Who Made the Sunshine

Who Made the Sunshine 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. Production was primarily handled by Beat Butcha and Daringer, except for four tracks which were produced by The Alchemist, ConductorWilliams 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.

Who Made the Sunshine
Studio album by
Westside Gunn
ReleasedOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Length40:03
Label
Producer
Westside Gunn chronology
Pray for Paris
(2020)		 Who Made the Sunshine
(2020)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute77%[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
HipHopDX4/5[5]
Pitchfork6.7/10[6]

Who Made the Sunshine was met with generally favorable 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 A.A. Rashid)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
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 Alchemist3:26
5."Big Basha's"
  • Worthy
  • Paldino
  • Dubock
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
1:41
6."Liz Loves Luger" (featuring Armani Caesar)
  • Worthy
  • Joclynn Clyburn
  • Maman
  • Dubock
The Alchemist3:21
7."Ocean Prime" (featuring Slick Rick and Busta Rhymes)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
2:37
8."Lessie" (featuring Keisha Plum)
  • Worthy
  • Paldino
  • Dubock
  • Amber Croskey
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:28
9."Frank Murphy" (featuring Flee Lord, Estee Nack, El Camino, Smoke DZA and Stove God Cooks)
  • Worthy
  • David Cordova
  • Alex Rosario
  • Demetrius Jackson Jr.
  • Sean Pompey
  • Denzel Williams
  • Aaron Scott
  • ConductorWilliams
8:11
10."Good Night" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Worthy
  • Walters
  • Paldino
  • Dubock
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:55
11."98 Sabres" (featuring Armani Caesar, Conway the Machine and Benny the Butcher)
Just Blaze4:06
Total length:40:03

Personnel
  • Alvin "Westside Gunn" Worthy - vocals (all tracks)
  • Demond "Conway The Machine" Price - vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • Jeremie "Benny The Butcher" Pennick - vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • Daniel "The Alchemist" Maman - production (tracks 4, 6)
  • Justin "Just Blaze" Smith - production (track 11)
  • Joclynn "Armani Caesar" Clyburn - vocals (tracks 6, 11)
  • Amber "Keisha Plum" Croskey - vocals (track 8)
  • Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips - vocals (track 4)
  • Ahmad "A.A. Rashid" Rashid - vocals (track 1)
  • Alez "Estee Nack" Rosario - vocals (track 9)
  • Aaron "Stove God Cooks" Scott - vocals (track 9)
  • Sean "Smoke DZA" Pompey - vocals (track 9)
  • Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter - vocals (track 3)
  • James "Boldy James" Jones III - vocals (track 4)
  • David "Flee Lord" Cordova - vocals (track 9)
  • Demetrius "El Camino" Jackson, Jr. - vocals (track 9)
  • Ricky "Slick Rick" Walters - vocals (tracks 7, 10)
  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith, Jr. - vocals (track 7)
  • Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – mixing, mastering
  • Thomas "Daringer" Paldino - production (all tracks)
  • Eliot "Beat Butcha" Dubock - production (all tracks)
  • Brandon Burton – recording
  • Víctor Hugo Orozco – art direction

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

References
  1. "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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