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 Letter Words fans. It includes eight tracks from the then newly released "Mirror Blue", and thus serves as an interesting contrast with the original album's controversial production. "Two Letter Words" was initially released under a deal with Capitol Records, Thompson's label at the time, which permitted him to supplement his income with albums not recorded in the studio provided that they were not made available in retail outlets and were pressed in limited quantities. In 2009 it was re-released as a digital download available via Thompson's website. As of January 2017, it is no longer available from this source, but can be