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9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
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in Los Angeles at the end of 2019. It features

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from

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-based musician Phoelix. The album debuted at number one on the US ''

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''

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, at number two on the

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and at number fifty-five on the

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. It was supported by

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"Freeze Tag" with

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directed by Samantha Whitehead,

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and Jasper Graham.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 74 based on four reviews. The aggregator Album of the Year has the critical consensus of the album at a 75 out of 100, based on five reviews. Writing for ''

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'', Kevin Press said "No one's at the head of the table here. Instead we get a group of friends with genuine history and the kind of outsized talent we can only marvel at. Savour this". ''Spectrum Culture'' critic Bob Fish stated, "Everything sounds so good, a blending of genres and forces, combining the worlds of

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and hip hop, they create the kind of brew that is easy on the ears".

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's Andy Kellman wrote, "The brief set overall evokes some of the same feelings as

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's ''

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Recovered'' remix of "

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", Kendrick's " These Walls", and much of

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'', all connected and nutritive recordings offering solace and strength. There's no crosstalk, just completed thoughts". Caleb Campbell of '' Under the Radar'' said, "Even when the record leaves listeners wishing for just a bit more, it is hard to be that disappointed by an album filled with lush performances from some of the best musicians in their genre".

Track listing

Personnel

*

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– main artist, lyrics, producer * Patrick Douthit – main artist, lyrics, producer *

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– main artist, lyrics, producer *

Terrace Martin Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dog ...

– main artist, lyrics, producer *Michael E. Neil – featured artist (tracks: 1-3, 6) *Amani Washington – artwork * Marlon Williams – guitar (tracks: 1, 6)

Dinner Party: Dessert

''Dinner Party: Dessert'' is a collaborative remix EP by American musicians

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,

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,

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and

9th Wonder Patrick Denard Douthit (born January 15, 1975),
better known as 9th Wonder, is a Empire Distribution, Empire, the EP serves as an alternate version of the original EP from July, with a wider range of guest artists such as Buddy (rapper), Buddy,

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,

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and

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contributing to the EP's original seven tracks. The EP has been nominated for

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at the

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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit, except where noted; all music is composed by Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin and Patrick Douthit.

Charts

References

{{Robert Glasper 2020 EPs 9th Wonder albums Collaborative albums Robert Glasper albums Kamasi Washington albums Albums produced by 9th Wonder Albums produced by Terrace Martin