Rick Ross recorded his verse for "Devil in a New Dress" within a very close proximity from when the album had to be turned in to the record label.įollowing some media controversies, West chose to record the majority of his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in a reclusive manner in Oahu, Hawaii. Like the majority of the album, "Devil in a New Dress" was also composed in Oahu. Rapper Rick Ross was invited to Hawaii to work with West because West was set to produce the song "Live Fast, Die Young", which appeared on Teflon Don, an album by Ross. Ross was not initially intended to be featured on West's album, however, he walked in while West was recording the track, " Monster". Ross was impressed with what he heard and asked if he could deliver an intro to the song.
West enjoyed what Ross brought to the song and invited him back to his studio during the final stages of the album, to record a guest verse on "Devil in a New Dress". In an interview with MTV discussing the composition of the song, Ross commented: According to Ross, the verse was added the day before the album had to be turned into the record label. I got a call, they wanted me to be a part of that record. It was actually the last day before Kanye had to turn the record in, and I think that pressure just made it that much more special to me. So I just sat there, approached the record openly and as straightforward as I could. I think it was one of the dopest verses I did this year." When I laid the verse, 30 minutes later, I was extremely happy.
Ross favorably compared the recording sessions to his past in school. He mused, "it's like everybody is a student: You walk into a session, and it's all about the subject at hand." The remastered album version featured a new guitar solo, composed by producer Bink!. Bink! is most famous for his contributions to Jay-Z's album, The Blueprint, which has been described a "pioneering album" by Pitchfork Media's Ryan Dombal and was West's big break as a producer. West and Bink! originally became friends while producing another Jay-Z album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia in the late 1990s.
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