I been on

This past Sunday, Beyoncé surprised the world when she released the boastful, hip-hop inspired, new mash-up single, “Bow Down / I Been On.” The internet and industry went into a frenzy after hearing Bey’s new-found rawness and braggadocio statements on the two cuts, which were crafted by a group of multiple producers.

The first half of the record “Bow Down” was created solely by Hit-Boy. While, the Houston inspired chopped-and-screwed second half “I Been On,” was a collaboration between Timbaland, Polow Da Don, Sonny Digital, Planet IV (aka Rock City) and newcomer Keyz. We recently spoke with the burgeoning young producer to get some inside scoop on how the record came about, and how he landed the placement.

Read the story below:

On the Making of Beyonce’s “I Been On”:

“Polow called me and said him and Sonny Digital were in the studio goin in. So I went up to the studio, and they were working on something else at the time, but then Polow pulled up the “I Been On” record, and said he wants to try and get this to Beyoncé. So he said, ‘lets go in.’ He’s adding little stuff, and Sonny Digital adds his portion. Then I get on and add some keys and 808’s and bass lines. And I did the bridge on the record. That was really how it happened, it was like 3 in the morning. That was back in November, and in January he called me and said, ‘I’m about to hand in a record [for Beyonce], I need all your information, so that was crazy. The next thing I saw, the record, just the beat came on during the Super Bowl on her tour commercial.”

On Timbaland’s contribution, and making it chopped and screwed:

“He was on it first, the concept was Timbaland’s idea, or him and Polow worked on it together, and then he asked us to come in and do additional stuff. We just worked on the beat and then later on Planet VI (aka Rock City) they wrote the record, they recorded it and at that time I knew it was chopped and screwed and real sh*t talking.”

Read more at http://www.thisisrnb.com/2013/03/exclusive-buzzing-producer-keyz-talks-working-on-beyonces-i-been-on-single/#Zu5dAsExFtQHOdeU.99