Da Internz are an American music production team originating from Chicago and currently based in Los Angeles. The duo is composed of Marcos "Kosine" Palacios and Ernest Tuo Clark. Da Internz describe their sound as "gourmet ratchet", meaning imperfect but excellent.[1]

Da Internz
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresHip hop, R&B, pop
Years active2004–present
MembersMarcos "Kosine" Palacios
Ernest Tuo Clark

Background

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Both men state that they were born to make music. Marcos’ mother started him in piano tuition at six years old. He picked up the saxophone in 5th grade and the drums in 8th grade.

The team came together in 2004 when Palacios was a student at Columbia College Chicago and Clark was working for Conquer Records in management and A&R. Upon graduation in 2006, Palacios was hired at Columbia as a professor of hip-hop beat making. He held this position for two and a half years.

The team has worked in several genres including hip-hop, pop and neo soul. They had their first major break in 2009 with Mims’ sophomore album, Guilt. The two served as co-executive producers for the project, where they had seven songs.[2] The album’s first single, "Move (If You Wanna)", was released in 2008.[3] Da Internz received ASCAP awards in 2013 for producing "Dance (Ass)" by Big Sean and "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna, two of their biggest songs. In addition to the ASCAP awards, Da Internz has had several Grammy nominations. My World 2.0 received a Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album in 2011.[4] Life Is Good, by Nas, received a Grammy nomination for best rap album.[5] Tamar Braxton's Love And War earned a Grammy nomination for best urban contemporary album.[6] Love in the Future by John Legend was also Grammy nominated for best R&B album.[7] Lastly, "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj was nominated for best rap song for the 2015 Grammy awards.[8]

Influences

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They cite Prince, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Gerald Albright, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus and Michael Jackson as musical influences.[1] They are also avid readers, citing Myles Munroe and Malcolm Gladwell as among their favorite authors.

Production discography

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Singles

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2009

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  • 02. "The Skit"
  • 03. "On & On"
  • 04. "Love Rollercoaster" (feat. LeToya Luckett)
  • 10. "Makin' Money"
  • 11. "In My Life (Why Oh Why)"
  • 14. "I Do" (feat. Nice & Smooth)

2010

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Jesse McCartney - Have It All

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  • 11. "Seasons (My Love Will Never Change)"
  • 8. "Eenie Meenie" (Writing Credit)

2011

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  • 09. "Stranded"
  • 07. (Disc One) "Benefit of a Fool"

2012

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2013

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Ludacris - #IDGAF

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  • 07. "Dancing Dirty" (feat. Chris Brown)
  • 06. "Where Have You Been" (feat. Kelly Rowland) (produced with The-Dream and Miykal Snoddy)
  • 02. "Back Seat Lover" (Produced with Mayer Hawthorne)
  • 08. "Mona Lisa"
  • 10. "MILF" (feat. Juicy J and Nicki Minaj)
  • 02. "Tip Toe"
  • 07. "She Did That"
  • 09. "Suicide"
  • 03. "Sex on the Ceilling"
  • 05. "B.A.N.S."

2014

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G Herbo - Welcome To Fazoland

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Leftover
  • 13. "Change Your Mind"
  • 15. "Love Around The World"
  • 19. "Serial"
  • 02. "So Good"
  • 04. "69"
  • 06. "How Much More (Interlude)"
  • 11. "Kiss & Fuck (Interlude)"
  • 15. "OMG I Miss You"
  • 10. "If That's What It Takes"

Big Sean

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  • 00. "Jit/Juke" (produced with Nate Fox and L&F)

2015

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  • 08. "Stay Down" (produced with L&F)
  • 02. "Don't Play"
  • 02. "Grass Is Always Greener"
  • 07. "Get Lit" (produced with Lil Ronnie)
  • 06. "Love in Competition"

2016

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  • 14. "Falling on My Face" (produced with Aaron Michael Cox)
  • 02. "Selfish" (produced with Flippa)
  • 04. "Push It" (produced with Flippa)
  • 06. "Talk Show" (produced with Flippa)
  • 22. "Birthday Chick"

Ro James - Eldorado

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  • 03. "Burn Slow"
  • 13. "Eldorado"

Grace - FMA

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  • 01. Church On Sunday
  • 00. Officially Yours

2017

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DaniLeigh - Summer with Friends

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  • 07. "Lurkin"
  • 06. "Soon As I Get Home"
  • 00. "Lil Booties Matter"
  • 07. "Stay Where You Are"

References

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  1. ^ a b Goldberg, Max (9 September 2013). "Interview: Da Internz Talk About Success with Big Sean, Going to Hawaii with Kanye West, and Texting with Miley Cyrus". Complex. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Guilt - MIMS Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ "MIMS". Starpulse. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ Papadatos, M. "2011 Grammy Award Nominees: Best Pop Vocal Album". Suite. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ Markman, R. "Nas Will Be Grammy 'Greatness,' If You Ask Da Internz". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Who got nominated for Grammy Awards?". USATODAY. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Genius annotation". Genius. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ Alexis, N. (December 5, 2014). "Check Out The Hip-Hop Nominees For 2015 Grammy Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Exclusive: Jennifer Lopez Talks Chris Brown, Maxwell Duet, & Christmas Album".
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