Da Internz

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.
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. The album’s first single, "Move, If You Wanna", was released in 2008. Kos and Tuo, as they are known, received ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) awards in 2013 for producing, "A$$" by Big Sean and "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna, two of their biggest songs. In addition to the ASCAP awards, Da Internz has had several Grammy nominations. My World 2.0 received a Grammy nomination for best pop vocal album in 2011. Life Is Good, by Nas, received a Grammy nomination for best rap album. Tamar Braxton's Love And War earned a Grammy nomination for best urban contemporary album. Love in the Future by John Legend was also Grammy nominated for best R&B album. Lastly, "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj, was nominated for best rap song for the 2015 Grammy awards.
Influences
They cite, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Gerald Albright, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus and Michael Jackson as musical influences. In addition to this, Kos and Tuo, are avid readers. Dr. Myles Munroe and Malcolm Gladwell are among their favorite authors.
Production discography
Singles
2009: "Move (If You Wanna)" (MIMS)
2010: "Waiting Outside the Lines" (Greyson Chance)
2011: "Benefit of a Fool" (Boyz II Men)
2011: "Birthday Cake" (Rihanna)
2011: "Dance (A$$)" (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)
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
American hip hop record producers
Musical duos from Illinois
Record production duos
Songwriting teams
Midwest hip hop groups
Musical groups from Chicago
African-American musical groups
Production discographies
Record producers from Illinois