Ebony, known also as Wondagurl, got the call from Jay Z after meeting one of his friends who passed her beat to the rap mogul. Ebony is credited as a producer in one of Jay Z's songs titled 'Crown' in the new album.
The 12th grader said “It’s a really good feeling. I want to show young people that they can do it.”. Read her inspiring story after the cut...
Her story
is inspiring and impressive: after watching a video of Jay-Z
and Timbaland working in the studio together at age 9, she began to
download music software and teach herself how to use it by watching
YouTube tutorials. "I wanted to do the exact same thing that [Jay-Z]
did," she recently told the Star.
When she was 14, she made it to the quarter-finals of Toronto's Battle
of the Beatmakers. She won the title the following year,
because she is incredible, and went on to sign an exclusive management
deal with Black Box.
According
to Ian Stanger, a representative with Black Box, "It’s amazing to see
somebody with that much talent working as hard as she can to make the
most of it at such a young age. It’s her work that people should be
paying attention to, not the fact that’s she 16."
And her
work is exactly what people have started to pay attention to. Earlier
this year, Oshunrinde sent the beat to her friend Travis Scott, a young
rapper and producer. He happened to be in the studio with Jay-Z when he
received it - and when he told her that the cut had made it to the
album, she thought he was joking.
"Usually that kind of thing doesn't happen to 16-year-olds," she explains. No, Ebony, it usually does not.
126 comments:
Good for her
All the best dearie
Ha Linda!!!! ...to 'produced' a track???
thats wonderful.. Naija is Really Moving. Kudos!!!........Date a Millionaire In Nigeria, Sugar Mummy and Daddy, Rich Kids and Meet A Millionaire Friend Today
Proudly Africa.....Proudly Nigerian.....Proudly Black
What a feat at such an age, nice one!
So hapi 4 her......waiting 4 ma tym 2 prove my slf
everything is earnable. Skill exceeds certifications.
Fine gal..immaculate teeth
Wow! Cool, Happy for U! next tin is for U to come look for me Boo :)
U need a Man...
Nice job Girl....
Proud of u gal!!
Crown,BBC,Somewhere In America and Nickels & Dimes are my best tracks on MCHG. Wondagurl Is on her way to becoming the next Timbo,Swizzy,Hit-boy,Mike Will,Just Blaze,40 and all the other terrific producers out there. Bless ur heart cos Somewhere In America Miley Cyrus Is Still Twerking!
Wow congrats to her
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Hmmm! Finally, nigerians r really moving ds world silently. Congtrats babe.
Linda GBAGAUN
Awwwnnn lucky her
To produced? Linda you're an English graduate. Wazaldis gbagaun.
Go gurl!
Gud start for her. I wish her all d best.
Wow, nice...naw she go dey swim 4 money oooo....liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.................news don finish? 2dai dry o 4 dis ur blog. Abeg wen ur coming back 4rm all dese ur journey, snap pics nd send 2 us not only news bout oda celebs or pple buh we also want news nd pics bout u @ least 4rm time 2 time
@16 hmmm. That's d saying that what ever u think u can make it happen if you believe. Happy for you gal. D sky is actually ur starting point
Oshunrinde gave it away right? So where does it say she is Nigerian? Did she say so? The girl doesn't even have a passport. She has never been out of Canada. I know a girl called Nneka. Guess what? She is Jamaican. You must have heard of Sola Ama the singer. No where near Nigerian. Why do you make silly assumptions just from a name. Even if her parents are Nigerians, has it occurred to you that she might want to be identified as Canadian?
Dis is an inspiration....go girl!!!
Linda i heard about this chick she is a tight producer but its funny becos wat donjazzy couldn't do wen jigga asked him to drop tight beats for his watch the throne album nigga couldn't do shit here we have a 16years old girl make mad hits i will be damned
So so nice! Maybe she can get on Roc Nation and eventually be a Kanye. Go girl!
I jus dunno....
anything related to JayZ....
I am not just interested.
Bia linda wats wrong with u na.ur gbagaun is becoming unbearable oh.first was most beautiful girl in nigerian nw dis' to produced a track'.pls dnt mk dis blog xplode oh.it rily gat me lafn tho
Oshunrinde sound Nigerian,is she canadian nigerian or wot,dats cool doe
Wow.....such a hardworking young girl....Nigerians are doing great and are making us proud all over the world....I'm so happy for her.
