About this project
- SYNOPSIS
The Harvard Fellow follows one of hiphop's most dynamic artists, 9th Wonder through a year of lecturing and research at Harvard University. While at Harvard, 9th will have an office on campus, teach a class on the history of hiphop, complete a research project and further explore hiphop's history and culture in an academic setting.
- HISTORY
In November 2011 we screened our first film The Wonder Year at Harvard University. After the screening 9th was asked to apply to become a Harvard Fellow the following year. In March 2012 he received the acceptance letter to the program and the concept for the second documentary began to take shape.
- RESEARCH
Part of 9th's requirement as a Harvard Fellow is to complete an academic research project that will be placed permanently in the Harvard Library. For 9th's research project titled "These Are The Breaks" he will be researching the original records that created his top 10 produced albums. For example, 9th will track down all the original records that were sampled to create the ten tracks of Nas's Illmatic. Those records will then be catalogued and archived in the permanent collection at Harvard. While record digging we will meet with the producers who helped craft these classic albums.
The albums are: Dr. Dre "The Chronic," Nas "Illmatic," Jay Z "Reasonable Doubt," Little Brother "The Minstrel Show," A Tribe Called Quest "Midnight Marauders," Ghostface Killah "Supreme Clientele," Slum Village "Fantastic Volume II," Kanye West "The College Dropout," Jay Z - "The Blueprint," and Raekwon "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx."
- WHY MAKING THE HARVARD FELLOW IS IMPORTANT
The film will explore hiphop's place in an academic setting and why it is important to protect and archive its history. There has never been an active member of the hiphop community who has spent a year immersed in the the study of hiphop at an Ivy League school like Harvard University. Making this film will allow audiences around the world to experience this important academic and cultural journey alongside 9th Wonder.
- PLANS FOR THE KICKSTARTER FUNDS
The money raised from this Kickstarter will go towards purchasing film equipment, mixing the film, travel expenses and film festival submission fees. Even with a small crew the cost of filmmaking quickly adds up and with your help we can create a professional film at a relatively low cost. But we need your help!
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