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The Jamla Squad Takes Over The Juan Epstein Show

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

9th Wonder stopped by the Juan Epstein Show with Rapsody and Add-2 to chop it up with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds following the release of the Jamla Is The Squad LP, hosted by Statik Selektah. 9th Wonder talks about the, breaks down the inspiration for the Jamla moniker and runs down the members of the crew. He also talks about his first forays into production and the genesis of Little Brother - a group that first began to bubble on the Okayplayer.com message boards following a plug from DJ Brainchild. 9th goes on to explain the group's relationship with Young Guru, which began around the release of Jay Z's Black Album; Guru's interest in his production lead to 9th playing beats for Hov at Baseline Studios and subsequently producing "Threat." He also talks about life as a professor. Check the track below to listen to 9th Wonder and the Jamla crew on the Juan Epstein Show. Purchase the Jamla Is The Squad LP via iTunes.