Beyoncé and her producer Honey Dijon took home the Grammy for best dance album, and in her speech Bey nodded to the genre's black queer roots. Honey takes bmluse back to the roots of house music in one of our favorite profiles from last year:
On collaborating with Beyoncé on, and you produced"Cozy" and"Alien Superstar." What was it like working with Beyoncé on that album and sharing your experiences of the scenes that made you?Well, first of all, I had to pick my jaw off the ground when that call came. I was like,"How does Beyoncé know about me?" It was so humbling to feel that the work, that your lived experience, was being acknowledged by someone of that caliber.
One of the things that I was told from her team was that she wanted to make this a dance record and she wanted to go to the true source of Chicago house music. I think of so many people that have laid the groundwork for me to be able to express that. You know, I think of the Frankie Knuckles and the Ron Hardys and the Derrick Carters and all of these amazing artists that have gone before me. For Beyoncé to acknowledge that was just so gratifying, and it made me proud.
So one of the things that I always tell people when they want to become a DJ, I say,"Well, why?" What is it that you want to do as a DJ? Do you want to contribute to culture? Do you have a voice that you want to connect people [with]? I build community through sound. And I try to create spaces of liberation.
'It's Been a Minute' is produced by Barton Girdwood, Liam McBain, Alexis Williams and Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Jessica Placzek and Jessica Mendoza. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams.
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