Magnificent

Album: Deeper Than Rap (2009)
Charted: 62
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Songfacts®:

  • On this song, Ross clears the air on everything about his life. He explained to MTV News: "It just takes everybody a little deeper into my world. Everybody can just musically hear the growth. The content is something that's most definitely something real special. The track was produced by the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. I got John Legend himself on the chorus. It's something real big and creative. I haven't heard John on this type of vibe."
  • The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, which stands for (Just Undeniably Some of The Illest Composers Ever), are Rook, Colione, and Kenny "Barto" Bartolomei. They had.previously worked on a number of tracks on Ross' past albums and the team also produced "Maybach Music, Pt. 2" on Deeper than Rap. The League won the 2007 Grammy for Best R&B album for Mary J Blige's The Breakthrough.
  • This track samples Angela Bofill's "Gotta Make It Up To You" from her 1983 album Teaser.

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