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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 [...]

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 [...]

This playlist is inspired by G.O.O.D. Music's/Kanye West's  Cruel Summer  leaking into the blogosphere yesterday. Last night, I gave the album a listen, wasn't crazy about it, but not disappointed either. There was one song that stuck out however, "To The World ft. R. Kelly." It's great. I'll leave it at that because I want you to decide for yourself when you hear it by hitting play below. Also on the playlist, to name a few Atmosphere , P.O.S . and Tupac . Enjoy and have a great Friday!   [...]

B. Michael Payne steps into the arena. It must feel weird being even a relatively old-school hip-hop head. Back in the late 90s and early 00s, you only knew Kanye West as a Roc-a-Fella producer with occasional placements on semi-underrated Jay-Z projects. The College Dropout leak and College Dropout album were game changers, but for critics, they often had more to do with music geekery - i.e. making the leap from producer to rapper and bringing together backpacks and Bentleys. A decade later, it's illegal in Dubai to stare directly into [...]

After getting our hands on the snippets , it appears the entire Cruel Summer is now available for streaming. While some of the snippets were underwhelming, perhaps a full listen will do a better job of winning us over. The opening track with R. Kelly is rather lovely, for example. I just wish some of these singles hadn't been floating around the radio for such a long time, it would have made for a fresher sounding release. Anyway, there it is, ready for you to tear apart and critique until the end of time. Did the G.O.O.D. [...]

By now, most people are either a full way through their first listen to Cruel Summer or firing up their mobile device and seeing the news that the album sprung [...] The post Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius - "The One" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Somebody call a plumber, because Cruel Summer has been leaking all over the web and the itsy bitsy spider is pissed. But fuck that spider because these tracks are dope as hell. The first song on the album is one of my personal favorites called To The World by Kanye West and R. Kelly . I haven’t been this excited for an R. Kelly project since Chapter 9 of Trapped in the Closet  back in ‘05, you know the one where the midget is hiding in the cabinet. Anyways, [...]

• 727collection - Kanye West Feat. R Kelly - To The World

Big Sean is on total fire these days and I for one am a complete fan.  He has managed to come from the bottom ranks of the music business to the top in what has surely not been the smoothest of rides.  Signed to Kanye 's GOOD Music label in 2007, and then Def Jam Recordings in 2008 [1] Sean is a product of the "New" music industry, and a highly adaptive business model that has seen him release mixtapes and singles strenuously, but consistently over the passed few years.  His signature flows [...]

• Clique - Z & Kanye West

The G.O.O.D. Music collaborative album Cruel Summer is less than a week away from hitting stores, and lucky for us iTunes released a pre-order for the album which conveniently came with a 9 0 second preview of each song on the album . The official tracklist was released last week confirming 12 songs are on the album, all but two of which are collaborations featuring an array of artists from R. Kelly to Jadakiss , and of course all the usual G.O.O.D . suspects ( Kanye, Pusha T, Big [...]

• G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer (90 Second Snippets)

There's no season more intriguing than fall. The way brittle leaves dance on the pavement, varying colors paint the sky, and brisk, cool air cuts sharp - it's all so cozy and sensory-driven. Outside of the season's enticing facets - not to mention, its series of holidays - we're also ecstatic about the year's upcoming fourth quarter releases. Familiar faces, new talent, and long-awaited returns stockpile the next few months, which makes for exciting earbuds. Now, because there's so much on the way, we decided to handpick 25 of the more crucial releases hitting stores in the coming [...]

Kanye West 's highly anticipated G.O.O.D. Music album, Cruel Summer is almost here (September 18th!), and the tracklist boasts verses from Jay-Z , R. Kelly , Ghostface Killah , Raekwon , The-Dream , Kid Cudi , Common , Pusha T , 2 Chainz , Big Sean , Chief Keef , among others. iTunes is generously offering 90 second snippets of every song on the album, so check that out right [...]

As the release of G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer approaches, it appears snippets of each track have materialized on iTunes. Someone took it upon themselves to compile each track and throw it on Soundcloud, and now we get a sneak peek at what this album is going to sound like. We don't really know what to expect from this album, but the features list is quite impressive. The only question that remains is whether or not the execution will be at the same level as we hope. With that said, after skimming through the snippets, [...]

• Real Joe Money - Cruel Summer (Album Snippets)

iTunes is now streaming 30-second snippets of all 12 tracks included on Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music' s upcoming group album, Cruel Summer . You can stream them here , or all mixed together in the SoundCloud widget below (via Rap-Up ). As previously reported , Cruel Summer features Jay-Z, R. Kelly, The-Dream, Pusha T, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Common, Kid Cudi, John Legend, and more. It will be released by Def Jam on September 18th. [...]

• user8019 - Cruel Summer Snippets

I'm sure you just heard the R. Kelly & Kanye track we just posted, but if you want to preview the entire Cruel Summer album, you can now do so here. iTunes now has the snippets, and the project drops in its entirety next week. 9/18 it is. That's G.O.O.D. news, right? Check 'em here.

L'album Cruel Summer sera disponible d'ici quelques jours, l'occasion pour nous de vous faire découvrir l'une des dernières pistes de l'écurie G.O.O.D. Music. Intitulé Clique, ce titre est né de la collaboration entre Kanye West, Jay-Z et Big Sean, le tout avec Hit-Boy à la production. Le rap game est de retour en force !

• G.O.O.D. Music - Clique

Today G.O.O.D. Music officially released the tracklist to upcoming group album Endless Summer . The final tracklist features a new version of "New God Flow" featuring Ghostface, Cruel Summer is expected September 18th on Def Jam. Cruel Summer Tracklist: 01. To The World – Kanye West, R. Kelly 02. Clique – Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean 03. Mercy – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz 04. New God Flow – Kanye West, [...]

Today G.O.O.D. Music officially released the tracklist to upcoming group album Endless Summer . The final tracklist features a new version of "New God Flow" featuring Ghostface, Cruel Summer is expected September 18th on Def Jam. Cruel Summer Tracklist: 01. To The World – Kanye West, R. Kelly 02. Clique – Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean 03. Mercy – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz 04. New God Flow – Kanye West, [...]