 The majority of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was recorded in Oahu, Hawaii, a trait that "So Appalled" shares. Following several media controversies, West decided to record his next album in a reclusive manner only working with artists he considered himself familiar with. Amongst the various artists invited down to Hawaii to record songs for the album was Pusha T, a rapper known for the hip-hop duo Clipse. While in Hawaii, Pusha-T commented that the very first thing he recorded was his verse for "So Appalled". He favorably compared recording with West with another producer he was used to working with, Pharrell Williams, commenting that he enjoyed how the process was more of a canvas.
