The 9th Ward

Gangster rapper 9th Ward may be named after the most famous ward in all of New Orleans, but he grew up living all over the city, or at least anywhere that had a project or ghetto. Turning this hard life into rhymes came naturally, but he never took it seriously till Hurricane Katrina came along and decimated his city. Relocated to Atlanta, 9th Ward began seriously using and practicing on the recording equipment he bought back home. He signed up for every open-mike night he could and was handing out demos to anyone who would take them. Luckily, one was handed to producer Nitti,...