A few weeks ago, while at the 2013 BMI Awards, Consequence chopped it up with The Source about his love of songwriting and his contributions to Beyonce's hit record "Party." While Cons has never been too out-in-the-open with his songwriting prowess, apparently he initially cut the record for his own project. As Cons tells it, "Kanye had it on his drive, and one day I came to the studio and Jay Z was like, 'I have a surprise for you.'" And the rest, as they say, was history. Check out the interview with Cons above, where he also discusses his own upcoming album Start Your Own Business and being in the studio with Ne-Yo.

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