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[Spiderjericho]

I listened to this last night twice. This is his worst project. I prefer WTT (despite his post graduation production).

I thought New God Flow, Mercy, Cold, The Morning, Bliss and the Ma$e verse were decent or good.

Kanye still relies on the overproduction that was on WTT and MBDTF. 2012, we still have auto tune. And too many rappers are making pop sounding tracks versus traditional or trendy hip hop tracks.

If he had released this album back in 2004-2006, it would've had his sped up sample style, simpler production and featured just Jay-Z, GLC, Consequence, Common, Twista and a few others.

 

[SlaughterX]

Don't care enough to listen to this album, but I can't believe people would say MBDTF is better than LR or CD. Those two are obviously Kanye's best albums.

It is, and so is WTT.

Anyway I am listening to Cruel Summer now and... I like it, will cop on Tuesday.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

But... there are pictures of the album in stores/boxes, no?

DLC.

Is there going to be any retailer-specific special editions of this? I want to get a physical copy but got burned on WTT by not buying the deluxe version

 

[enzo_gt]

Members of G.O.O.D. Music doing NYC Best Buy signing. Details within link.

 

[spindashing]

Members of G.O.O.D. Music doing NYC Best Buy signing. Details within link.

It'll probably just be CyHi.

 

[SlaughterX]

I think Sin City is my favorite track, so far...

 

[Ashhong]

The Morning is so damn goooood

 

[Snakeyes]

I guess I'm the only person who likes Bliss. I love the beat. Sounds like such a throwback. Well, reminds me of the production on Operation Doomsday

Haha, it does have a sound that's a bit similar to Red and Gold.

The Morning is growing on me a bit.

 

[ShineALight]

Haha, it does have a sound that's a bit similar to Red and Gold.

The Morning is growing on me a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6db6SIlSP2g

 

[Snakeyes]

Hopefully he puts up the HQ instrumental on iTunes or something after CS drops.

 

[Spiderjericho]

Haha, it does have a sound that's a bit similar to Red and Gold.

The Morning is growing on me a bit.

I'm getting this ninja in the morning...

He sees me in the evening
Want to catch all these feelings
Well, let me be the first to get miiiiiiiiiineeee...

It's really the chorus that makes the song. The Kanye transition was terrible. And Common is sort of out of place.

I tried to listen to the album again on a long drive and could only stomach Mercy, New God Flow, Mercy, Cold (partly, didn't realize it had a Khris Humphries diss) and Bliss. I listened to Big Shug and Titty Boi's albums and preferred them from a thematic and production perspective.

And if we're talking AOTY, I'd take a Masta Ace with reused Doom beats or Killer Mike.

 

[SlaughterX]

Ma$e sounds like Young Humma in Higher...

Turquoise Jeep productions signs to GOOD Music next?

 

[YoungHav]

Dynasty Roc La Familia is better than this album. Jay-Z is better than 'Ye even on "display your roster" LPs.

 

[metalslimer]

I have to say that after to listening to this one this is just not a good album. There are hints of greatness scattered throughout, but god songs like Clique and that terrible I Don't Like crap don't even need to be there. Can't wait for the next real Kanye album but this was not the amazing collaboration I envisioned when this was announced.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Dynasty Roc La Familia is better than this album. Jay-Z is better than 'Ye even on "display your roster" LPs.

The Dynasty album was one of the best albums Jay-Z ever released (Let's be real it was marketed as an Jay album).

 

[ShineALight]

Dynasty Roc La Familia is better than this album. Jay-Z is better than 'Ye even on "display your roster" LPs.

On Wikipedia it's considered Jay's fifth album. It's funny that this is coming from a poster named "YoungHav", but I don't have a dog in this race, I'm a fan of both.

 

[skynidas]

Guys, there's some shit driving me crazy, the "shout" on 0:25 of Sin City, where's that from? It sounds extremely familiar but i can't remember from where it is.

 

[double jump]

not feeling it overall

but these are some of the best kanye verses I've heard in a while

pusha brought it as well

everything else and everyone else is meh

still better than wtt though

 

[YoYo Switch]

Just realized that Sin City uses the same sample Lana Del Rey uses in the beginning Blue Jeans. heh.


edit: oh, its also briefly at the start of creepers.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

So it's out (on Amazon). No bonus tracks? Can't find it on iTunes period.

