If you are not aware, the fan favorite & Andre 3000 featured ‘Party‘ from Beyonce’s new album 4 was co-produced by Consequence and estranged friend Kanye West. In an interview with Billboard, Cons explains the creative process behind the record.
“I really want talk about the inception of “Party”… I have a clip that’s on Youtube and on my channel, “Cons TV,” and it says “You Win Some Session 2.” If you look at that, you’ll see that was the session where “Party” was made. You hear the beat for “Party” playing in the background for literally five seconds, and that was the session where I put the chorus on it. I suggested that I wanted to put the Slick Rick [sample] — because it was my record — that you hear on the Beyoncé record. Fast forward, Beyoncé cut the record. I went over to meet with Kanye. Beyoncé and Jay-Z come over, we all go upstairs and they say ‘Hey, we have to thank Consequence for this.’ And I’m like ‘Okay, thank me for what?’ So Beyoncé hooks up her computer and hits play and I hear the beat to “Party.” So I hear the Slick Rick joint on it. Jay is like ‘Yo,’ he points to me when I’m doing the chorus. And this is the same night that we actually all four wrote Beyoncé’s part for “See Me Now” [leaked Kanye West song, featuring Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson]. She paid me one of the greatest compliments. She said, ‘That record inspired my album.’ And it’s not too many things that throw me for a loop or flabbergast me, but I was damn near blushing… that was like a magic moment for me. And to be here and saying that record is number one, it’s verification.”
Go here for the full interview where he talks about his Movies In Demand 3 mixtape, Cons TV, Get Even album and more.