DJ Dahi


Dacoury Dahi Natche, professionally known as DJ Dahi, is an American DJ, songwriter, record producer and singer from Inglewood, California. Dahi is perhaps best known for producing "Worst Behavior" by Canadian rapper Drake, as well as American rapper Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed album cut "Money Trees", which features Lamar's label-mate Jay Rock. Dahi has also produced several tracks for various artists such as Dr. Dre, Lily Allen, Freddie Gibbs, Dom Kennedy, Lupe Fiasco, Vince Staples, Mac Miller, Ty Dolla Sign, Pac Div, Travis Scott, Vic Mensa, Little Simz, Casey Veggies, Smoke DZA, Big Sean, Tinashe, Logic, Big K.R.I.T., and 21 Savage among others. Aside from his solo production career, Dahi is also a member of production team D.R.U.G.S., alongside Chordz 3D, Buddah Shampoo, Nate 3D, James Koo, Fuego and Ty Dolla Sign.

Musical career

DJ Dahi got his start in music working as a disc jockey while he was attending the University of California, Santa Cruz. He begun getting a buzz producing for local Los Angeles-based rappers such as Pac Div, TiRon, and Fashawn. His first big placement would be "My Type of Party," a single by Dom Kennedy's from his mixtape, The Yellow Album. "My Type of Party" featured "laid cloudy layers of synth haze over wonky, synthetic drums." In 2012, he also produced Schoolboy Q's "Sexting," and then his most known production, "Money Trees" from Kendrick Lamar's platinum album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. In 2013, he produced "Hell of a Night" by Schoolboy Q and "Worst Behavior" by Drake that charted at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Money Trees", which samples "Silver Soul" by indie rock band Beach House, was named the ninth best instrumental of the previous five years, by Complex on September 3, 2013. Also later in September 2013, Complex named him the ninth best hip hop producer at the moment. Recently he has had recording sessions with Lecrae, Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., Jazmine Sullivan and Elle Varner among others. In 2015 he co-produced three tracks on '' album by Dr. Dre.

Production discography

Singles produced

Other songs

;Rob Rush – Childhood Hero
;Jern Eye – Vision
;Ayomari – The PB & J Solution
;TiRon – MSTRD
;Pac Div – Don't Mention It
;Iggy Azalea – Ignorant Art
;Pac Div – Mania
;Pac Div – The Div
;TiRon & Ayomari – A Sucker For Pumps
;Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album
;Fashawn – Champagne & Styrofoam Cups
;Freddie Gibbs – Baby Face Killa
;GrandeMarshall – 800
;Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
;Mac Miller – Dog Pound
;Pac Div – GMB
;Schoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions
;Skeme – Alive And Living
;Smoke DZA – K.O.N.Y.
;Various artists – The Cafeteria Line Presents: HNGRY
;Casey Veggies – Life Changes
;KRNDN – Everything's Nothing
;Kris Kasanova – 24K
;Nacho Picasso – High & Mighty
;Nipsey Hussle – Crenshaw
;Rich Kidd – In My Opinion
;Spenzo – In Spenzo We Trust
;Travis Scott – Owl Pharaoh
;Vic Mensa – INNANETAPE
;Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
;Lily Allen – Sheezus
;Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
;Smoke DZA – Dream.ZONE.Achieve
;SZA – Z
;Ab-Soul – These Days...
; Travis Scott – Days Before Rodeo
; Mick Jenkins – The Waters|The Water
; Tinashe – Aquarius
; Logic – Under Pressure
; Big K.R.I.T. – Cadillactica
; Maejor – Spirit
; Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show
; Lupe Fiasco – Tetsuo & Youth
; Kid Ink – Full Speed
; Big Sean – Dark Sky Paradise
; Madonna – Rebel Heart
; Tinashe – Amethyst
; Wale – The Album About Nothing
; Dom Kennedy – By Dom Kennedy
; Vince Staples – Summertime '06
; Dr. Dre – Compton
; Travis Scott – Rodeo
;Mac Miller –
; Kelela – Hallucinogen
; Joe Budden – All Love Lost
; Raleigh Ritchie – You're a Man Now, Boy
;Drake – Views
;Mac Miller – The Divine Feminine
;Banks – The Altar
;Denzel Curry – Imperial
;Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
;Kendrick Lamar – Damn
;Lecrae – All Things Work Together
;Big Sean – I Decided
;Jesse Boykins III – ’’Bartholomew’’
;Various artists – Black Panther
;Denzel Curry – Ta13oo
;Mac Miller – Swimming
;Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
;YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy