In today’s blog I will be reviewing the G.O.O.D music compilation album Cruel Summer. First of all I’d like to
state that I am a big fan of Kanye West’s production skills. This new album is
not a Kanye West album. It is a compilation of all the G.O.O.D music artists
plus more. This album is full of “goofy” punch lines and hot beats. The lyrics
are decent, and offer some depth. But my favorite thing about this album is the
production work. As a broadcasting student I can appreciate the time and effort
put into the overall “sound” of this album. It offers hardcore rap, hip-hop,
R&B, and reggae. I believe this album is worth buying if you like Kanye’s
style. This is my opinion, everybody’s got one.
Here is the track/artist list:
01 – “To The World” – Kanye West feat. R. Kelly & Teyana
Taylor [Prod. by Pop & Oak. Co: Hudson Mohawke, Million $ Mano, Ken Lewis,
Travi$ Scott & Anthony Kilhoffer]
02 – “Clique” – Kanye West & Big Sean feat. Jay-Z & Cocaine 80s [Prod.
by Hit-Boy. Co: Kanye West, Anthony Kilhoffer & Noah Goldstein]
03 – “Mercy” – Kanye West, Big Sean & Pusha T feat. 2 Chainz [Prod. by
Lifted & Kanye West]
04 – “New God Flow” – Kanye West & Pusha T feat. Ghostface Killah [Prod. by
Boogz, Tapez & Kanye West]
05 – “The Morning” – Pusha T, Common, CyHi The Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’banj
feat. Raekwon and 2 Chainz [Prod. by IllMind & Kanye West. Co: Jeff Bhasker
& Travi$ Scott]
06 – “Cold” – Kanye West feat. DJ Khaled & DJ Pharris [Prod. by Hit-Boy]
07 – “Higher” – Pusha T feat. The-Dream, Ma$e & Cocaine 80s [Prod. by
Hit-Boy. Co: Kanye West & Mike Dean]
08 – “Sin City” – John Legend, Teyana Taylor, CyHi The Prynce & Malik Yusef
feat. Travi$ Scott [Prod. by Tommy Brown & Travi$ Scott]
09 – ”The One” – Kanye West & Big Sean feat. 2 Chainz, Marsha Ambrosius
& Cocaine 80s [Prod. by Kanye West. Co: Hudson Mohawke, The Twilite Tone,
Mannie Fresh & Lifted]
10 - “Creepers” – Kid Cudi [Prod. by Dan Black]
11 - “Bliss” – John Legend & Teyana Taylor [Prod. by Hudson Mohawke]
12 - “Don’t Like (Remix)” – Pusha T, Kanye West & Big Sean feat. Chief Keef
& Jadakiss [Prod. by Young Chop. Co: Kanye West, The Twilite Tone &
Noah Goldstein]