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"Gorgeous" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West from his fifth studio album, ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010). The track features a hook provided by Kid Cudi, a recording artist formerly signed to West's label GOOD Music, and a rap verse provided by the Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. The song was written by West, Cudi, Raekwon, No I.D., Mike Dean and Rhymefest, and was produced by West, No I.D. and Dean. It contains elements of The Turtles's cover version of the song "You Showed Me". "Gorgeous" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who generally praised the intricacy of the production, the quality of the guest features and the rock music inspired aesthetic of the song. Several critics cited West's verses as a highlight of the track, complimenting his lyricism and delivery. Before its release, West premiered an a cappella version of the song in the form of a freestyle rap on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. Despite not being released as a single, the song appeared on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Cudi and West performed the song live at SXSW, and West performed the track at the Lollapalooza musical festival. "Gorgeous" was also utilized in West's short film ''Runaway''. ==Background== The majority of ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' was recorded in Oahu, Hawaii, including "Gorgeous".〔Callahan-Bever, Noah (2010-12-12). (Kanye West: Project Runaway ). ''Complex''. Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 Following several media controversies, West decided to record his next album in a reclusive manner only working with artists he considered himself familiar with.〔Rodriguez, Jayson (2010-05-25). (Kanye West's 'Power' Producer Explains How Song Happened ). MTV. Viacom Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 The song features rapper and occasional singer Kid Cudi, a performer West once described as his favorite artist.〔Cohen, Ian. (Review: ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' ). Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2010-04-27.〕 The two had previously collaborated on West's fourth album ''808s & Heartbreak'', an album that served as a big influence on Cudi.〔Scott, Marcus (2010-08-11). (3 Electro Hop Superstars | GIANTLife ). ''GIANT''. Retrieved on 2011-05-31.〕 As a friend of West, Cudi was invited to Hawaii to listen to recording sessions of the album. One day when Cudi was hanging around the studio, he overheard the composition of "Gorgeous", which he was overwhelmed by.〔 He asked immediately to be featured on the track.〔Robert, Stevens (2010-10-27). (Kid Cudi Reveals How He Ended Up On Kanye West's 'Gorgeous' ). MTV. Viacom Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 While a majority of the artists who worked on the album passed their time playing games of basketball, Cudi smoked marijuana and worked-out on a treadmill in preparation of the recording of his lines.〔Paine, Jake (2010-11-22). (Kanye West's Studio Arrangement Analyzed In Complex Cover Story ). HipHopDX. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.〕 On the recording of the song, Cudi mused; “Gorgeous was one of those records that, as soon as I heard the beat, I was like, ‘Man, this is the one. This is that 'This Can’t Be Life' Kanye beat. This is that classic ‘()Ye beat. I want to be on this.’ I came up to him, and I was like, ‘Man, are you working on this record? Are you working on this beat?’ He goes, ‘Yeah … do you got an idea for it?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I might. I didn’t. I was lying like a motherfucker. I was like, ‘Yeah, man, I want to get on this joint.”〔 Cudi commented that the way the song was recorded was similar to the way prior collaborations between the two were recorded; West will bounce ideas off of other writers and gauge their reaction before going forward with any of his own ideas.〔 In an interview with MTV Cudi commented, "that's always our collab formula, and that's just how 'Gorgeous' came about. He just kind of told me what he was trying to say, I threw out some words, we rearranged words, and we came out with a bunch of different options before we come up with the hook."〔 It was announced that Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan would also be featured on the song, who West had invited to Hawaii. Raekwon initially had no interest in working with West musically, and originally only went to Hawaii to share some insight with him.〔 According to the rapper, a lot of artists in the music industry refuse to be honest and give genuine advice because they don't want to help their competition, comparing the mentality to a group of crabs in a barrel.〔Langhorne, Cyrus (2010-08-01). (News: Kanye West fantasizes more RZA production ). SOHH Retrieved on 2010-11-30.〕 One of the reasons for Raekwon's desire to give West advice was because the frontman of the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, spoke positively of West. RZA stated that West embodied the mentality of the Wu-Tang Clan, and praised his skills as a producer. RZA was a part of the recording sessions for the album in Hawaii, and contributed to the production of songs "Dark Fantasy" and "So Appalled".〔 Eventually after being impressed by West himself, Raekwon decided to collaborate with West on several tracks, including "Gorgeous".〔 Raekwon described West as a hard worker, and stated that the "first thing I can tell you about Kanye West is that he's a hard worker. When you look at him, you can tell that he still has that whole hip-hop thing in his bones."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gorgeous (Kanye West song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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