Video: Kanye West Presents G.O.O.D. Music "Cruel Summer"

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Hip Hop is being dominated by a number of super crews at the moment: Maybach Music, Young Money/Cash Money and G.O.O.D. Music. Each with their own headline act Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Kanye West respectively. Much in the same way Maybach Music’s Self Made series of albums have helped to propel the label’s acts to a higher plateau (Wale’s debut album sold 28,000 in its first week of release versus his sophomore album Ambition, which was released after MMG’s Self Made , debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts and is now close to being [...]

“It’s our offering, as a collective, of a sonic snapshot of what’s happening right now, 2012, this cruel summer.”

Those of us who listen to any hip hop have heard  G.O.O.D Music 's  Cruel Summer  by now but a few of us may have missed this bit of insight, provided by the music collective's ultimate tour de force, Kanye West . Whether you love, hate or feel indifferent about the release, there's almost no denying the level of attention given to each detail of the album. Recalling the laborious task of making the album art, West explains what type of scrutiny each track endured in the process. [...]

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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.

G.O.O.D. Music have been on a pretty hectic press run in recent days with the release of their long-awaited collective ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ kanye-west-discusses-good-musi cs-cruel-summer-albu/69398/

The term "collaborative" gets tossed around a lot in the world of music, but rarely does it reach the levels of true collaboration that the Kanye West -led G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer achieved. In a self-released video, 'Ye discusses the album and how the recording process was vastly different than anything he has worked on before. With input from Jay-Z ,Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Q-Tip, John Legend, Mr Hudson, Cyhi the Prynce, Teyana Taylor, 2 Chainz, Ghostface Killah, R. Kelly, Raekwon, Ma$e, and many more, the album is [...]

Yeezy takes a second out of his NEW GOD life to paint a picture of Cruel Summer for the people.

Kanye West is right up there with the most polarizing figures in modern music. It's not worth going into all of his antics or questionable decisions under the public eye; it's been overdone. Since he's cut off any and all forms of press, it's rare these days to find him ... Read More

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.

If you look at the features and production credits (under the video) for G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer , you know that it was a collaborative effort. That term—"collaborative"—get's thrown around a lot, but listening to Kanye West talk about Cruel Summer , you can tell the vibe during the making of this project was  not your typical studio session where three guys walk into a room, some shit gets thrown together, and then it gets touched up and sent off to be packaged. In the video below, 'Ye breaks down how the process worked and how [...]

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 .

Ever since that Matt Lauer interview , Kanye West has chosen to boycott the media. That explains why Jay-Z did all the talking during Watch the Throne , and why Kanye has let the rest of the G.O.O.D. Music crew handle the promo for Cruel Summer . But with the projected sales numbers for Cruel Summer well below Kanye's normal standards, the Chicago rapper is now getting involved in the marketing. He's not ready to be interviewed, but he is ready to give an [...]

Finally. We've heard from the entire G.O.O.D. Music Family (well...for the most part) regarding the released-today G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer , and now we get official word from Kanye West. Here he breaks down the album, explains the features and what went into certain songs. Have you picked up the album yet? Well, he persuades you on why you should above.