In By the Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits. This week, we tackle G.O.O.D. Music's Kanye West-curated Cruel Summer compilation. The album is available for purchase ... read more
“It’s our offering, as a collective, of a sonic snapshot of what’s happening right now, 2012, this cruel summer.”
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Yesterday I posted a picture of my copy of Cruel Summer on instagram. Some commenters, as well as other offline, asked me why I decided to buy the LP, some saying it wasn't worth the purchase. I bought the record because as a fan of the music, I wanted to have Kanye's new work. It's another album in his catalog and an offering his creativity. I also bought it because of the story behind the album, which Kanye talks about in this new clip. That's why I decided to buy it.
Kanye West Presents G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer out 9.18 Stream | MP3 | CD | Vinyl In a rap music environment rife with bravado, ambition, and sensationalism Kanye West is a man apart. He recently argued that he “makes perfect music” and instead of getting the reaction that other artists might have elicited (i.e. “is this guy serious?”) most people simply wondered why he hadn't made [...]
Yeezy takes a second out of his NEW GOD life to paint a picture of Cruel Summer for the people.
With G.O.O.D. Music 's Cruel Summer finally (officially) out, its about time to get some insight from the project's intellectual mastermind. Let Mr. West take you into his head as he describes the goals he had in mind while crafting the collaborative effort.
While the rest of the G.O.O.D. roster has made the rounds this week, Kanye West has been noticeably absent. Until today, when Yeezy updated his YouTube channel with a clip [...] The post Kanye West & The G.O.O.D. Music Family Talk "Cruel Summer" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
Having just released the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album, Cruel Summer –– which features the rapper on just half of the songs –– Kanye West will unveil his Black American Psycho just a month later, on October 23rd. While there's no official word on whether or not Black American Psycho is even a music project, recent reports indicate that a number of artists flew out to [...]
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G.O.O.D. Music's collective project is easily one of the more anticipated albums of 2012, and it was released across the country today. As soon as Kanye starts repeating "Mitt Romney ain't pay no tax" on the first track, you know shit's about to get interesting. First impressions: Mitt Romney ain't ... Read More
I’ve made no secret of my feelings about Kanye and R. Kelly here in the past , so hearing of their collaboration on today’s release of G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer had me just shy of giddy. This is very clearly not a Kanye album, but a mixed-bag showcase for the his label collective’s roster. “To The World” is its opener, featuring beats from Glasgow up-and-comer Hudson Mohawke, and there’s something in the details of his lifting production that’s enticing to hear. Kelly’s autotuned vocals make the bulk of the track, but [...]
Love ( My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ) or loathe ( 808s & Heartbreak ), G.O.O.D. Music head honcho Kanye West is, absolutely indubitably, the mercurial hip hop mastermind he unendingly proclaims himself to be. Blazoned as such across the entirety of this here universe, he's The One; the Champion; the Runaway; the Monster: all of the above, and all at once. And in being this polymathic jack of all trades and master of but one, he debatably has less of a clue as to who he really is than we do. Here, in [...]
After months and months, Kanye West 's G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer is finally out. Grab it at iTunes or with artwork this ostentatiously luxurious, grab it on vinyl tomorrow. Stream it at Spotify via the player below: Read more articles like " Listen: Kanye West Presents GOOD Music: Cruel Summer " on Pretty Much Amazing . Tags: Featured , G.O.O.D. Music , Kanye West
D-Day is finally here. G.O.O.D. Music's highly-anticipated compilation album, Cruel Summer , will officially be released tomorrow. In support of the project, Big Sean , Common , CyHi The Prynce , Pusha T , and Teyana Taylor visited Hot 972s Funkmaster Flex earlier tonight. Check out the G.O.O.D. Music crew's freestyle from Flex's show below. ( MissInfo.tv )
While the masses were quick to jump on the leak of Cruel Summer last week, the real G.O.O.D. Music diehards knew to wait, as Ye’ again fooled us all. The leaked version of “New God Flow” was apparently not finished, as we can now hear the completed track featuring an additional verse from Ghostface Killah . Hear the tagged version below: Pusha T x Kanye West x Ghostface Killah - New God Flow (Tagged Remix) by thedopesteez [...]
G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer G.O.O.D. Music: 2012 The idea of a “Kanye West posse album” is a preposterous one. Since Kanye was signed as a rapper to Roc-A-Fella not for his rapping skills but because Dame and Jay wanted to keep their beatsman happy, he’s spent all his time yelling “Look at me!” and doing a Rob Van Dam pose . It’s his greatest character flaw, and also his greatest artistic asset. His insistence on talking about himself has allowed us to follow him from unappreciated Jay-Z lackey (“Big Brother”) to doing songs about being richer [...]
The odds were against this one from the beginning. When Kanye West founded label G.O.O.D. Music in 2004, it was just him, Common , and John Legend – three guys who, despite a few obvious differences between them, shared enough ground to make sense as a team. But in the years since, Kanye has added the likes of Pusha T , 2 Chainz , Big Sean , The-Dream , CyHi the Prynce , and Kid Cudi , some of whom are viable creative presences, some of [...]
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With the G.O.O.D. Music 's highly anticipated group album Cruel Summer dropping on Tuesday, Kanye West and Pusha T are giving everyone a taste of the final product with the final version of "New God Flow". For everyone out there that jumped on the album leak, take a step back and revel in the addition of Ghostface Killah to Ye and Pusha T's collab. Even if you aren't excited about the addition of Ghostface to the song, don't worry, 'cause Pusha T's has enough excitement for all of [...]
Counting down the days until Kanye & Co.'s Cruel Summer is released? This should hold you over until September 18th. Head on over to fistintheair to stream the album in its entirety. Kanye, you had me at R. Kelly.
Much like last summer’s Watch The Throne , G.O.O.D. Music’s posse record Cruel Summer is a Kanye West record, at least musically speaking. Like Watch The Throne , Cruel Summer is lined with the maximalist, detail-fixated production that basically comes synonymous with Kanye’s discography, and the record employs work from celebrated, critically beloved hitmakers like Hit-Boy, Noah “40” Shebib, Hudson Mohawke, and West himself. And, to West or whomever’s credit, the production on Cruel Summer never overreaches in the way that Watch The Throne might have (I love Watch [...]
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