The Idea of Beautiful

The Idea of Beautiful
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
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

  1. "Motivation" (featuring Big Rube) (M. Evans, R. Bailey, L. Ferguson, C. Tyson) - 3:41
  2. "How Does It Feel" (featuring Rocki Evans) (M. Evans, C. Clayton, C. Tyson) - 4:20
  3. "Precious Wings" (M. Evans, E. Gabouer) - 4:08
  4. "Believe Me" (M. Evans, C. Tyson) - 5:08
  5. "Non Fiction" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn & Ab-Soul) (M. Evans, P. Douthit, R. DeVaughn, H. Stevens) - 4:49
  6. "The Drums" (featuring Heather Victoria) (M. Evans, P. Douthit, H. Gavin) - 4:11
  7. "Kind of Love" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) (M. Evans, N. Mazwai, M. Pholo, P. Douthit) - 3:58
  8. "Celebrate/Words from The BDI Thug" (M. Evans, E. Jones)- 5:59
  9. "Destiny" (M. Evans, C. Tyson)- 2:28
  10. "Good Good Love" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid) (M. Evans, B. Sledge, P. Douthit) - 6:01
  11. "In The Town" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) (M. Evans, N. Mazwai, M. Pholo, P. Douthit) - 3:22
  12. "Round Table Discussion" (feat. Mac Miller & The Cool Kids) (M. Evans, P. Douthit, M. McCormick, A. Reed, E. Ingersoll) - 4:18
  13. "The Cards" (featuring Big Remo) (M. Evans, W. Hendricks, R. Cash) - 4:46
  14. "Come Home" (featuring Rocki Evans) (M. Evans, C. Clayton, C. Tyson) - 3:24
  15. "When I Have You" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai) (M. Evans, N. Mozwai, M. Pholo, P. Douthit) - 4:23
  16. "Believe Me" (9th Wonder's Ha Ha Ha Ha Remix) (M. Evans, P. Douthit) - 5:11

DJBooth.net deluxe edition

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  1. "Beautiful Music" (featuring Childish Gambino & GQ) (M. Evans, Ka$h, D. Glover, Q. Thomas) - 5:07
  2. "Thunder" (M. Evans, P. Douthit)- 3:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1947/title.rapsody-the-idea-of-beautiful
  2. ↑ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_08_ideaofbeautiful.html
  3. ↑ "Music Videos". Price Films. Price Films. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. ↑ "Rapsody - The Idea of Beautiful - Download & Stream". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2013-10-06.

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