Two Words samples drums from The 5th Dimension's 1971 track "The Rainmaker". West references a group he was once in known as the Go Getters with the line: "Go Getters rhyme like, should've been signed twice" and over the years, West has actually recycled multiple rhymes that he first spit when part of the group. Miri Ben-Ari revealed that "Two Words" was the first recording she ever did with West. It was revealed by West that he drove to the Harlem Boys Choir’s summer camp to record them in a barn for the track. West actually had to pay them $10,000 to
Two Words on the official release. Featured artist Freeway that Kanye wasn't initially respected as a rapper, but he saw the talent in him and when West asked him to feature on the album, Freeway's response was: "Hell yeah. Let’s do it." Within "Two Words", there is an orchestral sound that includes classical strings and Miri Ben-Ari revealed that she was the one who introduced West to this sound, which lead to him falling in love with it. The track contains a sample of 1970 recording "Peace and Love (Amani Na Mapenzi) Movement III (Time)" by Mandrill. On top of this, it