Apr 15, 2016 #1 request after I did the 1st week, so here it is. Little background on the song [ s/o @Narsh ] Ye originally wanted to work with MIA on Late Registration, but her busy schedule prevented this from happening. After hearing Paper Planes in 07, he decided to sample it [his first beat since his mother Donda passed in 07). T.I. got the beat 1st, and at the time was working on Paper Trail. It was supposed to just be a T.I./Ye collab, but decided to send it to Wayne & Jay. West offered him no other tracks to choose to record over. All of the vocals on the final mix, with the exception of M.I.A.'s, were recorded at the Record Plant – a recording studio in Hollywood, California. West emailed one of the song's early demos to M.I.A. herself, which she proclaimed "really hot", but that the final version "sounded even better". "Swagga like Us" was finally completed in July 2008: Jay-Z liked the record so much that he wanted to include it on BP3, but in the end didn't make the final cut. Who had the best verse, and how would you rank them? Obvious #1 to me is TIP. He recorded a few verses before settling on the final version, but it doesn't matter. I'd rank them; TI Kanye Hov Wayne
Apr 15, 2016 TI has the vest verse imo. Other than that it's really close for me.. probably jay, then kanye, then wayne. Love all the verses though.
