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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Singles edit

2009 edit

Mims - Guilt edit

  • 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 edit

Jesse McCartney - Have It All edit

  • 11. "Seasons (My Love Will Never Change)"

Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 edit

  • 8. "Eenie Meenie" (Writing Credit)

2011 edit

Greyson Chance - Hold On 'til the Night edit

  • 09. "Stranded"

Boyz II Men - Twenty edit

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

2012 edit

Big Sean - Detroit edit

Nas - Life Is Good edit

2013 edit

Cassie - RockaByeBaby edit

Ludacris - #IDGAF edit

  • 07. "Dancing Dirty" (feat. Chris Brown)

The-Dream - IV Play edit

  • 06. "Where Have You Been" (feat. Kelly Rowland) (produced with The-Dream and Miykal Snoddy)

Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go edit

  • 02. "Back Seat Lover" (Produced with Mayer Hawthorne)

Big Sean - Hall Of Fame edit

  • 08. "Mona Lisa"
  • 10. "MILF" (feat. Juicy J and Nicki Minaj)

John Legend - Love in the Future edit

Tamar Braxton - Love and War edit

  • 02. "Tip Toe"
  • 07. "She Did That"

James Arthur - James Arthur edit

  • 09. "Suicide"

Sevyn Streeter - Call Me Crazy, But... edit

  • 03. "Sex on the Ceilling"
  • 05. "B.A.N.S."

2014 edit

JoJo - #LoveJo edit

G Herbo - Welcome To Fazoland edit

Candice Glover - Music Speaks edit

Jennifer Lopez - A.K.A. edit

Leftover

Trey Songz - Trigga edit

  • 13. "Change Your Mind"
  • 15. "Love Around The World"
  • 19. "Serial"

Marsha Ambrosius - Friends & Lovers edit

  • 02. "So Good"
  • 04. "69"
  • 06. "How Much More (Interlude)"
  • 11. "Kiss & Fuck (Interlude)"
  • 15. "OMG I Miss You"

Tank - Stronger edit

  • 10. "If That's What It Takes"

Big Sean edit

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

Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint edit

2015 edit

Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise edit

  • 08. "Stay Down" (produced with L&F)

Trey Songz - Intermission edit

  • 02. "Don't Play"

Ludacris - Ludaversal edit

  • 02. "Grass Is Always Greener"
  • 07. "Get Lit" (produced with Lil Ronnie)

Sevyn Streeter - Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1 edit

  • 06. "Love in Competition"

Tamar Braxton - Calling All Lovers edit

2016 edit

BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind edit

  • 14. "Falling on My Face" (produced with Aaron Michael Cox)

Big Sean & Jhene Aiko - TWENTY88 edit

  • 02. "Selfish" (produced with Flippa)
  • 04. "Push It" (produced with Flippa)
  • 06. "Talk Show" (produced with Flippa)

Trap Beckham - Now That's What I Call Music! 59 edit

  • 22. "Birthday Chick"

Ro James - Eldorado edit

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

Grace - FMA edit

  • 01. Church On Sunday

T-Pain edit

  • 00. Officially Yours

2017 edit

Ludacris edit

DaniLeigh - Summer with Friends edit

  • 07. "Lurkin"

Vic Mensa - The Manuscript edit

Sevyn Streeter - Girl Disrupted edit

  • 06. "Soon As I Get Home"

Trap Beckham edit

  • 00. "Lil Booties Matter"

G Herbo - Humble Beast edit

Tank - Savage edit

  • 07. "Stay Where You Are"

References edit

  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. 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. 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. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Exclusive: Jennifer Lopez Talks Chris Brown, Maxwell Duet, & Christmas Album".

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