5 Reasons Why You Need to Buy G.O.O.D. Music's 'Cruel Summer'
Summer might be ending next week. But, G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer is just beginning. After months and months of rumors, the compilation album from Kanye West & Co. is finally hitting stores next Tuesday. And, the hype around it is building quickly. Last weekend, the official tracklist for the project hit the Internet. Then, a photo featuring physical copies of the album started making the rounds. And, finally, snippets from the album made their way to the World Wide Web as well.
All of that got us pretty excited for next Tuesday. And, we want you to be just as excited about this project as we are. So, in order to help you get your mind right, we put together a list of 5 Reasons To Be Excited About The Release Of G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer. Like we said, summer might be ending soon. But, Cruel Summer is going to help it go out with a bang.
All of that got us pretty excited for next Tuesday. And, we want you to be just as excited about this project as we are. So, in order to help you get your mind right, we put together a list of 5 Reasons To Be Excited About The Release Of G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer. Like we said, summer might be ending soon. But, Cruel Summer is going to help it go out with a bang.
Reason #1: Every song we've heard from Cruel Summer so far has been solid.
The most disappointing part about Cruel Summer might end up being that we've already heard almost half of the album prior to its' release date. From "Clique" to "Mercy" to "New God Flow" to "Cold" to "Don't Like (Remix)," we've got five of the album's 12 songs on our iPods. But, of those five songs, none are throwaways. In fact, all five are solid and will definitely get more burn from us once the album drops. So, if the other seven songs are anywhere near as good as those five songs, Cruel Summer is going to stay in heavy rotation all fall long.
The most disappointing part about Cruel Summer might end up being that we've already heard almost half of the album prior to its' release date. From "Clique" to "Mercy" to "New God Flow" to "Cold" to "Don't Like (Remix)," we've got five of the album's 12 songs on our iPods. But, of those five songs, none are throwaways. In fact, all five are solid and will definitely get more burn from us once the album drops. So, if the other seven songs are anywhere near as good as those five songs, Cruel Summer is going to stay in heavy rotation all fall long.
Reason #2: Kanye West lets his entire roster shine on the album.
There's no shortage of Kanye on the album. Of the 12 tracks on Cruel Summer, he shows up on seven. But, he also gives his entire crew room to operate. Pusha T does his thing on "Higher." Kid Cudi gets a solo look on "Creepers." Hell, even Cyhi Da Prynce shows up on not one, but two different songs ("This Morning" and "Sin City"). It's good that Kanye is letting all of G.O.O.D. get their looks on the album.
There's no shortage of Kanye on the album. Of the 12 tracks on Cruel Summer, he shows up on seven. But, he also gives his entire crew room to operate. Pusha T does his thing on "Higher." Kid Cudi gets a solo look on "Creepers." Hell, even Cyhi Da Prynce shows up on not one, but two different songs ("This Morning" and "Sin City"). It's good that Kanye is letting all of G.O.O.D. get their looks on the album.
Reason #3: The production efforts seem to make the entire project sound cohesive.
At this point, we've only heard snippets of the album. But, those snippets seem to indicate that Cruel Summer wasn't put together like most compilation albums. Songs weren't simply recorded and then slapped together. Instead, it sounds like Kanye put together a tracklist of songs—which, in most cases, were produced by someone other than him—that sounds cohesive together. Nothing sounds wildly out of place, if you trust the snippets we've heard thus far.
At this point, we've only heard snippets of the album. But, those snippets seem to indicate that Cruel Summer wasn't put together like most compilation albums. Songs weren't simply recorded and then slapped together. Instead, it sounds like Kanye put together a tracklist of songs—which, in most cases, were produced by someone other than him—that sounds cohesive together. Nothing sounds wildly out of place, if you trust the snippets we've heard thus far.
Reason #4: The momentum created by Pusha T's contributions to Cruel Summer should help him get a definitive release date for his solo debut.
On Cruel Summer, Pusha appears on "Mercy," "New God Flow," "Higher," and "Don't Like (Remix)." Outside of Kanye, he and Big Sean make the most appearances on the album. Sean's got his own solo buzz right now thanks to his Detroit mixtape. Now, it's time for Pusha to go ahead and put the finishing touches on his solo debut. Can we please get something from you by the top of next year, man?
On Cruel Summer, Pusha appears on "Mercy," "New God Flow," "Higher," and "Don't Like (Remix)." Outside of Kanye, he and Big Sean make the most appearances on the album. Sean's got his own solo buzz right now thanks to his Detroit mixtape. Now, it's time for Pusha to go ahead and put the finishing touches on his solo debut. Can we please get something from you by the top of next year, man?
Reason #5: Cruel Summer will finally let us answer the following question: MMG or G.O.O.D.?
Who ruled the summer? Was it Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group—or was it Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music? People have been debating it ever since MMG's Self Made, Vol. 1 dropped back in June. They were anticipating that Cruel Summer was going to top it. Well, now that the summer is just about officially over, which crew reigned supreme? Let the debate rage on...
Who ruled the summer? Was it Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group—or was it Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music? People have been debating it ever since MMG's Self Made, Vol. 1 dropped back in June. They were anticipating that Cruel Summer was going to top it. Well, now that the summer is just about officially over, which crew reigned supreme? Let the debate rage on...
