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9th Wonder Breaks Down His Beats For Kendrick Lamar's "Duckworth."

Watch hip-hop producer 9th Wonder break down the three beats he composed that all went into a single song from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer-winning album, "DAMN."
9th Wonder breaks down three beats he composed that all went into a single song from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer-winning album, "DAMN."

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Three samples. Three genres. Three generations. Watch 9th Wonder take us on a sonic journey while breaking down the trio of

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