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Da Internz are a production team originating from Chicago, Illinois. 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]

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Da Internz
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Hip hop, R&B, pop
Years active	2004–present
Members	Marcos "Kosine" Palacios Ernest Tuo Clark

Background

Both men state that they were born to make music. Marcos’ mother put him in piano at six years old. He picked up the saxophone in 5th grade and then the drums in 8th. This duo is from Chicago but is currently based out of Los Angeles, California. Their sound can be found across many genres like hip-hop, pop and neo soul.

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

The team 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] Kos and Tuo, as they are known, received ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) awards in 2013 for producing, "A$$" 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

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] In addition to this, Kos and Tuo, are avid readers. Dr. Myles Munroe and Malcolm Gladwell are among their favorite authors.

Production discography

Singles

• 2009: "Move (If You Wanna)" (MIMS)
• 2010: "Waiting Outside the Lines" (Greyson Chance)
• 2011: "Benefit of a Fool" (Boyz II Men)
• 2011: "Birthday Cake" (Rihanna)
• 2011: "Dance (A$$)" (Big Sean)
• 2012: "The Don" (Nas)
• 2012: "Marry Go Round" (Nelly featuring Chris Brown)
• 2012: "Mona Lisa" (Big Sean)
• 2012: "88" (Diggy Simmons)
• 2013: "I Would" (Justin Bieber)
• 2013: "Paradise" (Cassie featuring Wiz Khalifa)
• 2014: "Anaconda" (Nicki Minaj)
• 2014: "Good Lovin" (Ludacris)
• 2015: "If I Don't Have You" (Tamar Braxton)

2009

Mims - Guilt

• 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

Jesse McCartney - Have It All

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

Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

• 8. "Eenie Meenie" (Writing Credit)

2011

Greyson Chance - Hold On 'til the Night

• 09. "Stranded"

Boyz II Men - Twenty

• 07. (Disc One) "Benefit of a Fool"

2012

Big Sean - Detroit

• 10. "Sellin' Dreams" (feat. Chris Brown)

Nas - Life Is Good

• 11. "The Don" (produced with Heavy D & Salaam Remi)

2013

Cassie - RockaByeBaby

• 02. "Paradise" (feat. Wiz Khalifa)

Ludacris - #IDGAF

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

The-Dream - IV Play

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

Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go

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

Big Sean - Hall Of Fame

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

John Legend - Love in the Future

• 04. "Made To Love" (feat. Kimbra) (produced with Dave Tozer, Nana Kwabena, and Kanye West)

Tamar Braxton - Love and War

• 02. "Tip Toe"
• 07. "She Did That"

James Arthur - James Arthur

• 09. "Suicide"

Sevyn Streeter - Call Me Crazy, But...

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

2014

JoJo - #LoveJo

• 01. "Intro"
• 02. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
• 03. "Take Me Home"

G Herbo - Welcome To Fazoland

• 08. "On My Soul" (feat. Lil Reese)

Candice Glover - Music Speaks

• 09. "Coulda Been Me" (produced with Darkchild and Hot Sauce)

Jennifer Lopez - A.K.A.

Leftover

• 00. "Love Line" (feat. Robin Thicke & Wiz Khalifa)[9]

Trey Songz - Trigga

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

Marsha Ambrosius - Friends & Lovers

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

Tank - Stronger

• 10. "If That's What It Takes"

Big Sean

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

Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint

• 12. "Anaconda"

2015

Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

• 08. "Stay Down" (produced with L&F)

Trey Songz - Intermission

• 02. "Don't Play"

Ludacris - Ludaversal

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

Sevyn Streeter - Shoulda Been There, Pt. 1

• 06. "Love in Competition"

Tamar Braxton - Calling All Lovers

• 07. "If I Don't Have You"
• 17. "A.S.A.P." (produced with Snoddy)

2016

BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind

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

Big Sean & Jhene Aiko - TWENTY88

• 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

• 22. "Birthday Chick"

Ro James - Eldorado

• 03. "Burn Slow"
• 13. "Eldorado"

Grace - FMA

• 01. Church On Sunday

T-Pain

• 00. Officially Yours

2017

Ludacris

• 00. "Vitamin D" (feat. Ty Dolla Sign)

DaniLeigh - Summer with Friends

• 07. "Lurkin"

Vic Mensa - The Manuscript

• 03. "Rollin' Like a Stoner" (produced with Rance of 1500 or Nothin')

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" (feat. Jeremih & Lil Yachty)

Tank - Savage

• 07. "Stay Where You Are"

References

External links

• Da Internz at AllMusic
• Da Internz discography at Discogs
• Da Internz on Facebook
• Da Internz on Twitter

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