"[The first record I ever bought] was either 'The Harder They Come' or 'Superfly' soundtracks. I asked my mom to get them for me after seeing the films. No joke, you can ask her. But the first record I went to the store and bought myself was probably a P-Funk record.
Honestly speaking, many Afro-Americans don’t know enough about 'the funk' that exists outside of the 50 states. Myself included. Which is why music from other countries and specifically from the African Diaspora is of great interest/inspiration to me.
I am proud of the figurative, literal and pre-verbal 'mix' that is the United States of America…people spend too much time debating which elements of 'the mix' are more/less important.
I create my music from my heart in the tradition of personal expression. This is a human necessity that I feel links all people and all artists."
ABOUT DJINJI
Bronx native Djinji Brown grew up traveling the world with his father, avant-garde saxophonist and ethnomusicologist Marion Brown. At the same time, his everyday life in the Bronx exposed Brown to all aspects of hip-hop culture, from music to graffiti to break dancing.
Throughout his career, Brown has been intrigued with everything from hard rock (as the front man for New York hardcore band Absolution) to hip-hop (as apprentice to Public Enemy producer Eric ‘Vietnam' Sadler). His first major production gig was the debut album for famed freestyle MC Supernatural. He also has worked with the Jungle Brothers, David Byrne, and a variety of underground rappers and poets.
In the fall of 2002, Brown released his debut album, Sirround Sound, through Seven Heads Entertainment. An eclectic mix of hip-hop, Afro, Latin, Caribbean, Dub, House, and Drum 'n Bass influences, the album is a throwback to the days of early hip-hop parks jams in the 1970s.
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