Rae confirmed the collaboration yesterday but now he tells MTV what the studio session at the New York’s Electric Lady Studios was all about, which was also witnesses by Akon, Mos Def, Charlie Wilson and others.
“All I did was ride the beat and listen to what he was singing to,” Chef said of his rhymes on the “Runaway Love” remix. “I can go basic when I want to. I can go rated R, I can go rated PG. I definitely didn’t give him anything that I thought was too hot to be spoken on by a 16-year-old. I know how to read beats, and listening to the record, I just complemented. At the end of my 16 [bars], when you do hear Justin coming, it fits and it’s a great sound. I didn’t go crazy. One thing people gotta recognize about me, I’m the Chef. I know how to make spicy food, I know how to make food that ain’t spicy. I made something that fit the criteria. Me and Kanye are just here to sprinkle a little bit more love on this man’s success and all our success”
Lookout for ‘Runaway Love’ remix featuring Kanye & Raekwon.