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Not every song in the Daj' catalog has Daj' on the microphone. "ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj')" is a production credit, and the title says so in plain terms: ChefShaddyBoy is the artist named up front, and Daj' is credited in the parentheses as the producer. The upload sits on the @dajai-io SoundCloud page, runs 1:53, and shows 191 tracked plays and 1 like.
That makes this page a little different from the usual song write-up. Instead of reading a rapper's bars, the useful question is what it means when a producer keeps a beat placement in his own catalog, and what a listener should pay attention to when the credit that matters sits inside the parentheses.
What The Credit Line Actually Says
The format "Artist - Song (Prod. Producer)" is one of the oldest conventions in internet rap. It tells you two things at once: whose song it is, and whose beat it rides. Here the artist is ChefShaddyBoy, and the beat is credited to Daj'. Beyond the name in the title, the track data carries nothing else about ChefShaddyBoy, so this page will not invent a hometown, a backstory or a discography for him.
What the credit does establish is the working relationship on this one record. Daj' built the instrumental, ChefShaddyBoy put his voice on it, and the finished song was posted to the producer's own SoundCloud page. That last detail is the reason it shows up in the dajai.io catalog at all.
A Clue Hiding In The Web Address
Look at the SoundCloud address and you will notice it is shorter than the title. The link ends at "chefshaddyboy-sick-of-these," cutting off before the last word and the producer tag. SoundCloud builds its addresses from the title at upload time, so a trimmed address usually means the title was edited or lengthened after the page was first created. It is a small detail, but it is the kind of digital fingerprint that tells you an upload has a history of its own.
The metadata is otherwise bare. There is no release date stated, no genre field filled in and no tag list. For an archival upload, that is common: beat placements often get posted quickly so the artist has something to share, and the paperwork stays thin.
Listening Like A Producer
Since the credit that ties this song to Daj' is the beat, listen with that in mind. At 113 seconds, there is not much room for a long intro, so notice how fast the instrumental gets out of the way for the vocal. Listen for what the beat does underneath the verse: does it stay steady and give ChefShaddyBoy a clean pocket, or does it switch up to push the energy? Listen for whether there is a drop or a pause that frames the hook.
The title is blunt and frustrated, and a good producer usually builds a mood that fits the attitude of the record. Whether this beat leans aggressive or stays cold and minimal is something your ears can settle in under two minutes. We have not heard a session file, so these are things to listen for rather than claims about what is there.
Two Handles, One Archive
This song is a good way to explain how the Daj' SoundCloud presence is organized. There are two active handles: @dajai-io, where this placement lives, and @supercooldaj. They are separate real uploads, not mirrors of each other, which is why their play counts are added together rather than double-counted. Across the full catalog there are 14030 tracks on SoundCloud and about 9.39M cumulative plays deduped across the catalog, with @supercooldaj carrying the larger share at roughly 8.42M and @dajai-io at roughly 0.86M.
Running two handles at that scale is an archive strategy as much as a release strategy. Finished solo songs, album cuts from the DARK Library cycle and production work for other artists all end up in the same searchable record. A beat placement like this one would be easy to lose in a hard drive. Posted to the producer's page, it becomes part of the public resume.
How To Find It And Back The Work
The song is on SoundCloud only, at the @dajai-io address that begins "chefshaddyboy-sick-of-these." The dajai.io track page for it points to the same upload. Current numbers stand at 191 plays and 1 like, which means one listener has already left a mark and there is plenty of space for more.
If you are a rapper looking at producers, this is a short, direct sample of how Daj' builds for someone else's voice. If you are a fan of the music Daj' raps on himself, it is a look at the other side of the board. Either way, play it through, add a like, and repost it so both names on the credit line get seen.
FAQ
How do I listen to ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj')?
ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') streams on SoundCloud right now, and the ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') page on dajai.io tracks each live ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') link.
Who recorded ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj')?
ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') came out of Daj' (DAJAI)'s own Vegas setup - self-written, self-recorded, self-mastered.
Is ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') part of a larger project?
No album run claims ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') - it holds its own slot in the catalog.
Track Intel
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Title | ChefShaddyBoy - Sick Of These Niggas (Prod. Daj') | | Artist | DAJAI | | Album / context | Single | | Plays (tracked) | 191 | | Catalog likes (if any) | 1 | | Source desk | DAJAI sovereign catalog | | Release | n/a |
Filed by DAJAI Stewart · Music & Catalog Editor · @SuperCoolDaj · MUSIC DRIP DESK