Consequence

Dexter Mills, Jr. soon developed the stage name Consequence. At the age of sixteen, he made his first official appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's 1996 album Beats, Rhymes, and Life. Rapper Q-Tip, a member of A Tribe Called Quest, is Mills's cousin. 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. Cons TV is set to be produced by Kanye West and Q-Tip. It's slated for release in 2010 on GOOD Music and Universal Motown. The first single off the album Cons TV is " Whatever U Want", which will feature Kanye West and John Legend. The official remixes to "Whatever U Want" are the Bad Boy Remix featuring Diddy & The LOX, the GOOD Music Remix featuring Kanye West, Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi & Big Sean, the Deranged Fan Remix featuring Diddy, Kanye West, & John Legend & the GOOD vs Bad Megamix featuring Diddy, Kanye West, Common, John Legend, Kid Cudi, & The LOX.