The Idea of Beautiful

The Idea of Beautiful
The Idea of Beautiful
Studio album by Rapsody
Released	August 28, 2012
Recorded	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; ; Eric G.; Ka$h;
Rapsody chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	^[1]
RapReviews	(8.5/10)^[2]

The Idea of Beautiful is the debut studio album by American rapper Rapsody. It was released on August 28, 2012, by independent record label It's A Wonderful World Music Group. The album was released after the critical acclaim of her mixtapes such as Return of the B-Girl (2010), Thank H.E.R. Now (2011) and For Everything (2011); as well as the release of her extended play (EP) The Black Mamba (2012).

Background[]

The album includes the production 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"; its music video was released on YouTube and two more videos were released - the songs "Kind of Love" and "The Drums". All of these music videos 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
1.	"Motivation" (featuring Big Rube)	M. Evans C. Tyson	Khrysis	3:41
2.	"How Does It Feel" (featuring Rocki Evans)	M. Evans C. Tyson	Khrysis	4:20
3.	"Precious Wings"	M. Evans E. Gabouer	Eric G.	4:08
4.	"Believe Me"	M. Evans P. Douthit	9th Wonder	5:08
5.	"Non Fiction" (featuring Raheem DeVaughn and Ab-Soul)	M. Evans R. DeVaughn H. Stevens P. Douthit	9th Wonder	4:49
6.	"The Drums" (featuring Heather Victoria)	M. Evans P. Douthit H. Gavin	9th Wonder	4:11
7.	"Kind of Love" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai)	M. Evans N. Mazwai M. Pholo P. Douthit	9th Wonder	3:58
8.	"Interlude"			0:19
9.	"Destiny"	M. Evans C. Tyson	Khrysis	2:28
10.	"Good Good Love" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)	M. Evans B. Sledge P. Douthit	9th Wonder	6:01
11.	"In the Town" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai)	M. Evans N. Mazwai M. Pholo P. Douthit	9th Wonder	3:22
12.	"Round Table Discussion" (featuring Mac Miller and the Cool Kids)	M. Evans P. Douthit M. McCormick A. Reed E. Ingersoll	9th Wonder	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	Khrysis	3:24
15.	"When I Have You" (featuring Nomsa Mazwai)	M. Evans N. Mozwai M. Pholo P. Douthit	9th Wonder	4:23
16.	"Believe Me (HaHaHa Remix)"	M. Evans P. Douthit	9th Wonder	5:12
Total length:				1:11:04

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
17.	"Beautiful Music" (featuring Childish Gambino and GQ)	M. Evans Ka$h D. Glover Q. Thomas	Ka$h	5:07
18.	"Thunder"	M. Evans P. Douthit	9th Wonder	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.

External links[]

[1] ttp://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1947/title.rapsody-the-idea-of-beautiful

[2] ttp://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_08_ideaofbeautiful.html

[3] "Music Videos". Price Films. Price Films. Retrieved 2012-12-30.

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