DJ Dahi: Kendrick Lamar’s “Count Me Out” Was Not Originally For “Mr. Morale” Album

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The producer said that he had other plans for "Count Me Out."

At this point, it's no argument that Kendrick Lamar's new album, Mr Morale &The Big Steppers,ย has beenย a massive success. The albumย was theย biggest song on the Billboard Chartย so farย this year, and it has scored Kendrick hisย first career number 1onย the R&B Charts.

Since the massive release, there's been interviews with many of the collaborators who show up on the album.ย DJ Dahi,ย a producer on much of the project, recently did an interview withย Rolling Stoneย and had some interesting things to say, especially about the song "Count Me Out."

According to Dahi, he originally had no intention of putting the song onย Mr. Morale. "It’s funny because originally that piece of music was actually for my album," he said of "Count Me Out." He went on to describe how the song was generated: "That was from a jam session that I had done with my guys, Eli and Danny, Danny McKinney is an incredible guitar player. We were just at the house, jamming out ideas. Originally we had worked on this song idea and I had hired a choir to work on a bunch of ideas that I had for my album. I was like 'I am using this, this s**t is fire.'"

But Kendrick had other ideas for the track. "I sent it to Kendrick, like, 'What do you think?' And he was like, 'Yo, I love it.' He was like, 'This s**t is crazy,' and he started writing to it, and he was like, 'Yo, bro, I think I might need it. This is exactly what I need,'" Dahi recalled. "Just knowing him and his process, it’s like, all right, yeah. Maybe it’s a good thing or bad thing, but I don’t hold on to music. If I trust other artists or what they do creatively, I’ll let things go because it’s more about the messenger."


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Egbodo Benjamin, aka Mr. Benjamins, is a music curator, Project Manager, and Quantity Surveyor with a deep passion for hip-hop culture and creative innovation. Heโ€™s the Founder and CEO of ThisIsHipHopHQ and Metis Vanguard, platforms shaping the future of music and entertainment. A global thinker, heโ€™s a proud member of the International Trade CouncilNIMWorld Economic Forum, and Amnesty International. From curating sound to leading strategy, Mr. Benjamins merges business with culture, creating impact both on and off the mic.

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