Sum of her mates in nigeria are already warming up to become runz girls aka professional prostitutes hardwork surely pays...thumbs up dear
hard work pays congrats my baby girl
Wow! This is historical... Ride on baby and let them know that nothing is impossible if u believe...
Beware of Iyanya.
Nice, can wait to get my ears on the said to be released track.
that is some serious rep right there
Mama mia. Linda. No kill us naw. "to produced a track" bawo
thats a wonderful NAIJA doing us proud
OMG.. I'm so thrilled.. Nice 1 gurl.. Don't do drugz tho ~MEEMAH says so~
Linda, you need an editor ASAP.
I'm a mass comm graduate, well qualified for d job.
:)
-DatLinda'sSister-
Hahaaaa, first to comment..she's blessed and teejay says so
She Is definitely a tomboy! Good work,keep it up.
Chei! D gurl haf blo pieces...
So make I de cry abi?next pls
This one that looks like a boy! Is Jay Z the devil worshiper she went to do collaboration with....,,mtchewww
I am really happy for her, and she is very beautiful
Your last comment to this young talented girl says a lot about you, Linda. Hian.
How much did you get paid? Don't get carried away by the hype and forget to ask for your money! Jay-Z can be shrewd when you talking money. He will make tens on millions from this project...a word is enough for the wise.
Wonderful
Linda y did dey say ure in d building @d miss Nigeria venue? Thot ure in Dallas ni?
~D great anonymous!
Nice,and she is prety.it good using one brain..not everyone know,but hardwork do pay.she has got her reward.
Linda uv bin gbagauning since o, wetin dey hapn na? Lol!
Wow! That's commendable. Thumbs up girl!
I read about her that awesome being focused at such a young age.
Woww.. Thats hugeeee!! good for her
You go girl, now that is what i call talent. Unlike no talents like wizkid, inyanya, d'banj and co, also wizkid you see what education can do? Not by showing up and being obnoxious, pompous, self-centered and arrognant. Ebony you make us girls proud.
thats a gud one..
,
Shes on top of her game now..
Wooooo so api for her..rock on ebony
You go girl. ....progidy indeed.
good one
way to go girl. hip hop culture taking over the world
Naija blood flow.Made in Naija
congrats
Jay Z is an agent of satan, nothing good can come of him. He only wants to use the gurl in winning more souls for the devil. Be warned.
Thats a gud one
good work girl, small time 5years go compose for am.......visit for more gist and aproko things! #winks# jecintauyo.blogspot.com
Lucky her, see me way dey write song since my jss nobody notice me now I don finish University still dey write my song hoping for sm1 to notice me. Sis Linda u never hear about Asiana airways wey crash? Two people dead while the remaining 200 nd some thing secured. LINCHUK.
U guyz shud tink b4 writin...hw did she make u proud.na Ur pikin?She will b doin her tin while u'll b dere drinkin garri.Of wat use wil she b 2 u.bera tink of ur self nd wish her d best. *Fabulous*
That's very encouraging to people in all, especially those in d creative fields like me...anything is possible as long as u put ur heart n soul 2 it. Age is no limitation 2.
More grease 2 ur elbow, babe
Every day jay z and Kanye west. Linda its like u want To have what kim and b r having. Rubbish #d..k
Nice one! More grace.
Nice one! More grace.
Nice one! More grace.
Lmao oloshi come look for u as per who?
Bad belle go kill u o,
Has jayz invited u 2 worship in hz temple before? Until then dnt say wat u cnt substantiate wt facts
I'm so happy for her....
Song of d year. HOLD SOMETHING by RAIN ft TOUBEY http://t.co/sP8G0L0A6N
well well well
so no one can even advice dis litle gal dat she's heading for her doom(dHse d hip pop way, for ur own gud serve d Almighty also take note hell is as real as dis world, if fame is wat u need u've goten it. Serve ur maker. Free fallin
u go fear as naija ppl dey form familiarity nahhh
Linda as one of d sponsors of this Miss Nigeria, u need 2 be informed that we suspect fowl play!haba! Bassey suppose win something na.
Ur d righteous one abi? Bitch
Ur d righteous one abi? Bitch
In line with the Naija argument in the case of the Adebowale and Adebolaja murder of a soldier in UK, it is pertinent to state"SHE IS NOT A NIGERIAN,SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO NIGERIA IN HER LIFE OOOH!
