By the way...

I wrote a review of Kanye/G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer a few weeks ago.

I wanted to like this album. I really did.

Based on the tracklist alone, the album should be flawless. Features range from hip-hop heavyweights like Ghostface Killa, Ma$e, and Raekwon to three of the best rap lyricists of all time: Pusha-T (of Clipse fame), the ever-illustrious Jay-Z, and Mr. Kanye West himself.

Given that West hasn’t exactly put out trash over the course of his musical career (his 2010 magnum opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is still my favorite album of all time), you’ve got what should be a recipe for success.

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