According to Pusha T, the song was recorded in either March or April 2010.[6] Most of the recording crew on the project had forgotten and or forgiven West for the incident with Swift, including Pusha T, who described the event as "old news".[6] By the time Pusha T was supposed to record his verse for the song, West had already recorded a majority of the song. Pusha T had to record his verse several times, because West didn't think Pusha T was being mean enough for the concept of the song the first few times.[6] Pusha T commented that re-doing a verse was something he very rarely did.[6] Generally, Pusha T would write his verses very quickly, and noted that he made the exception for West who he had described as a perfectionist.[6] During the recording process, the two had collaborated on several songs together.[6] Pusha T called the recording process of the song "interesting", and stated:
West invited Pusha T down to Hawaii to record "Runaway". While recording the song, West made Pusha-T record his verse several times.
We recorded quite a few songs. He had the record already and was like, 'Yo, I want you on this record.' A lot of stuff from him comes from conversation. He'll talk to you and get a feel for your perspective and your outlook on shit. And later, he'll be like, 'Yo, I want you on this. I got a record that that perspective would fit on.' That's how he operates. [...] You will find yourself explaining yourself, and if you can't explain the reasoning behind the things you're saying in a verse or whatever the case may be, it might not fly. He won't let you get away with it.[6]
― Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Saturday, 30 November 2019 05:08 (four years ago) link
kanye why are all the men there posting
they are posting for their men
― mookieproof, Saturday, 30 November 2019 05:19 (four years ago) link