Dexter Raymond Mills Jr., better known by his

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Consequence, is an American rapper from

Queens, New York City Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

, New York. He is best known for his collaborative work with

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip

and

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

Career

Consequence debuted in 1996, appearing several times on

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip

's fourth album '' Beats, Rhymes, and Life'', as he is the cousin of member Q-Tip. In March 2007, he released his debut album ''

Don't Quit Your Day Job! ''Don't Quit Your Day Job!'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Consequence. It was released on GOOD Music and Columbia Records on March 6, 2007. The album features the song " Grammy Family", a song with DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West ...

'', under

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

and

GOOD Music GOOD Music (also known simply as GOOD, stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams) is an American record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label signed an exclusive long-term worldwide label agreement with t ...

. Consequence left GOOD Music in 2011, on bad terms, after being signed with the label since 2005. He and West later reconciled, despite Consequence speaking ill of West. Consequence consequently launched his own record label, Band Camp Records, following his departure from GOOD Music.

Personal life

In 2020, Consequence came forth about his battle with

lupus Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary among people and may be mild to severe. Comm ...

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

*''The Cons Vol. 1: All Sales Are Final'' (2002) *''The Cons Vol. 2: Make The Game Come To You'' (2003) *''Take 'Em To The Cleaners'' (2004) *''A Tribe Called Quence (1995-2004)'' (2005) *''The Cons Vol. 3: Da Comeback Kid'' (2005) *''The Cons Vol. 4: Finish What You Started'' (2006) *''The Wait Is Over Vol. 1: The Best Of The Cons'' (2006) *''The Cons Vol. 5: Refuse 2 Die'' (2007) *''Movies on Demand'' (2010) *''Movies on Demand II'' (2011) *''Movies on Demand III'' (2011) *''Curb Certified'' (2011) *''Movies on Demand IV'' (2013)

Singles

As featured artist

;Notes

Guest appearances

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip

– "The Chase, Part II" on '' Award Tour'' 12" single

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(1993) *A Tribe Called Quest – "Glamour and Glitz" on ''The Show'' soundtrack (1995) *A Tribe Called Quest – "Phony Rappers", "Motivators", "Jam", "Mind Power", "Baby Phife's Return", "Word Play", "

Stressed Out "Stressed Out" is a song written and recorded by American musical duo Twenty One Pilots. It was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album, '' Blurryface'' (2015). Produced by Mike Elizondo and recorded at studios in Los A ...

" on ''Beats, Rhymes and Life'' (1996) *

– "Spaceship" on ''

The College Dropout ''The College Dropout'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. In the years leading up to release, West had received pra ...

'' (2004) *

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– "They Say" (Alternate version) (2005) *Rell – "Real Love" (2004) *Kanye West – "Electric Relaxation" ''(Freshmen Adjustment)'' (2005) *Kanye West – "Gone" on ''

Late Registration ''Late Registration'' is the second studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on August 30, 2005, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. West recorded the album over the course of a year during sessions ...

'' (2005) *

Miri Ben-Ari Miri Ben-Ari ( he, מירי בן-ארי; born December 4, 1978) is an American–Israeli musician, producer, and humanitarian, known as "the hip-hop violinist". Life and career Ben-Ari was born in Tel Aviv District, Israel. She grew up playing ...

– "I've Been Waiting on You" on '' The Hip-Hop Violinist'' (2005) *Consequence – "Couped Up" feat.

DJ Swivel Jordan Young (born 14 December 1984), known professionally as DJ Swivel, is a Canadian music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and DJ. He is a prominent audio engineer best known for working with Beyoncé as her personal recording engineer. He ...

Chris Stylez Christopher Allen, better known by his stage name Chris Stylez, is a Canadian R&B recording artist, songwriter, and producer residing in New York City. Stylez' music has received over 50 million loops of his song "Who Is" on the social media ...

on ''DJ Whoo Kid – BET Awards Mixtape '06, Clinton Sparks – The Cons Vol. 4'' (2006) *

Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with ...

– "Engine Runnin'" on ''

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'' (2006) *

– "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 "Can't Tell Me Nothing" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his third studio album, ''Graduation'' (2007). The song contains additional vocals from Young Jeezy and Connie Mitchell. It was produced by West with DJ Toomp with West be ...

" (2007) *

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

– "

Suga Mama "Suga Mama" is a song by American singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, ''B'Day (Beyoncé album), B'Day'' (2006). It was written by Knowles, Rich Harrison, and Makeba Riddick, and produced by Harrison and Knowles. "Suga Mama" is i ...

(Remix)" (2007) *

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– "Express Yourself" (with

Termanology Daniel Carrillo (born October 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Termanology, is an American rapper and record producer. He first gained major attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, '' Politics as Usual'', was ...

) (2007) * Statik Selektah – "Mr Popularity" (2008) * AZ – "Heavy in da Game" (2008) *

Kid Cudi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi would move to New Yo ...

– "Buggin' Out 2009" (2009) * Nefew – "Biko" on ''Homesick'' (2009) * Kanye West – "Chain Heavy" on ''

G.O.O.D. Fridays GOOD Fridays was a weekly free music release by rapper Kanye West, launched in support of his fifth studio album ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The original intention was to release a free new song every Friday for a few months to ...

'' (2010) * Statik Selektah – "Life Is Short" (2010) *

– "

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" ''(production with Kanye West)'' on '' 4'' (2011) * Son of Light – "Love & Hate" (2012) * A Tribe Called Quest – "Whateva Will Be", "Mobius" (with

Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver ...

), "Black Spasmodic", "The Killing Season" (with Kanye West and Talib Kweli) – '' We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service'' (2016) *

Danny Brown Daniel Dewan Sewell (born March 16, 1981), better known by his stage name Danny Brown, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He has been described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory". In 2010, after amassing ...

– "Combat" (with Q-Tip) – '' U Know What I'm Sayin?'' (2019)

Filmography

References

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