A little over two years ago, an unauthorized version of Kanye West’s “Mama’s Boyfriend” (or “Mama’s Boy”) leaked online and while the song did feature West’s vocals, it was set to production from what was later revealed to be an unknown party. During an event held during the Red Bull Music Academy, Q-Tip resolved some of the mystery surrounding the song as he treated fans to an unreleased version of “Mama’s Boyfriend,” which he produced.
During the interview, Q-Tip later revealed that numerous versions of “Mama’s Boyfriend,” which was recorded during the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sessions, were made. In fact, one version in particular boasted a guest appearance from Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy.
“I don’t know if anybody’s heard this song. You can look it up online, ‘Mama’s Boy’…With Ye we try things—we do so many different versions of things. We were in Hawaii. He did another version with Soulja Boy too. He did so many versions,” said Q-Tip.
Q-Tip spoke further on the production on “Mama’s Boyfriend” as he commented on creating a Mobb Deep-inspired beat for the record as well as one that takes its cue from Billy Joel’s “Moving On Up.”
Q-Tip’s two-hour long interview at the Red Bull Music Academy can be found below (via XXL).
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fuck is wrong with kanye. working with chief keef and soulja boy?
m o n e y
its called marketing man, chief keef is all over the news these days, which means people are checking for him
Ja Rule – #RULETALK EP August 6th produced entirely by Harry Farud, featuring French Montana, Rick Ross, Ashanti & more.
sounds extremely wack
i wouldnt even download that shit for free
#RULETALK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully, that Soulja Boy version was deleted because nobody wants to hear Soulja Boy’s wack ass.
your mother likes him
It was produced by Q-Tip though. Q-Tip of ATCQ. Everyone who does rap today was touch by that group in some respect or another imo. Soulja Boy or not I’d like to hear it.
@QUEERONTHECOUCH – SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. WE DIDNT FUCC WITH ATCQ ON THE WESTCOAST. THEIR BEATS SUCKED AND QTIP SOUND LIKE HE GOT BABY NUTZ
SOULJA BOY IS THE SHIT BUT NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR HIM ON KANYE WEST RECORDS.
KANYE WEST IS FAR BETTER THAN THIS NIGGA WILL EVER BE. HAS MORE MONEY AND HIS ART IS MORE VALUABLE. SOULJA CAN’T EVEN DRESS HIMSELF COMPARED TO YEEZY.
#KINGYEBO #YEEZUS
Kill yourself
Kanye’s mom was dating Ja Rule for several months. It was reportedly so intense she died from exhaustion.
ja was dating elton john
I believe the Billy Joel song is called “Movin’ Out”
don’t care yeezus tracklist please?
Born Sinner
Cole.
Anonymous:
Born Sinner
Cole.
No No KANYE YEEZUS= LEARN TO READ
soulja boy is from missisippi not atlanta, atlanta doeent like soulja boy , we as a city beat his ass and robbed him
‘we as a city’?…..lolz…. so what did you get during the robbery, toughguy?
soulja boys soul and career
they’re on the same level
None of the above
I am going to convince myself that Soulja Boy stole the track and put himself on it…. Kanye wouldnt really put him on a track right?….RIGHT?!?!?!?
Xx Kanye West should remix this song this summer check it out . We like this song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJKrBNnkxSs
does anyone know the third song played after mommas boyfriend
Last year’s version was much better than the version that was released today…
DONT NOBODY WANNA WATCH A 2 HOUR Q-TIP INTERVIEW