EDIT - never mind, Amazon just doesn't have it set up like a usual pre-purchase. Weird.

 

[Red_Man]

Freestyle from some of the G.O.O.D crew trying to promote Cruel Summer

http://pusha-t.com/2012/09/music-g-o-o-d-music-freestyle-funkmaster-flex-show/

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Pretty mixed reviews on this one. A real gem, though:

Oklahoma Daily

Maybe you stepped back from the limelight a bit on this album to give less well-known rappers like 2 Chainz and Ghostface Killah a chance to shine.

 

[jaydogg691]

Why is this album not out on iTunes yet? I need my Yeezy fix.

 

[cacophony]

Only Kanye would remaster an album the day it gets released

 

[Represent.]

Freestyle from some of the G.O.O.D crew trying to promote Cruel Summer

http://pusha-t.com/2012/09/music-g-o-o-d-music-freestyle-funkmaster-flex-show/

CyHi killed it.

 

[SlaughterX]

It's not showing up on the Best Buy website either (though I could swear I seen it there in the past). Either way my Amazon copy should be here tomorrow.

 

[Stabby McSter]

I've heard two different leaks. One album had Ghostface on "New God Flow". The other had The DJ Khaled ending part of "Cold" removed, and two extra lines from Pusha T on "I Don't Like (Remix)".

The iTunes version needs to come out already. I woke up this morning excited AND BAM NOTHING.

 

[jbug617]

I've heard two different leaks. One album had Ghostface on "New God Flow". The other had The DJ Khaled ending part of "Cold" removed, and two extra lines from Pusha T on "I Don't Like (Remix)".

The iTunes version needs to come out already. I woke up this morning excited AND BAM NOTHING.

Amazon mp3 also has the album out ($8.99). I bought it from them because I had $5 credit. Did Itunes get exclusive content?

 

[Stabby McSter]

Amazon mp3 also has the album out ($8.99). I bought it from them because I had $5 credit. Did Itunes get exclusive content?

Oh, actually this is smarter. I have $5 credit too.

ALTHOUGH I just saw a track listing for a "Deluxe Edition". Not sure about how real it is. The list is reeealllyyy weird.

01. Kanye West Ft. R. Kelly - To The World [03:50]
02. Kanye West Ft. Jay-Z And Big Sean - Clique [04:52]
03. 2 Chainz Ft. Big Sean And Kanye West And Pusha T - Mercy[05:25]
04. Ghostface Killah Ft. Kanye West And Pusha T - New God Flow[05:56]
05. 2 Chainz Ft. Common And Cyhi The Prynce And D'Banj And Kid Cudi And Pusha T And Raekwon - The Morning[04:34]
06. DJ Khaled - Cold [03:35]
07. Cocaine 80s Ft. Ma$E And Pusha T And The-Dream - Higher [04:33]
08. Cyhi The Prynce Ft. John Legend And Malik Yusef And Teyana Taylor And Travi$ Scott - Sin City[04:27]
09. 2 Chainz Ft. Big Sean And Kanye West And Marsha Ambrosius - The One[05:43]
10. KiD CuDi - Creepers [03:13]
11. John Legend Ft. Teyana Taylor - Bliss [03:29]
12. Big Sean Ft. Chief Keef And Jadakiss And Kanye West And Pusha T - Don't Like[04:43]
13. Big Sean Ft. Drake - Made [04:05]
14. Starshell Ft. Kanye West & Big Sean - Superluva [03:45]
15. DJ Khaled Ft. Kanye West & Rick Ross - I Wish You Would [03:58]
16. 2 Chainz Ft. Kanye West - Birthday Song [05:08]

On another note, I can't find the MP3 version of Cruel Summer on Amazon.

 

[jbug617]

Oh, actually this is smarter. I have $5 credit too.

ALTHOUGH I just saw a track listing for a "Deluxe Edition". Not sure about how real it is. The list is reeealllyyy weird.


On another note, I can't find the MP3 version of Cruel Summer on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00973AE02/?tag=neogaf0e-20

They did put Ghostface on New God Flow and Khaled isn't at the end of Cold, it's just DJ Pharsis.

