The Idea of Beautiful
The Idea of Beautiful | |
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Studio album by Rapsody | |
Released | August 28, 2012 |
Recorded |
2011-2012 Brightlady Studios Raleigh, North Carolina Mac Miller's tour bus Burlington, North Carolina Lake Oasis Studios Miami, Florida |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 70:12 |
Label | Jamla |
Producer | Khrysis, 9th Wonder, E. Jones, AMP, Eric G., Ka$h |
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
HipHopDX | [1] |
RapReviews | (8.5/10)[2] |
The Idea of Beautiful is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Rapsody, released on August 28, 2012, by independent record label Jamla. The album was released after the critical acclaim of her mixtapes Return of the B-Girl (2010), Thank H.E.R. Now (2011), For Everything (2011) and her EP The Black Mamba (2012). The production on the album was handled by the members of The Soul Council (9th Wonder, Khrysis, E. Jones, AMP, Eric G. and Ka$h).
The album features guest appearances from Big Rube, Raheem DeVaughn, Ab-Soul, Mac Miller, The Cool Kids, Buckshot, Childish Gambino, GQ, Big Remo, Heather Victoria, Rocki Evans, BJ the Chicago Kid, and Nomsa Mazwai. The first single was "Believe Me"; it's music video was released on YouTube and two more videos were released- the songs "Kind of Love" and "The Drums". All of the music videos filmed were directed by It's a Wonderful World Music Group's in-house director Kenneth Price.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Motivation" (featuring Big Rube) | 3:41 | ||
2. | "How Does It Feel" (featuring Rocki Evans) |
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4:20 |
3. | "Precious Wings" |
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4:08 |
4. | "Believe Me" |
| 5:08 | |
5. | "Non Fiction" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn and Ab-Soul) |
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4:49 |
6. | "The Drums" (featuring Heather Victoria) |
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4:11 |
7. | "Kind of Love" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) |
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3:58 |
8. | "Celebrate/Words from the BDI Thug" |
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5:59 |
9. | "Destiny" |
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2:28 |
10. | "Good Good Love" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) |
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6:01 |
11. | "In the Town" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) |
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3:22 |
12. | "Round Table Discussion" (featuring Mac Miller and the Cool Kids) |
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4:18 |
13. | "The Cards" (featuring Big Remo) |
| 4:46 | |
14. | "Come Home" (featuring Rocki Evans) |
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3:24 |
15. | "When I Have You" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) |
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4:23 |
16. | "Believe Me" (9th Wonder's Ha Ha Ha Ha Remix) |
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5:11 |
Total length: |
1:10:12 |
Deluxe edition | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
17. | "Beautiful Music" (featuring Childish Gambino and GQ) |
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5:07 |
18. | "Thunder" |
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3:18 |
Total length: |
1:18:54 |
Personnel
- Keyboards: Zo! on "Motivation"
- Acoustic guitar: Nick Hagelin on "Good Good Love"
- Recording engineer: 9th Wonder, Khrysis
- Mixing: Khrysis
- Executive Producer: 9th Wonder & Rapsody
- Artwork and design: Warren "AMP" Hendricks, Jr.
- Photography: Adam Sikora
- Cover Photo: Patrick Douthit
References
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1947/title.rapsody-the-idea-of-beautiful
- ↑ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_08_ideaofbeautiful.html
- ↑ "Music Videos". Price Films. Price Films. Retrieved 2012-12-30.