9th Wonder met a stranger in Raleigh NC in February of 2003. The stranger’s name was T. After listening to 9th beats, he told him “if I’m ever around somebody that needs some beats, I’ll them about you”. In September of 2003, he gets a call from Young Guru telling him to come to NYC to play beats for JAY-Z. 2 months later on November 14th 2003, The Black Album dropped & he was on it. On the song they made, Hov said “9th Wonder”, & it changed 9th’s life. He was selling beats for $100-$300 before that. His life changed in less than a year solely because he was prepared & super studious in his craft when he met the right stranger.

Lil Cease from Biggie’s group Junior Mafia says Biggie told him that JAY-Z was better than him after hearing “Dead Presidents”. 💎