 

[Kusagari]

Why is this still not on iTunes?

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I dunno what the hell is going on. Bought the album from Amazon last night, and half of the tracks are called "____.1". New God Flow.1, Cold.1, etc. The album still isn't on iTunes, there's no deluxe version... weird stuff.

Any tracklist with "I Wish You Would" on it has to be fake, though, that's a cut from Khaled's tape.

 

[My Name Is Luke]

Anyone pick up the physical album today? Does it come with the GOOD Music poster that was posted up a few pages back or was that just a mock up?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Anyone pick up the physical album today? Does it come with the GOOD Music poster that was posted up a few pages back or was that just a mock up?

The version I got from Target for $10 includes a poster that had all the GOOD people standing in the shadows with the track listing on the back. The packaging is this thick cardboard sleeve sort of thing.

 

[Uno Venova]

Well this launch didn't go as planned did it.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I would love for GOOD to pull some crazy shit and do a total remaster at the last minute, but this is probably King of Limbs Disc 2 all over again.

 

[Visceir]

my review: I DON'T LIKE

 

[Baconbitz]

The version I got from Target for $10 includes a poster that had all the GOOD people standing in the shadows with the track listing on the back. The packaging is this thick cardboard sleeve sort of thing.

Yeah, I just got home w/ this. Had a bunch of copy's. Probably 'cause of the leak.

 

[GiLL7486]

Looks like its up on iTunes Don't see any Deluxe version

Edit: Also up on Google Play Here

 

[5amshift]

I'm still blasting 'Don't Like'. Gets me pumped as fuck.

 

[Fjordson]

not feeling it overall

but these are some of the best kanye verses I've heard in a while

pusha brought it as well

everything else and everyone else is meh

still better than wtt though

Ghostface on NGF is meh? Whaat. And surprisingly, I really like 2 Chainz on Mercy.

But yeah, everything else is kinda boring.

 

[Baconbitz]

I'm still blasting 'Don't Like'. Gets me pumped as fuck.

I just listened to this. Sorry but the OG version still wins.

 

[billy beane]

This album is pretty lame. Some bangers for sure, but nothing special.

 

[Squire]

This album is pretty lame. Some bangers for sure, but nothing special.

Yeah, came to post this. They shoulda called it Meh Summer.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I dunno what the hell is going on. Bought the album from Amazon last night, and half of the tracks are called "____.1". New God Flow.1, Cold.1, etc. The album still isn't on iTunes, there's no deluxe version... weird stuff.

Any tracklist with "I Wish You Would" on it has to be fake, though, that's a cut from Khaled's tape.

The songs are listed like that on the track listing in the album as well. The only thing I can figure out is that the "1"'s are placed after the songs released as singles.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Time to pay the piper, as I already copped the leak.

Yeezy's greatest stuff, since Graduation.

 

[Epcott]

Wow, I thought this album was postponed until Spring.

Id request a pm, but I fear banhammorz.

I'm up in the air over this album, from what I've heard on Youtube.

I first hated MBDTF, it screamed "over production". But lately when I listen to it, it's so well put together. The only song I loath is Runaway.

It's hard to decide. I liked his lyrical content in the backpacker era, so modern Ye's lazy lyrics about mainstream stuff is the only turn off I have. Hmmmm... I really don't know.

 

[Stabby McSter]

Should I make a controversial list, too?
1. MBDTF
2. Late Registration
3. College Dropout
4. Graduation
5. 808's

 

[XANDER CAGE]

The more I listen to this, the more I feel like this is a collection of some good songs that just don't flow as a cohesive album. There's nothing I completely dislike (except maybe Higher) but the overall package just feels so inconsistent. CyHi's verses are all pretty dopey, Big Sean is alright but doesn't really do himself any favors by basically just delivering joke lines in between actually good verses. The Cudi song is pretty good but it feels really, really weird sort of plooped at the end of the album with just one MC on it. For better or worse, most of the album is clearly a G.O.O.D effort, and then there's just a Kid Cudi song.

I don't hate it, but I certainly don't love it yet.

 

[Chris R]

Great highs, but pretty low lows. Won't play the entire album again but I'll add a few of the songs to my rotation for sure.