As the Straight’s John Lucas noted in his on-line review, local producer Chin Injeti and his L.A.–based partner, DJ Khalil, were responsible for some of the sounds on Til the Casket Drops by Clipse. In fact, the duo produced the first single from the new record, “Kinda Like a Big Deal”—which also features Kanye West. The team also scored a production credit for “Could’ve Been You” on 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct.

“It’s been an exciting year,” Injeti told the Straight, fresh from a trip to L.A. to put the finishing touches on his and Khalil’s album as the New Royales. “Khalil is signed to Aftermath Entertainment, so he’s quite an up-and-comer, and whenever we do something, it gets played. We’re synonymous with a certain sound.”

Injeti’s prospects for 2010 look equally rosy, with “some talk”about hooking up with one of hip-hop’s biggest names. You can celebrate with Injeti when his talent-development company, the Hastings Set, throws its Snow Ball at the Fortune Sound Club tomorrow (December 18).