RE-UPI wondered to myself how could Daneja create a follow up to"Dark Waters". The 12 track EP (14 if you count the skit and bonus remix) "Home Is Where The Hate Is" became an instant classic. "Dark Waters" was originally intended to be the nail in coffin for Daneja Mentale. That was to be until a former Warner Brothers-signed artist critisized him for sounding "local". This, resulted in the Red Diamond/Tony Mercedes diss "Local Talent". Mercedes, a former record producer (Duice, Pressha) balked at the fact Daneja used the Friuty Loops music production software for his beats. He also didn't plan to pay for the production until it was re-produced by a professional or another producer. Daneja along with Columbus, Ga. rapper Syko-Rah refused to deal with the ridicule. However they did decide to give Diamond another try. After remixing the track, it was taken to a local recording studio for vocals. After the session Syko was informed after a week that the track couldn't be used on Diamond's debut album "Grimey" (that s*** wasn't coming out anyway). Instead of telling the truth, Diamond claimed that the engineer had to "add" another snare to the mix. This resulted in Daneja severing ties with both Red Diamond and Tony Mercedes. This explains the anger that feuls the vocals on "Local Talent". This became Daneja's best album to date. Without many guest apperences and time length spanning less than a hour, the album proves a point. Four other tracks display a more bitter side of Daneja. You'll hear that bitterness on this album.
Tracks:
- THE HOOD
- LOCAL TALENT
- D-SCHOCCZ'S MESSAGE (skit) (feat. D-Shoccz)
- ONE
- ALL THE WAY
- GROWN MAN S***
- BITTERSWEET SERENADE
- GET WIT U (D-Boi feat. Daneja Mentale)
- LIL' GIRL (Wake Up Mix)
- SOUND DA HORNZ (feat. KD LMR)
- THANK YOU (Home)
- THE STUPIDS
- OUTRO
- LOCAL TALENT (Extended Mix)
PRODUCED BY DANEJA MENTALE
2006 DEF FOR LIFE RECORDS
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