I’m proud to have contributed to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album through the song “YaYa,” a powerful anthem rooted in the past but reimagined for the present. My involvement began over a decade ago during the sessions for her 2011 album 4, where I recorded the original version of YaYa. Though it didn’t make the final tracklist at the time, Beyoncé — with her legendary memory and creative vision — archived the session like she does with many ideas, waiting for the right moment to bring it back.

Over ten years later, that early vocal recording of the hook chant I captured was resurrected, rewritten, and re-produced to become what you now hear on Cowboy Carter. It’s a testament to Beyoncé’s masterful ability to draw from her extensive vault of past sessions and breathe new life into them — always knowing exactly when and how to make them shine.

Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé's first time achieving this milestone.