The Idea of Beautiful

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

Rapsody chronology

The Black Mamba
(2012)

The Idea of Beautiful
(2012)

Beauty and the Beast
(2014)

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Motivation (Intro)"	M. Evans R. Bailey L. Ferguson C. Tyson	Khrysis	3:41
2.	"How Does It Feel" (featuring Rocki Evans)	M. Evans C. Clayton 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 P. Douthit R. DeVaughn H. Stevens	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"			5:59
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	AMP	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" (9th Wonder's Ha Ha Ha Ha Remix)	M. Evans P. Douthit	9th Wonder	5:11
Total length:				1:10:12

Deluxe edition
Track listing
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.

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