Influential grime producer Rodney Value, higher often called Terror Danjah, died yesterday, a label consultant has confirmed. Beloved for his tactile beats and cartoonish, neon-lined prospers, the East Londoner was a number one producer of his technology and a grime lynchpin, releasing on Hyperdub and Planet Mu and thru his personal label, Hardrive. No age or reason for loss of life have been instantly out there.
Born in Forest Gate to Jamaican dad and mom, Value obtained his break DJing jungle raves within the Nineties earlier than turning his consideration to music manufacturing. He joined N.A.S.T.Y. Crew—the vaunted grime collective that includes Kano and D Double E—earlier than embarking on a prolific sequence of tasks culminating in Hardrive, the landmark mixtape that gave his label its title. Between standalone releases on Hyperdub and Planet Mu, he lent productions tinged with the reggae and soul of his childhood to an more and more various pool of artists, from Wiley to Kelela and IAMDDB; in 2014, he collaborated on a single with Four Tet. He’s credited, alongside DaVinChe and Scratcha DVA, as a pioneer of R&G, the R’n’B/grime hybrid style superior on early tunes like Sadie Ama and Kano’s “So Certain.”
In 2019, when Value fell right into a coma as a consequence of a stroke, artists throughout grime and digital music paid tribute, with Hudson Mohawke and ScratchaDVA amongst these touting his affect. Value by no means made a full restoration, however after he emerged from the coma, he launched two extra data, Invasion and the EP Pink Flag.
In tribute to the late producer, Kevin Martin, a.okay.a. the Bug, wrote on X that Terror Danjah was a “implausible producer, huge hearted particular person and criminally underrated outdoors of grime circles.” Large Zuu added that he was “a really sort soul who at all times had time for the mandem and simply needed to see us win,” a sentiment echoed by Mr. Mitch: “Anybody that met him may let you know about how infectious his spirit was.” HudMo once more paid tribute to “considered one of [his] faves,” whereas Planet Mu called him, merely, “the perfect ever grime producer.”
