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Consequence

Consequence's Genre:

Underground Rap, Rap, East Coast Rap

Biography

Introduced to hip-hop audiences in 1996 with his appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes and Life (a opportunity in part made possible by the fact that Q-Tip was his cousin), rapper Consequence was forced to move from label to label after Tribe's breakup in 1998, even recording a full-length album for Elektra that was later shelved. However, he managed to keep his name out in public by issuing multiple mixtapes, including 2004's Take 'Em to the Cleaners, which was hosted by Kanye West (who he had met in 2002 through mutual friend and producer 88 Keys; Consequence also appeared on West's debut, The College Dropout) and featured Talib Kweli, Common, Little Brother, and John Legend, among others. In 2005 he signed to West's G.O.O.D. Music label and began working on his record, which was planned for release the following year. In the meantime he put together A Tribe Called Quence: 1995-2004, which traced the history of his musical career and included remixes and previously unreleased songs. The release of his solo debut, Don't Quit Your Day Job, was pushed back to 2007, but Consequence kept busy by opening for labelmate Legend during his 2006 Once Again tour. ~ Marisa Brown

AOL Radio Stations Consequence is Featured on (2)

Plain White T's Showcase

This is the Plain White T's Showcase station on Slacker Radio. Tune in to hear a station built entirely by the members of Plain White T's including music hand-picked by Tom, Dave, Mike, Tim, and De'Mar as well as commentary by each about the songs that influenced their music and their lives.

Consequence

This station plays the best music from and music from related artists like Talib Kweli, Common, Slum Village, Mos Def, Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco, Little Brother, The Roots, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest and more.

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Consequence's Selected Discography (6)

Don't Quit Your Day Job

(P) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT200715 Songs

Whatever U Want

DIGITAL20091 Songs

Callin' Me (Clean Version)

(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT20061 Songs

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