J. Cole, Rapsody, and producer 9th Wonder are three of North Carolinas brightest stars of Hip-Hop. “Sojourner” is a soulful collaboration that appears on 9th Wonder’s Jamla records collective album Jamla Is The Squad II.
“Sojourner” is a true-to-the-essence hip-hop record, with a thumping kick, crisp snare and heartfelt loop that Cole and Rapsody take turns riffing over. 9th Wonder does his best to provide the ideal soundscape for the first collaboration between two of North Carolina’s hottest MCs. It feels like either J Cole or Rapsody could be in the other’s camp, as Dreamville and Jamla both excel at producing thoughtful lyrical exercises over warm, evocative production. “Sojourner,” named after abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Sojourner Truth, is a prime example of their gifts, which are even more potent when meshed.
