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Danja Talks About The Evolution of R&B

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Producer Nate "Danja" Hillsis known for crafting tracks for Justin Timberlake, T-Pain, Chris Brown and Britney Spears.In a recent interview with Urban Daily, hediscusses what he thinks "black music" is and why he believes artists who are used to doing r&b have been moving more towards the"EDM" dance music scene. The lines between pop, r&b and dance certainly have been blurred in recent years. He has some good points,especiallywhen speaking on Frank Ocean and like-minded artists who cannot be put in a box. Watch the full interview below.