Dexter Mills (born 1977), better known as Consequence, is an American
rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A
Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's
GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called
Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life. In 2007 he released his
debut album Don't Quit Your Day Job!
Dexter Mills, Jr. soon developed the stage name Consequence. At
the age of nineteen, he made his first official appearance on A Tribe
Called Quest's 1996 album Beats, Rhymes, and Life. Q-Tip, a member
of A Tribe Called Quest, is Mills's cousin.[1] After the group disbanded
in 1998, Consequence was forced to search for a label on his own.
Consequence soon earned a deal at Elektra Records. He recorded an
album's worth of material to be released in 2000, but the label cut
back that year and by 2004, the label had ceased operations. In 2004,
he released the mixtape, Take 'Em To The Cleaners, which would find
its way into the hands of Kanye West. After this West offered him
a guest spot on his debut album The College Dropout. He went on to
appear on West's second album. In 2005, Kanye signed Consequence
to his label GOOD Music through a deal with Columbia Records. In
2007, Consequence released his debut album, Don't Quit Your Day Job!.
Singles from the album were "Callin' Me" and "Grammy
Family". The album sold over 7,000 copies in its first week.
Since the release of his debut album, he has begun working on his
second album, which was initially titled You Win Some, You Lose Some,
though was recently changed to Cons TV.[2] The first single off the
album Cons TV is " Whatever U Want", which will feature
Kanye West and John Legend.[2] The official remixes to "Whatever
U Want" are the Bad Boy Remix featuring Diddy & The LOX,
the G.O.O.D. Music Remix featuring Kanye West, Common, John Legend,
Kid Cudi & Big Sean.
In May 2011, Consequence confirmed that he had dissolved his partnership
with Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music alleging he was not receiving
credit for his work and that his sophomore release had been delayed
due to a lack of progress from alleged producers West and his cousin
Q-Tip.[3] Consequence confirmed he had started his own label, Band
Camp Records.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
Year Title Chart positions
U.S. U.S. Rap U.S. Independent U.S. Heatseekers
2007 Don't Quit Your Day Job![4]
Released: March 6, 2007
Label: GOOD, Columbia
Format: CD (#8287689631), digital download
113 12 10 1
2011 Get Even
Released: TBA
To be released
[edit] Mixtapes
2002: The Cons Vol. 1: All Sales Are Final
2003: An Evening wit EPC
2003: The Cons Vol. 2: Make the Game Come to You
2004: Take 'Em to the Cleaners
2005: The Cons Vol. 3: Da Comeback Kid
2005: A Tribe Called Quence
2006: The Cons Vol. 4: Finish What You Started
2007: The Cons Vol. 5: Refuse 2 Die
2009: The Cons Vol. 6: King of Queens
2010: Movies On Demand
2011: Movies On Demand II"
2011: "Movies On Demand III"
[edit] Singles
Year Single Chart positions Album
US
R&B
1997 "Queens Get The Money" featuring Havoc of Mobb Deep — Niggaz
Get The Money EP
2003 "Turn Ya Self In" — Take 'Em To The Cleaners
2005 "Caught Up in the Hype" — non-album single
2006 "Callin' Me" — Don't Quit Your Day Job!
2007 "Don't Forget 'Em" —
"
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" (featuring Kanye West) —
2008 "Job Song" —
2009 "Whatever You Want" (featuring Kanye West and John
Legend) 112 Cons TV
2010 "Childish Games"[5] (featuring Asher Roth) —
2011 "J.E.T.S. (Put Your Arms Out)" —
[edit] Guest appearances
Year Single Chart positions Album
US
R&B
2004 "Spaceship" (Kanye West feat. GLC, Consequence) 124
The College Dropout
2005 "Gone" (Kanye West feat. Cam'Ron, Consequence) 124
Late Registration
2006 "Grammy Family" (DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West, Consequence,
and John Legend) 124 Listennn... the Album and Don't Quit Your Day
Job!
2007 "Anything" (Patti LaBelle feat. Kanye West and Consequence)
64 The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle
[edit] Featured on
A Tribe Called Quest - "The Chase, Part II" (Remix) on
Midnight Marauders 1993
A Tribe Called Quest - "Phony Rappers" on Beats, Rhymes and Life
1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Motivators" on Beats, Rhymes and Life 1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Jam" on Beats, Rhymes and Life 1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Mind Power" on Beats, Rhymes and Life 1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Baby Phife's Return" on Beats, Rhymes and
Life 1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Word Play" on Beats, Rhymes and Life 1996
A Tribe Called Quest - "Stressed Out" on Beats, Rhymes and Life 1996
Kanye West - "Spaceship" on The College Dropout 2004
Common - "They Say" (Alternate version) 2005
Rell - "Real Love" 2004
Kanye West - "Electric Relaxation" (Freshmen Adjustment) 2005
Kanye West - "Gone" on Late Registration 2005
Miri Ben-Ari - "I've Been Waiting on You" on The Hip-Hop Violinist
2005
Consequence - "Couped Up" feat. DJ Swivel & Chris Stylez on DJ
Whoo Kid - BET Awards Mixtape '06, Clinton Sparks - The Cons Vol. 4 2006
Talib Kweli - "Engine Runnin'" on Liberation 2006
Kanye West - "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" on Prelude to Graduation
Mixtape 2007
Kanye West - "Don't Forget 'Em" on "Can't Tell Me Nothing (mixtape)" 2007
Beyoncé - "Suga Mama (Remix)" 2007
Statik Selektah - "Express Yourself"(with Termanology & Talib
Kweli 2007
Statik Selektah - "Mr Popularity" 2008
Statik Selektah - "Life is Short" 2010
AZ - "Heavy in da Game" 2008
Kid Cudi - "Buggin' Out 2009" 2009
Nefew - "Biko" on "Homesick" 2009
Kanye West - "Chain Heavy" on "G.O.O.D. Fridays" 2010
Beyonce - "Party" (production with Kanye West) on 4 (Beyoncé Knowles
album)