Kanye West - Good Life Ft. T-pain May 2026

: According to T-Pain , the recording process was arduous, taking two months. Kanye rejected five different versions of the hook before ultimately creating a composite of multiple takes to achieve the final "anthemic" sound.

: Produced by Kanye West and DJ Toomp , with additional drum programming by Timbaland and mixing/string arrangements by Mike Dean . Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain

Released in as the third single from Kanye West ’s seminal album Graduation , "Good Life" stands as a definitive anthem of late-2000s hip-hop. The track is a celebratory collaboration with T-Pain , merging West’s soulful sampling roots with the burgeoning "stadium status" synth-pop sound of the era. Production & Sampling : According to T-Pain , the recording process