9th Wonder

Name (Japanese)

9th Wonder

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Born

January 15, 1975 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Blood type

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Occupation

record producer / disc jockey / rapper / music executive

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Robert B. Glenn High School

University

North Carolina Central University

Spouse

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Children

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Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th%20Wonder

Tags

• North Carolina
• record producer
• disc jockey
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-02

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