INTERVIEW: WondaGurl w/ The Toronto Star
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Jay-Z credits Brampton teen WondaGurl on new album.
Brampton’s Ebony Oshunrinde, 16, created a beat used on “Crown,” a track on Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail.
In the hip hop world, she’s WondaGurl, a budding producerwho created a beat that appears on Magna Carta Holy Grail , Jay-Z’s new album.
At home, in Brampton, she’s Ebony Oshunrinde, a 16-year-old who does her homework before heading to a computer to make beats.
One of those beats has scored her a production credit on “Crown,” a track on the long-awaited new Jay-Z album that was released digitally to a million customers via a free Samsung app beginning Thursday at 12:01 a.m.
“It’s a really good feeling. I want to show young people that they can do it,” said Oshunrinde, who just finished Grade 11 at Chinguacousy Secondary School .
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