Kanye West's GOOD Music - Cruel Summer

[bacardimayne]

It's leaking. Opening track is boss.

[Crazyman]

Link us up, homie

[sweetness]

does he sample the Bananarama song?

[Lose Your Illusions]

Link us up, homie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-TBP0gR4E

[Black Sabbath]

Maybe it'll grow on me, but that was OK. I definitely wouldn't call it "boss".

[bacardimayne]

Clique isn't the opening track.

[Black Sabbath]

Okay, Bacardi was right, the opening track is pretty boss so far, though I would prefer more vocals from Kanye.

EDIT: Kanye rapping just started. I take it back. Song is great.

[bacardimayne]

http://fistintheair.com/2012/09/12/g-o-o-d-music-kanye-west-big-sean-pusha-t-and-more-cruel-summer-full-album-stream/

[Dan H.]

Pass me the link man!

[bacardimayne]

Pass me the link man!

You can hear all of the songs at the link I posted above. Keep in mind, the singles in that link are the single versions, not the album versions. Full album hasn't leaked yet.

Edited September 13, 2012 by bacardimayne

[Crazyman]

Damn, I like what I'm hearing so far. I didn't have huge expectations like other people online, though.

[Black Sabbath]

Only on The Morning so far, but the opening track was great, Mercy wasn't bad, New God Flow is good, but there isn't enough Kanye on vocals (which is usually the best part of the songs, besides the beats), imo.

[bacardimayne]

Only on The Morning so far, but the opening track was great, Mercy wasn't bad, New God Flow is good, but there isn't enough Kanye on vocals (which is usually the best part of the songs, besides the beats), imo.

Yeah, it's a label album, not a Kanye album.

Though Big Sean and Pusha T are pretty good.

[Black Sabbath]

Fuck label albums, give me another Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Cold is pretty sick, though.

[bacardimayne]

Cold is pretty sick, though.

Pun intended?

[Black Sabbath]

No.

Couldn't get Sin City to play, but three left to go.

[Black Sabbath]

I enjoyed a hand full of them.

[bacardimayne]

Pretty much how I feel. I haven't listened to the full album yet (waiting for the full official leak) but from what I've heard, I like...

To the World

Mercy (single version)

New God Flow (single version)

Cold (single version)

Don't Like (Remix) (single version?)

Only one I've heard that I'm not big on is Clique, but I'm not expecting much on the album tracks.

[Jakey Styley]

After a few days of listening, I think it's a great album. The singles (Mercy, Clique, New God Flow, Don't Like) are amazing and it's a shame they were all released before the album. I think The Morning could be a great single with a better lineup, there's like 7 guys in that song when it's 5 minutes long. A lot of the songs suffer from that- a lot of potential but ruined by the lineup choice. Who the fuck are Cocaine 80s and Ma$e and why are they on this masterpiece of a song, Higher?

Where was Mr. Hudson? I'd rather hear him than Ma$e, Cocaine 80s, and Raekwon. 2chainz should've been more prominently featured, and it was a really bad decision to put him on The One. It's too serious of a song. It was also terrible how they made 2chainz do his "YAAAA" at the beginning of random verses even if he's not in the song. What a tease.

Cruel Summer doesn't hold a candle to Kanye's solo work but it's better than MMG's recent album.

Reasonable but still amazing Cruel Summer lineup:

Kanye

Big Sean

Pusha T

Kid Cudi

2 Chainz (not confirmed for G.O.O.D. yet but whatever)

Common

Cyhi

Mr. Hudson

John Legend

Teyana Taylor