9th Wonder returns with his second installment of the 9th Invented the Remix (AGAIN). 9th Wonder released his original remix project was back in 2003 after the success of Little Brother’s The Listening. The new mixtape has some notable hip-hop and R&B remixes. Some of the highlights include Little Brother’s – “Not Enough (More)” (9th Wonder STILL Ain’t Enough Remix), Tweet’s – “Turn Da Lights Off” (9th Wonder Oh No You Didn’t Remix) which samples Teddy Pendergrass’ “Turn Off The Lights” remixed with 9th wonder’s drums. Some of the other R&B remixes were a bit underwhelming, but he did remix “Wordplay” by A Tribe Called Quest so there’s still a lot to like on here. Please let us know the what you think. Props to Eskay

Download: 9th Wonder Presents: 9th Invented the Remix (AGAIN)

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David Banner and 9th Wonder recently dropped their song “Something’s Wrong,” the first track from their upcoming collabo project. The song was dedicated to Derrion Albert, so it’s only fitting that they recruited some of the top emcees from Chi-Town for the remix. Listen as Twista, Naledge, Rhymefest, Skooda Chose, and Lisa Ivey join in on the remix. An anti-Violence rally/video shoot in accordance with the video will be taking place today in Chicago. Props to FSD

Download: David Banner – “Something Is Wrong (Remix)” Feat. Twista, Naledge, Rhymefest, Skooda Chose & Lisa Ivey prod. 9th Wonder [Right Click Save-As]

Welcome to the weekly rundown where we (soulsupreme and Marty) provide you with our top ten headlines for the week that was.

1. The title-track from the upcoming Michael Jackson documentary: This Is It is released. It sounds like some vintage MJ. The track was originally recorded in the early ’90s and will be featured on a two-disc companion set.
2. David Banner, 9th Wonder & Twista anti-violence awareness. After writing a column about hip-hop and violence in the urban community, it’s really good to see some activism in the wake of the recent death of Derrion Albert and increasing youth violence in Chicago. Hopefully this will encourage other community organizers to take positive steps against the violence.
3. New Shafiq Husayn EPK, new album in stores. Shafiq talks about the bubbling music scene in Los Angeles and Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, the bass player who on his new album we recently reviewed. Read the rest of this entry »

Album Review: Alchemist – Chemical Warfare (2009)
Rating: 4 out of 5 potholes

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