Check out this Danja interview from allhiphop:
****AllHipHop.com: The first time that it really became apparent that you were this sonic visionary was The Game’s “Put You onto Game.” Tell me what that record did for you not only in terms of allowing your art to flow out there, but in terms of name recognition and people recognizing what you’re about?
Danjahandz: I added my element. I added the piano and I added a lot of little stuff flying around. But the initial [hums bassline] - that is Tim. He played it; he knew what he had loaded it up, and it was history from there. That’s how we do; I might come with something he add to it, he come with something I add to it. Don’t get me wrong, I had something crazy for Game that actually didn’t make the album, didn’t get used, but that particular track was [mostly from] Tim, and I sprinkled my little whatever over top of it.****
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Definitely a good read on Danja. He seems like a humble cat who doesn't hold on to the past buts rather focuses on the present with no ill will surrounding him. There's always the on going arguement that Danja does all the beats he and Tim are credited for while Tim just puts his name on it cuz it's Tim. Unless Tim and Danja have been lying about it in their interviews when asked about each other, which I doubt, I have to disagree with that theory. I think they feed off each other and go back and forth adding sounds here and there. Danja said the exact same thing about the creation of Justin's "My Love" as he's saying about The Game track. Plus if Danja didn't feel like he was getting a fair share then why stay with Tim for the last 6 years?
What's your opinion on it? Props to NuffCeD for the link.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Danja Interview
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"Danja said the exact same thing about the creation of Justin's "My Love" as he's saying about The Game track."
ReplyDeleteExcept that Danja came up with the entire foundation of "My Love", not Tim...or so it's been said multiple times.
"if Danja didn't feel like he was getting a fair share then why stay with Tim for the last 6 years?"
ReplyDeleteCause it's still better than nothing at all.Plus, he could learn from Tim. wouldn't that make you stay?
Yeah, the bulk of "My Love" was done by Danja, so I wouldn't say that's the exact same thing at all.
ReplyDeleteWhat I've always loved about Danja is how he never gets cocky or arrogant like a lot of the other big-time producers out there. It shows that you don't need to big yourself up in order to get noticed, and a lot of people need to start realising that.
It's cool he mentioned Rodney Jerkins, because a couple of Danja joints reminded me heavily of Darkchild. Katharine McPhee's "Love story" and Nikki Flores' "Beautiful boy" have a Darkchild vibe about 'em. I thought I was goin' crazy 'cos I'd be like "This sounds a lil' like a Rodney joint!" :P
ReplyDeleteI like reading Danja's interviews though. I like how he comes across.
The way I see it with the Danja and Tim, is that we all know what that guy inputs into songs and the influence he has and I think that's what matters. It's no secret. We know that any sense of melody a track has is probably down to Danja. That any piano you hear on a track, it's Danja. Any live drums you hear, it's Danja. The 80's, euro pop vibe on "Loose" and "FutureSex/LoveSOunds" was probably an influence of Danja.
Tim has never claimed to have done everything himself and the album inlays along with the beats speak for themselves.