No I.D. says that he originally made the beat for Big Sean's iconic song, "Control," for J. Cole and JAY-Z. The track ended up making waves in the music industry due to Kendrick Lamar’s feature verse, in which he disses J. Cole, Meek Mill, Drake, Big K.R.I.T., Wale, Pusha T, ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Mac Miller, Big Sean, and Jay Electronica. Speaking with Stereogum for a new interview, No I.D. explained how the song came together.
“[J. Cole and I] were talking, because I got a running joke with him, which is, ‘If I do sessions with you, I’m gonna make amazing music for other people that you won’t use,’” he began. “And the first iteration of that beat was made for J. Cole. And then I made another version for Jay[-Z], and then I made another version for Sean. So sometimes when I think an idea is special, I will work on it for a long time and make many versions of it. And sometimes people will be like, ‘Why you didn’t give me that?’ And I’ll be like, ‘I did.’”
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No I.D. also addressed why the song didn't make it onto Big Sean’s sophomore LP, Hall of Fame. He clarified that it wasn't due to sampling issues with regard to the 1974 song “El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido” by Quilapayún and Sergio Ortega, as many have theorized. "No, ’cause actually, that’s all live instrumentation, it was definitely a replay," No I.D. explained. "But I’m sure that’s a good reason to say. It was a big issue at the company, too, it was a lot of stuff going on."
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Elsewhere in No I.D.'s interview with Stereogum, he discussed working with Killer Mike, Common, Kanye West, and more. Check out Big Sean's "Control" above and be on the lookout for new music from No I.D. on HotNewHipHop.
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