Da Internz


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.
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Background

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. The album’s first single, "Move (If You Wanna)", was released in 2008. 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. Life Is Good, by Nas, received a Grammy nomination for best rap album. Tamar Braxton's Love And War earned a Grammy nomination for best urban contemporary album. Love in the Future by John Legend was also Grammy nominated for best R&B album. Lastly, "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj was nominated for best rap song for the 2015 Grammy awards.

Influences

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. They are also avid readers, citing Myles Munroe and Malcolm Gladwell as among their favorite authors.

Production discography

Singles

2009

Mims">Mims (rapper)">Mims - ''Guilt">Guilt (album)">Guilt''

  • 02. "The Skit"
  • 03. "On & On"
  • 04. "Love Rollercoaster"
  • 10. "Makin' Money"
  • 11. "In My Life "
  • 14. "I Do"

2010

[Jesse McCartney] - ''Have It All''

  • 11. "Seasons "

[Justin Bieber] - [My World 2.0]

  • 8. "Eenie Meenie"

2011

[Greyson Chance] - ''[Hold On 'til the Night]''

  • 09. "Stranded"

[Boyz II Men] - ''Twenty">Twenty (Boyz II Men album)">Twenty''

  • 07. "Benefit of a Fool"

2012

[Big Sean] - ''Detroit">Detroit (mixtape)">Detroit''

  • 10. "Sellin' Dreams"

[Nas] - ''Life Is Good">Life Is Good (Nas album)">Life Is Good''

  • 11. "The Don"

2013

Cassie">Cassie (singer)">Cassie - ''[RockaByeBaby]''

  • 02. "Paradise"

Ludacris - ''#IDGAF''

  • 07. "Dancing Dirty"

[The-Dream] - ''[IV Play]''

  • 06. "Where Have You Been"

[Mayer Hawthorne] - ''[Where Does This Door Go]''

  • 02. "Back Seat Lover"

Big Sean - ''[Hall of Fame (Big [Sean album)|Hall Of Fame]]''

  • 08. "Mona Lisa"
  • 10. "MILF"

[John Legend] - ''[Love in the Future]''

  • 04. "Made To Love"

[Tamar Braxton] - ''Love and War">Love and War (Tamar Braxton album)">Love and War''

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

James Arthur">James Arthur (singer)">James Arthur - ''James Arthur">James Arthur (album)">James Arthur''

  • 09. "Suicide"

[Sevyn Streeter] - ''[Call Me Crazy, But...]''

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

2014

JoJo">JoJo (singer)">JoJo - ''#LoveJo">LoveJo">#LoveJo''

[G Herbo] - ''Welcome To Fazoland''

  • 08. "On My Soul"

[Candice Glover] - ''[Music Speaks]''

  • 09. "Coulda Been Me"

[Jennifer Lopez] - ''A.K.A.">A.K.A. (album)">A.K.A.''

;Leftover
  • 00. "Love Line"

[Trey Songz] - ''Trigga">Trigga (album)">Trigga''

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

[Marsha Ambrosius] - ''Friends & Lovers">Friends & Lovers (Marsha Ambrosius album)">Friends & Lovers''

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

Tank">Tank (American singer)">Tank - ''Stronger">Stronger (Tank album)">Stronger''

Big Sean

  • 00. "Jit/Juke"

[Nicki Minaj] - ''[The Pinkprint]''

2015

[Big Sean] - ''[Dark Sky Paradise]''

  • 08. "Stay Down"

[Trey Songz] - ''Intermission">Intermission I & II">Intermission''

  • 02. "Don't Play"

[Ludacris] - ''[Ludaversal]''

  • 02. "Grass Is Always Greener"
  • 07. "Get Lit"

[Sevyn Streeter] - ''[Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1]''

  • 06. "Love in Competition"

[Tamar Braxton] - ''[Calling All Lovers]''

2016

[BJ the Chicago Kid] - ''In My Mind">In My Mind (BJ the Chicago Kid album)">In My Mind''

  • 14. "Falling on My Face"

[Big Sean] & [Jhene Aiko] - ''[TWENTY88]''

  • 02. "Selfish"
  • 04. "Push It"
  • 06. "Talk Show"

[Trap Beckham] - ''Now That's What I Call Music! 59">Now That's What I Call Music! 59 (U.S. series)">Now That's What I Call Music! 59''

  • 22. "Birthday Chick"

[Ro James] - ''Eldorado''

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

Grace - ''FMA''

  • 01. Church On Sunday

[T-Pain]

  • 00. Officially Yours

2017

[Ludacris]

DaniLeigh - Summer with Friends

  • 07. "Lurkin"

[Vic Mensa] - ''The Manuscript">The Manuscript (Vic Mensa EP)">The Manuscript''

  • 03. "Rollin' Like a Stoner"

[Sevyn Streeter] - ''[Girl Disrupted]''

  • 06. "Soon As I Get Home"

[Trap Beckham]

  • 00. "Lil Booties Matter"

[G Herbo] - ''[Humble Beast]''

  • 07. "Man Now"
  • 14. "This n That"

Tank">Tank (American singer)">Tank - ''Savage">Savage (Tank album)">Savage''

  • 07. "Stay Where You Are"