Who Made the Sunshine
2020 album by Westside Gunn
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Who Made the Sunshine (stylized in all caps) is the fourth album by the American rapper Westside Gunn. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Griselda, Interscope, and Shady Records, and served as Gunn's only release under Shady Records.
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| Released | October 2, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 40:03 | |||
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Production on the album 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 guest 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 was not released on physical media.
Background
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 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]
Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute rated the album a 77%, saying "Who Made The Sunshine’s already underrated duality: it’s both grand introduction and complacent victory lap; both urgent and laid back, all at once, constantly".[7] A Clash reviewer rated it a 7/10, saying "Who Made The Sunshine feels like a fresh slate for the Buffalo artist. [...] it contains some of his best work".[8] Jayson Buford of Consequence rated it a B, saying "when the beats sound this good and the bars are cold like ashy knuckles, there's nothing to wait on".[9] Riley Wallace of HipHopDX rated it a 4/5, saying "Who Made the Sunshine is a solid offering, even if not Gunn’s most wholly compelling body of work".[10] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork rated it a 6.7/10, saying "Who Made the Sunshine falls somewhere in the middle, and doesn’t feel like it was devised to be anything more than what it is: another step toward the expansion of the Griselda Records brand".[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sunshine Intro" (featuring AA Rashid) |
| 2:25 | |
| 2. | "The Butcher and The Blade" (featuring Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine) |
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| 3:59 |
| 3. | "Ishkabibble's" (featuring Black Thought) |
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| 2:54 |
| 4. | "All Praises" (featuring Boldy James and Jadakiss) | The Alchemist | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Big Basha's" |
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| 1:41 |
| 6. | "Liz Loves Luger" (featuring Armani Caesar) |
| The Alchemist | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Ocean Prime" (featuring Slick Rick and Busta Rhymes) |
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| 2:37 |
| 8. | "Lessie" (featuring Keisha Plum) |
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| 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) |
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| 3:55 |
| 11. | "98 Sabres" (featuring Armani Caesar, Conway the Machine, and Benny the Butcher) |
| Just Blaze | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 40:03 | |||
Personnel
- Westside Gunn – vocals (all tracks)
- Conway the Machine – vocals (tracks 2, 11)
- Benny the Butcher – vocals (tracks 2, 11)
- The Alchemist – production (tracks 4, 6)
- Just Blaze – production (track 11)
- Armani Caesar – vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Keisha Plum – vocals (track 8)
- Jadakiss – vocals (track 4)
- A.A. Rashid – vocals (track 1)
- Estee Nack – vocals (track 9)
- Stove God Cooks – vocals (track 9)
- Smoke DZA – vocals (track 9)
- Black Thought – vocals (track 3)
- Boldy James – vocals (track 4)
- Flee Lord – vocals (track 9)
- El Camino – vocals (track 9)
- Slick Rick – vocals (tracks 7, 10)
- Busta Rhymes – vocals (track 7)
- Young Guru – mixing, mastering
- Daringer – production (all tracks)
- Beat Butcha – additional production (all tracks)
- Brandon Burton – recording
- Víctor Hugo Orozco – art direction
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[12] | 64 |