Who Made the Sunshine

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Who Made the Sunshine
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Studio album by
Westside Gunn
ReleasedOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Recorded2020
Genre Hip hop
Length40:03
Label
Producer
Westside Gunn chronology
Flygod is an Awesome God 2
(2020)		Who Made the Sunshine
(2020)		Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf
(2021)

Who Made the Sunshine (stylised in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Westside Gunn. When it was originally scheduled to be released on August 28, 2020, it was postponed following the death of Griselda Records collaborator DJ Shay from COVID-19. It was finally released on October 2, 2020, through Griselda, Shady, and Interscope.

Contents

Production was primarily handled by Beat Butcha and Daringer, except for four tracks which were produced by The Alchemist, Conductor Williams and Just Blaze. It features appearances from Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, Slick Rick, Black Thought, Boldy James, Busta Rhymes, Smoke DZA, Jadakiss, El Camino, Armani Caesar, Estee Nack, Flee Lord, Keisha Plum, and Stove God Cooks. The album has yet to be released on physical media.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 77% [2]
Clash 7/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound B [4]
HipHopDX 4/5 [5]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [6]

Who Made the Sunshine was met with generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76 based on five reviews. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sunshine Intro" (featuring AA Rashid)
2:25
2."The Butcher and The Blade" (featuring Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:59
3."Ishkabibble's" (featuring Black Thought)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
2:54
4."All Praises" (featuring Boldy James and Jadakiss)
 The Alchemist 3:26
5."Big Basha's"
  • Worthy
  • Paladino
  • Dubock
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
1:41
6."Liz Loves Luger" (featuring Armani Caesar)
  • Worthy
  • Joclynn Clyburn
  • Maman
The Alchemist3:21
7."Ocean Prime" (featuring Slick Rick and Busta Rhymes)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
2:37
8."Lessie" (featuring Keisha Plum)
  • Worthy
  • Paladino
  • Dubock
  • Amber Croskey
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:28
9."Frank Murphy" (featuring Stove God Cooks, Estee Nack, Flee Lord, El Camino, and Smoke DZA)
8:11
10."Good Night" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Worthy
  • Walters
  • Paladino
  • Dubock
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:55
11."98 Sabres" (featuring Armani Caesar, Conway the Machine and Benny the Butcher)
 Just Blaze 4:06
Total length:40:03

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [7] 64

References

  1. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Who Made the Sunshine - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ McMullen, Chase (October 7, 2020). "Album Review: Westside Gunn – Who Made The Sunshine? | Beats Per Minute". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ Murray, Robin (October 2, 2020). "Westside Gunn - Who Made The Sunshine?". Clash . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Buford, Jayson (October 6, 2020). "Westside Gunn Expands the Griselda Universe with WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE: Review". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Wallace, Riley (October 13, 2020). "Review: Westside Gunn's Shady Records Debut 'Who Made the Sunshine' Has Inklings Of A Creative Genius". HipHopDX . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ Pierre, Alphonse (October 2, 2020). "Westside Gunn: Who Made the Sunshine". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Westside Gunn Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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