A.K.A. DAYTONA - Pusha T, ye - Kanye West, KIDS SEE GHOST - KIDS SEE GHOST, Nasir - Nas, & K.T.S.E. - Teyana Taylor
Yes, I'm doing all of them at once!
These albums, all produced by Kanye West and were dropped during the month of June 2018, all 1 week spaced apart. This was extremely exciting to see all 5 albums roll out in such quick succession, introducing a lot of tracks and some unknown artists (as features) into the mainstream. I will be ranking the tracks in order from my least favorite album to most, and then a comprehensive list at the end. If you disagree, choke 💖😍😘💕😋
[[[Nasir - Nas]]]
Nasir is the weakest of the albums, no doubt. In fact, I would say this is Nas's worst studio album of his bunch. However, he's still got some great tracks on here, mostly being saved by the features on the album.
===REALLY GOOD===
1. Cop Shot The Kids ft. Kanye West
2. Not For Radio ft. Puff Daddy & 070 Shake
===GOOD===
3. Bonjour ft. Tony Williams
4. Adam And Eve ft. The-Dream
===JUST OK===
5. Simple Things
===MEH===
6. White Label
===UH...===
7. everything ft. The-Dream & Kanye West
Nasir Notes:
- 070 Shake on any track would've bumped it up a few spots, hence why Not For Radio is in the Pretty Good placement.
- The 1st 2 tracks are the only ones I listen to outside the album. I don't really care for the rest enough to listen more.
- everything was a mistake.
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[[[K.T.S.E - Teyana Taylor]]]
Going up like at least 50 steps above Nasir, K.T.S.E is a nice glimpse into Teyana's mind. She does like just about everything, so why not add the 2nd album to the mix? This is the only album from the Wyoming Sessions with an 8th track because Teyana said so 💖
===AMAZING===
1. WTP ft. Mykki Blanco
2. Rose In Harlem
===REALLY GOOD===
3. No Manners
4. Gonna Love Me
5. Issues/Hold On
===GOOD===
6. 3Way
7. Hurry ft. Kanye West
8. Never Would Have Made It
K.T.S.E. Notes:
- WTP is the most underrated track out of all of these albums. Yes, it is kinda an outlier compared to the rest of the album, but IDC 💕💕
- 3Way is pretty basic in the premise, but the Ty Dolla Sign bumps it up from last. His voice works with Teyana's SO WELL.
- Rose In Harlem is also underrated, though IK it's got some traction from a cover on TikTok.
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[[[ye - Kanye West]]]
UNDERRATED KANYE ALBUM. I would say it's the most underrated album out of his entire discography, with 808's being a close 2nd. This album has a slight storyline that's lowkey a bit basic, but it's still relevant to the album as a whole.
===GOD TIER===
1. Ghost Town ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR
===AMAZING===
2. Violent Crimes
===REALLY GOOD===
3. All Mine
4. No Mistakes
5. I Thought About Killing You
6. Yikes
7. Wouldn't Leave ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR
ye notes:
- Ghost Town is 2nd favorite song, EVER. Kanye + Cudi + PND + 070 Shake is a next level combo. Legit this would be the one track I recommend out of any.
- All Mine is probably one of the least liked tracks if you asked any major Kanye Stan, but it slaps so hard tho? It's the most streamed song on the album for a reason.
- Violent Crimes is the most emotional song out of everything present. 070 Shake is also on here and deserved to be listed as a feature on both. Robbery at its peak.
- Wouldn't Leave aged poorly. Whoops!
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[[[DAYTONA - Pusha T]]]
G.O.A.T Material. Pusha T is one of my favorite mainstream rappers, and I think Daytona is able to cover a lot of his strengths in the 7 tracks present. The cover for this album is controversial since it's a picture of the bathtub in which Whitney Houston died. Not sure why Kanye picked it for the cover, but we're just gonna go with it.
===AMAZING===
1. The Game We Play
2. What Would Meek Do ft. Kanye West
3. If You Know You Know
4. Infrared
5. Come Back Baby
===REALLY GOOD===
6. Santeria
===JUST OK===
7. Hard Piano ft. Rick Ross
DAYTONA Notes:
- Hard Piano was a major disappointment. I normally am ok/even enjoy a good Rick Ross feature, Ross on Devil In A New Dress is GOD TIER, but he's just kinda meh here. Pusha T is also sup par.
- If You Know You Know is my favorite drug rap ever.
- The Games We Play has an amazing instrumental put it at 1st.
- Infrared is my favorite diss track on Drake. Sorry, Story of Adidon.
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[[[KIDS SEE GHOST - KIDS SEE GHOST]]]
The best out of all of these albums by far. Kid Cudi & Kanye have had a working relationship since like 2009-ish, and this is the culmination of those efforts. Legit there is not a single dud on the entire tracklist. This would be any other artist's best album, and it's not even Kanye's best. All around a phenomenal album.
===GOD TIER===
1. 4th Dimension ft. Louis Prima
2. Feel The Love ft. Pusha T
3. Reborn
4. Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2) ft. Ty Dolla Sign
===AMAZING===
5. Kids See Ghosts
6. Cudi Montage
===REALLY GOOD===
7. Fire
KIDS SEE GHOSTS Notes:
-4th Dimension has the best usage of a sample I've ever heard.
- Pusha T's verse on Feel The Love was apparently written like 2 days or something before the album was gonna get mastered. Great opener to the album as a whole.
-Reborn is vibes. That's it that's the sentence
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[[[OVERALL TRACK RANKING FOR ALL ALBUMS]]]
===GOD TIER===
1. Ghost Town ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR
2. 4th Dimension ft. Louis Prima
3. Feel The Love ft. Pusha T
4. Reborn
5. Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2) ft. Ty Dolla Sign
===AMAZING===
6. The Game We Play
7. WTP ft. Mykki Blanco
8. Violent Crimes
9. Rose In Harlem
10. Kids See Ghosts
11. The Game We Play
12. What Would Meek Do ft. Kanye West
13. If You Know You Know
14. Cudi Montage
15. Infrared
16. Come Back Baby
===REALLY GOOD===
17. All Mine
18. No Mistakes
19. Cop Shot The Kids ft. Kanye West
20. No Manners
21. Not For Radio ft. Puff Daddy & 070 Shake
22. Santeria
23. Fire
24. Gonna Love Me
25. Issues/Hold On
26. I Thought About Killing You
27. Yikes
===GOOD===
28. Wouldn't Leave ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR
29. 3Way
30. Bonjour ft. Tony Williams
31. Hurry ft. Kanye West
32. Never Would Have Made It
33. Adam And Eve ft. The-Dream
===JUST OK===
34. Simple Things
35. Hard Piano ft. Rick Ross
===MEH===
36. White Label
===UH...===
37. everything ft. The-Dream & Kanye West
Goated for putting Violent Crimes and Ghost Town at the top of Ye