Em beg u? See fow ooo
Anon 9:16 is a typical example of a bloody famzer who despite d fact dt he/she is able bodied can't boast of 15k in d acct yet hates on odas doin big things cos I see no reason y u av 2 bring in wizkid or d'banj or inyanya in2 dis...congrats 2 d babe hardwork does pay off...Nigerians stop saying 9ja blood,made in 9ja or sumfin equally silly y'all can jes wish her instead of famzing her success cos 4 all u know she myt claim 2 be Canadian 2 d bone en not interested in 9ja jes saying tho
I love that diamond supply baseball tee. She's so cool in it
I'm happy for her.
Not Dbanj, a 16 year old...Good for igbos
No one in western blogs is mentioning that she is Canadian of Nigeria origin.But when bad things happed they will say they are originally from Nigeria
Its not fair
Is it only me? The girl is weird mc look a like "let's-be-honest"
Go najia! Go naija!! Go naija!!!
Nor go learn work or go skool.. Dey look for gal..... Lazy bones..
Don't mind linda,if she throw bomb like dat and u correct her,she go edit am,post ur comment....and make u look like a fool....hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
Naija ppl..we only associate ourselves with good things..it was on dis same blog that u ppl denied the dude that killed someone in London recently saying he's British nd not Nigerian..just because dis girl is of Nigerian decent doesn't mean she's Nigerian too na..stop famzing the girl..eyin werey
Na dat 1 u see..mumu..dey there dey judge.
She aint a Nigerian.stfu
Laughing so hard...LIB readers, una no go kill person with all una comments. Love to read every comment posted on every story n dey do make my day. Linda pls take note of d *gbagaun* ishs n congrats to d young girl.
You are a goat! She's 16 you idiot!
She should becareful of not joining any satanic church,,as it is common over there.....
da sky z ur l¡Mit @ Eb0ny. K¡P t up luv ur talent gurl
4 real.
U r mad for saying dat, u probably dnt even knw dat jazzy dropd a tight beat on watch the thrown album...punk head...check the track lift off..it was don jazzy dat produced it...punk head..
Pervert!!!!
The guy dat took a shot a donjazzy... U r a dullard
The guy that dissd iyanya wizkid n co... U are a big dullard.
And finally, congrats to the girl... Preety smile... But if smth goes wrong, the same people hailing u 'll b d same people dissn u. Keep ur head up
And dbanj couldn't do 1 single song with yeezy. Funny thing is this girl's beat may not work in naija, our beat must have gbam gbam jigi to sell here
Proudly Nigerian
She wasn't credited with producing the song. That honour was given to Travis Scott on the album. That's so fucked up. Kmt
I bet her daddy has all the passports of the world she looks just like him
I just heard the song Crown,the beat is so dope..
hard work really pays. Thumbs up to her.
Hope he won't lure her into illuminati? (˘̯˘ )(˘˘̯)(˘̯˘ ) #my tots
#tartina
anon 3:00am, this is called constructive criticism, am not hating but giving the facts. By the way stop being ignorant, who told you that everyone that gives an opinion is less fortunate. Why is it because i called out wizkid? You see how dumb you sound and childish, must i be broke to talk about the rich? Don't worry wizkid won't come and hug you for defending him. sycophant!!!!!!
Let God judge Jay..but till then,SHUT d FUCK UP
I bet ur girl calls u boo,its the short form of oloriboo if u dnt know.dodoyo
Jackie what rubbish did u type?
Yea ur time ba? Talk some more about it it will happen yea? Ma lo wa Jan shee kan
hes tryin to come 2 nigeria nd sell us to his master.....wnt work....ogun kill you@jay-z
a yes 4 me!!! 9ja's r coming up ooo putting our names in world & national records..........9c 1.
i ignored you the first time but now you need a reply. mostly peasants speak the way you do so it wasnt out of place for him to assume you are one. Your mentality also proves you not only got half baked education but you're overly inexposed. You need to get a life. Appreciate yours, the girl is NOT Nigerian. Hardwork does pay and Wizkid and the likes have worked hard to get to where they are. Get an education or get off this blog. bloody ninnyhammer.
Isit my eyes or does she luk lyk wierd mc!?!
And now Linda you've edited it wrong.....its meant to be; JayZ picked to produce n not d way yu wrote it......tank me later, winks!.....post ma comment ooh!
WOW im happy for her ooo
WOW im happy for her oooo
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