Describe your history with Beyoncé. You both grew up in Houston together. How close were you two growing up?
It was cool. My mother and [Beyoncé's mom] Tina were best friends. We lived one street over from one another. I've always known Bey but Solange and I were close. We still are close. I was probably moreso like the annoying little sister growing up 'cause I was always with her sister. [Bey] sometimes babysat us, Kelly [Rowland] would sometimes babysit us. Even as a kid, when we were in our little group, she would help. Like I said, I used to be kind of shy and she's always been very patient, kind and helpful.
When was the first time you and Beyoncé worked together professionally?
It was in the Hamptons in August 2012, when she first began working on her first visual album, Beyoncé.
Did that session parlay into the Parkwood deal?
Actually it did. The conversation happened early on but Parkwood, at the time, wasn't even really structured or ready to sign a new artist per se. Her assistant, at the time, told me, "Listen, everybody here is really loving your work. You're doing great writing. Stay out here with us and keep creating. She's thinking about signing you." At the time, I was so excited about just being there and being able to write that I just focused on that. I worked with Bey almost every day and she put me with other writers, other producers. I didn't realize what she was doing but she's so smart. She was essentially helping develop me as a writer and as an artist because every song that I wrote for her, she gave me feedback on. She critiqued them. There were some 30 songs I had to rewrite 10 times, 15 times so I had to restate, re-demo, everything. No one is going to make that type of investment and not do something later so I'm glad she ended up signing me.
An expose (with the accent) is an in-depth analysis or think piece about a topic. In this case, further explaining Ingrid's rise and her connection to Bey. I hope y'all went to school......
An expose (with the accent) is an in-depth analysis or think piece about a topic. In this case, further explaining Ingrid's rise and her connection to Bey. I hope y'all went to school......
No it isn't.
An expose is something not already known, revealed. Not a think piece or analysis.
Don't tell us about School Everyone already knew this.
An expose (with the accent) is an in-depth analysis or think piece about a topic. In this case, further explaining Ingrid's rise and her connection to Bey. I hope y'all went to school......
You're kinda wrong, but anyway, this wasn't really in-depth nor was it a think-piece.
An expose (with the accent) is an in-depth analysis or think piece about a topic. In this case, further explaining Ingrid's rise and her connection to Bey. I hope y'all went to school......
Everyone already knew this.
