Influential grime producer Rodney Worth, higher often known as 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 behind loss of life had been instantly accessible.
Born in Forest Gate to Jamaican dad and mom, Worth bought 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 initiatives culminating in Hardrive, the landmark mixtape that gave his label its identify. 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 Positive.”
In 2019, when Worth fell right into a coma because of a stroke, artists throughout grime and digital music paid tribute, with Hudson Mohawke and ScratchaDVA amongst these touting his affect. Worth by no means made a full restoration, however after he emerged from the coma, he launched two extra data, Invasion and the EP Purple Flag.
In tribute to the late producer, Kevin Martin, a.ok.a. the Bug, wrote on X that Terror Danjah was a “implausible producer, massive hearted individual and criminally underrated outdoors of grime circles.” Huge Zuu added that he was “a really variety soul who all the time had time for the mandem and simply wished 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 “certainly one of [his] faves,” whereas Planet Mu called him, merely, “the very best ever grime producer.”
