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Generally favorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 88 out of 117
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Mixed: 22 out of 117
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Negative: 7 out of 117
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Sep 20, 2012
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Sep 27, 2012One of the greatest hip hop released of the year. Even though it only has 12 tracks the money was really worth it. The top songs were probably, Higher, New God Flow, The Morning, Clique & Mercy. Those tracks mad this album fantastic. I recommend buying this album or atleast giving this album a listen
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Sep 25, 2012Damn im impressed a very high quality album although it could use more songs. I think a Deluxe Edition would have made Cruel Summer feel more complete. Enough said your getting nothing but the best with G.O.O.D. Music anything else like ym doesnt matter at all.
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Oct 1, 2012This Is One Of My Favorite Albums....GET IT YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Is The Type Of Cd Where You Can Listen To Every Song And Don't Wanna Skip Because There All GREAT
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Sep 19, 2012Not as good as a Kanye solo album but still an almost very good album! Best songs are Clique, Creepers, The One and To The World. Disappointed not to see Mr Hudson though!
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Sep 19, 2012
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Oct 4, 2012This is the best compilation of 2012. Idk what the critics say, but its a perfect album.
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Dec 10, 2012If we consider tracks like "Mercy" or "Cold", we can say that Cruel Summer is one of the best Hip-Hop albums in recent years, but after listening the other songs, you realize that this "Compilation" does not reach even the slightest previous work of the artists who compose it. For too many of these collaborations, Cruel Summer looks more like a party failed.
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Oct 5, 2012
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Jan 3, 2013
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Mar 9, 2013disappointed. the best songs on the album were released months before the albums release. listen to this album a few times then make room on your mp3 player
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Feb 4, 2014
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Dec 23, 2013This is a nice compilation album with different styles from the rapping in songs like 'Mercy' and 'Clique' to the singing in 'Bliss'. There was something missing though but overall a very good album.
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Dec 8, 2014
Awards & Rankings
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Dec 21, 2012For all its flaws and excesses, Cruel Summer is an order of magnitude above the dreck of 808s and Heartbreak (2008), and if it doesn't outshine any of Ye's other solo works, I'd argue that it's a deeper and bolder album than last year's Watch the Throne.
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Oct 25, 2012Cruel Summer is a mistitled fireworks show from Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music label/roster/empire, one that comes off as mixtape-minded follow-up to his flossy Jay-Z team-up Watch the Throne.
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The SourceOct 25, 2012From start to finish, this album is a great look at what G.O.O.D. Music has to offer. [No. 225, p.95]