Ebony Oshunrinde, a 16-year
old Canadian-Nigerian girl(photo
above), known as WondaGurl , has
been listed in the credits for Jay-
Zs new album, Magna Carta
Holy Grail.
Ebony, who resides in Brampton,
southern Ontario, was credited for
the track ‘Crown’.
“It’s a really good feeling. I want
to show young people that they
can do it. Anybody can be
successful. It doesn’t matter
where you’re from” the elated
beat maker expressed her delight
on being featured by one of the
greatest rapper in the world.
The teenage self-taught producer
is reported to have started
making her own beats after
watching a video showing Jay-Z
and mega producer Timbaland
working in the studio together on
the album.
“It inspired me and I wanted to
do the exact same thing that he
did,” she said.
At age 9, WondaGurl downloaded
music software and taught herself
how to use it from watching
YouTube videos, amazed by the
idea of creating something from
scratch.
She came up with her name,
WondaGurl, by swapping around
the name of one of her favourite
Canadian producers.
A year ago, after winning
Toronto’s Battle of the Beat
Makers competition at only 15,
Oshunrinde got serious about her
music. She signed on with Black
Box, the same label as Classified,
and started working in a studio.
The beat that landed on Jay-Z’s
album began with a reggae song.
Oshunrinde sampled the music
and added her own twist using
computer software.
“It has a lot of bass and a lot of
bounce,” she explained.
She worked on her beat once and
sent it to Travis Scott, a young
rapper and producer from
Houston who met Oshunrinde last
year. He happened to be working
in the studio with Jay-Z when she
sent him her beat.
A few days later, Oshunrinde was
at home with her brother and
sister when her phone buzzed.
“He texted me and said, ‘I’m
about to change your life,”
Oshunrinde said.
When Scott told her that her cut
made it on to Jay-Z’s album, she
thought it was a joke.
“Usually that doesn’t really
happen to 16-year-olds,” the teen
said.
And when she told her mother
the good news, she cried.
Oshunrinde has never met Jay-Z
and, like everyone else, had to
wait for the digital release on July
4 to hear “Crown.”
She just got her passport last
year, and hopes she’ll meet the
rap mogul when she travels to
the usa soon. source: Pakurumo Entertainment

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