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Wondagurl: Ebony Naomi Oshunrinde (Born December 28, 1996)
Wondagurl: Ebony Naomi Oshunrinde (Born December 28, 1996)
Ebony Naomi Oshunrinde was born on December 28, 1996[4] at the Birchmount Hospital in Scarborough,
Ontario, Canada, to Jozie Oshunrinde.[5][6] She lived with her mother in North York and Mississauga before
eventually setting in Brampton.[7] WondaGurl started producing on her keyboard with drum pads at age 9. At
age 15, she entered the 2011 and 2012 Battle of The Beat Makers competition in Toronto, Ontario, where
Canadian record producer Boi-1da was present as one of the guest judges at both years. She won first place in
the latter year, earning herself a trophy and a Roland SH-01 Gaia synthesizer.[8]
WondaGurl became a protégé of Boi-1da shortly after the competition, and around 2013, started to closely
work with American rapper Travis Scott at 16 years old, whom she also signed to years later. She also
garnered one of her first high-profile music placements that same year, with rapper Jay-Z on his twelfth studio
album Magna Carta Holy Grail, working on the track "Crown" with Travis and record producer Mike
Dean.[6] This led to her working with other major artists and producers since then, producing her first Top 40
hit single "Antidote" by Travis Scott in 2015, which was co-produced by Canadian record producer
Eestbound. She would soon after go on to sign Eestbound to a production deal at the time, becoming her first
co-producer.[9] His deal with her later ended around 2016, leaving them to go their separate ways.[10]
In 2018, she was featured in the Music category of Forbes 30 Under 30.[11] She is one of the youngest women
to add production to a platinum-selling hip hop album.[12]
In July 2020, WondaGurl signed a worldwide publishing deal with Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Publishing and
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in conjunction with her own record label and publishing company, Wonderchild
Music.[13]
Discography
Production
2013
08. "Crown"
SZA
2014
2015
Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Rihanna
10. "Freaky"
Travis Scott
2016
07. "Moonwalking"
2017
Big Sean - I Decided
88Glam - 88Glam
2018
05. "Doomsday"
08. "Pray for Me"
JID - DiCaprio 2
Kris Wu - Antares
01. "Antares"
05. "We Alive"
2019
02. "JackBoys"
03. "Gang Gang" (featuring Sheck Wes)
2020
Pop Smoke - Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
Travis Scott
Yung Bans
Remixes
2016
Usher – "No Limit" (G-Mix)
2018
Maroon 5 – "Girls Like You"
Ludwig Göransson - "Killmonger"
References
1. "Wondagurl Interview: Producer Talks Don Toliver and Travis Scott" (http://www.billboard.com/a
rticles/columns/hip-hop/9348666/wondagurl-don-toliver-heaven-or-hell-interview). Billboard.
April 2, 2020.
2. Berry, Peter A. "Wondagurl Speaks On Working With Travis Scott, Lil Uzi & More" (https://www.
xxlmag.com/news/2020/05/wondagurl-interview/). XXL Mag.
3. "Hit Producer WondaGurl Signs Global Co-Publishing Deal With Sony/ATV, Cactus Jack" (http
s://variety.com/2020/music/news/wondagurl-publishing-deal-sony-atv-cactus-jack-123471210
7/). Variety. July 21, 2020.
4. Daniel, George Modokpe (February 27, 2018). "Meet the Nigerian-Canadian WondaGurl
behind hip-hop's loudest beats" (https://glaziang.com/meet-nigerian-canadian-wondagurl-behin
d-hip-hops-loudest-beats/). Glazia. Retrieved January 17, 2019. "Born December 28, 1996 in
Ontario, Canada to Jozie Oshunrinde"
5. "Wondagurl: Already Graduated - NOISEY" (http://noisey.vice.com/blog/wondagurl-interview).
Retrieved 1 July 2016.
6. "16-Year-Old 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' Producer 'Wondagurl' Now Working on Beats for Drake"
(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/16-year-old-magna-carta-604250). The Hollywood
Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
7. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2020/09/17/torontos-ebony-wondagurl-
oshunrinde-looking-to-reveal-her-own-sound.html
8. "WondaGurl (Ebony Oshunrinde)" (http://www.image-line.com/documents/powerusers.php?entr
y_id=1398303138&title=wondagurl-(ebony-oshunrinde)). Retrieved 1 July 2016.
9. "Eestbound Is the Man Behind Travis $cott's "Antidote" and the First Producer Signed to
Wondagurl - NOISEY" (http://noisey.vice.com/blog/a-conversation-with-eestbound-wondagurls-
first-artist). Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. "Eestbound Announces He Is Not Currently Signed To Wondagurl" (https://blog.beatstars.com/
eestbound-announces-not-currently-signed-wondagurl/). June 27, 2017.
11. "WondaGurl" (https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2018/music/wondagurl). Forbes. Retrieved
2019-03-19.
12. "5 poppin' female producers you should know by name in 2018" (https://kulturehub.com/female-
producers-hip-hop/). Kulture Hub. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
13. "Sony/ATV and Cactus Jack Sign WondaGurl to Global Publishing Deal" (https://www.musicco
nnection.com/sony-atv-and-cactus-jack-sign-wondagurl-to-global-publishing-deal/). Music
Connection Magazine. July 21, 2020.
External links
WondaGurl (https://twitter.com/WondaGurlBeats) on Twitter
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