Westside Gunn
Who Made the Sunshine
Release Date: Oct 2, 2020
Genre(s): Rap
Record label: Interscope
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Album Review: Who Made the Sunshine by Westside Gunn
Very Good, Based on 2 Critics
Based on rating 7
Griselda lynchpin Westside Gunn inaugurates his major label account with a fine new album, one whose curatorial grasp firmly establishes a supporting pantheon that includes some true rap greats. It thrives when the rapper is true to himself, and only falters when his ambitions overhaul his grasp. It's a succinct 11 tracker, one in which Westside Gunn acts as conductor over an array of production talent and guest features.
Opinion: Great
The Lowdown: Westside Gunn's Griselda Records label is not going to save New York boom bap rap. It isn't going to bring back the ghost of Prodigy. It won't find Jay-Z's bricks. It isn't Wu-Tang for Generation Z. Those types of comparisons aren't fair to Westside Gunn, someone who has built a ….
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