DAYTONA
by Pusha T
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 527 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 485 out of 527
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 527
  3. Negative: 28 out of 527
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  1. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  2. RegenT_A_1300
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    perfect album,amazing sexy beast xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo
  3. daytonatabooywr
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    push's rapping is amazing. kanyes production is flawless. worth the wait easily
  4. dumbash
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite album of all time. The amount of replay value and fact that he made this so late in his career proves his status
  5. DC95
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Nothing short of a classic! 7 songs & Pusha demonstrates his ability to be one of the greatest lyricist in the game! Best album of 2018!
  6. brockcheese
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    This is the album that The Prelude was leading up to. While extremely short every song here is packed with dense lyricism and great production by Kanye.
  7. MonkeMan
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Pusha and Ye don’t disappoint when they work together. Crack never sounded so good
  8. Dubtray
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    Short, hard hitting, amazing Album from King Push. The minimalistic sample-production from Kanye really added to the clear and sharp voice of Pusha T. There are no misses on this album for me. Pusha T's best work so far.
  9. Hendo250
    Mar 29, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  10. tdbtom
    Mar 28, 2021
    10
    I love how user "Tach" puts it, "the perfect example for 'quality over quantity'." DAYTONA is flawless. Am I biased because of my love for Kanye's producing skills? Yes, perhaps. But I know how I feel when listening to this LP, and that feeling is awesomeness. The first two tracks are the standouts in my opinion. They are memorable, catchy, and explosive. The remained of the albumI love how user "Tach" puts it, "the perfect example for 'quality over quantity'." DAYTONA is flawless. Am I biased because of my love for Kanye's producing skills? Yes, perhaps. But I know how I feel when listening to this LP, and that feeling is awesomeness. The first two tracks are the standouts in my opinion. They are memorable, catchy, and explosive. The remained of the album is able to carry this energy all the way through, you know it's a well-mixed project when you can't even notice the switch from one record to the next (in a casual listening setting). This was the greatest opening album to Kanye's 2018 Surgical Summer. As a final note, it flows very nicely into "ye" which grants it this 10/10 score from me.
    P.S. I see almost all of the Surgical Summer projects as flawless. Almost all.    … Expand
  11. chickensusu
    Feb 24, 2021
    9
    lol this dude killed drake 9/10
    lol this dude killed drake 9/10
    lol this dude killed drake 9/10
  12. slurpeemom
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    I don't know if I should be wishing it was longer, because in its current state it's one of the most calculated and pristine albums of the 2010s. In true Pusha T fashion, it's incredibly intentional, to the point where every song is polished, almost every bar a hard-hitter, and the tone crystal clear. Easily one of the most re-listenable albums I've heard
  13. comradebrett
    Feb 3, 2021
    9
    Push delivers on every track in this short album with his clever lyrics and his slow-paced, hard-hitting delivery. Kanye did amazing work with the production on this album as well. My favorite tracks are If You Know You Know, Come Back Baby, Santeria, What Would Meek Do?, and Infrared.
  14. boondocks
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    This album is so quality it's insane. Every song on here is great even though there is only 7 of them. If Pusha could pull this off with a 10 - 15 track record it would score higher than a 10. The Kanye production goes so hard on every track and when Pusha raps it just sounds like he puts so much heart into it. Personal favorite tracks are "Hard Piano", "Come Back Baby", and "What Would Meek Do?".
  15. Lyr1calM1r1cal
    Jan 5, 2021
    9
    Feels like a full LP, great work by Kanye and Push. Good flows, beats and production.
  16. Mikehunt97
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    This is an incredible album, 2nd best rap album of the year just behind Kids See Ghosts. 11/10
  17. Chazzz
    Jun 22, 2020
    9
    With Ye choppin and king Push one of the best lyricists, spitting straight fire. One of the best out of Wyoming albums
  18. MC_H
    Feb 11, 2020
    10
    The people Who Give 0 For this piece of art do not know anything about Rap. This is a Rapper Reaching his peak Again (After Hell Hath No Fury), And The Only weak points in this album are what Pusha T uses To stand out from The rest:
    1) Only 7 Tracks
    2) The Raw beats on i.e. Come Back Baby, Infrared. But That is Pusha's Style, And something That we should Expect From a Pusha T album.    The people Who Give 0 For this piece of art do not know anything about Rap. This is a Rapper Reaching his peak Again (After Hell Hath No Fury), And The Only weak points in this album are what Pusha T uses To stand out from The rest:
    1) Only 7 Tracks
    2) The Raw beats on i.e. Come Back Baby, Infrared.

    But That is Pusha's Style, And something That we should Expect From a Pusha T album. But The Decision To End This Classic With a Diss Track makes it even more Savage. This album, Listened from top to bottom is a Quick Refreshing Experience.

    And compared To other rap Albums, This is miles Ahead. This Should Go down in history as a classic and Pusha will be remembered, Atleast on the Streets.    … Expand
  19. badbadnotgooc
    Dec 21, 2019
    9
    Intense project filled with banger beats, impressive lyrics, heavy and passionate delivery, ultimately leaving you wanting more. Gone with the filler & filled with banger after banger. Amazing project
  20. cbogert4
    Nov 18, 2019
    8
    Of the three Kanye produced projects released in 2018(Ye, Kids See Ghosts, and Daytona), Daytona would be ranked in the middle. It is definitely better than Ye, but I don't think it can be compared to Kids See Ghosts. The whole albums flows well and the beats are great. Push's voice mixes perfectly with the vibe given off by the beats. The album's only downside is that it wasn't asOf the three Kanye produced projects released in 2018(Ye, Kids See Ghosts, and Daytona), Daytona would be ranked in the middle. It is definitely better than Ye, but I don't think it can be compared to Kids See Ghosts. The whole albums flows well and the beats are great. Push's voice mixes perfectly with the vibe given off by the beats. The album's only downside is that it wasn't as experimental as Kids See Ghosts and is more mainstream. Due to this, it is in the middle of the big three Kanye produced albums that came out in 2018.… Expand
  21. ExhibitAtrocity
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    As always King Push spits fire. The production is great. The album is no filler all killer. Should have won Grammy for best rap album. It is one of the best album of the decade.
  22. jacobfurness
    Sep 29, 2019
    9
    One of the best albums of 2018, a project with nearly perfect production and incredible rapping. The only downside to this album was surprisingly the Rick Ross feature, which was still decent.
  23. SovirakchhaiS
    Sep 9, 2019
    9
    Well DAMN. my first Pusha T project I have listen to, with the help with Kanye, he makes the album listen x10 better, I'm not saying that Pusha T is bad, he raps hardcore, hard with the beats.

    If You Know You Know - 9/10 The Games We Play - 9/10 Hard Piano - 8/10 Come Back Baby - 9/10 Santeria - 9/10 What Would Meek Do? - 9/10 Infrared - 10/10 Best project I heard from him,    Well DAMN. my first Pusha T project I have listen to, with the help with Kanye, he makes the album listen x10 better, I'm not saying that Pusha T is bad, he raps hardcore, hard with the beats.

    If You Know You Know - 9/10
    The Games We Play - 9/10
    Hard Piano - 8/10
    Come Back Baby - 9/10
    Santeria - 9/10
    What Would Meek Do? - 9/10
    Infrared - 10/10

    Best project I heard from him, this is part of my top 20 rap albums.    … Expand
  24. Shaymooose
    Aug 17, 2019
    8
    Pusha Thanos taking out half the rap game.

    Best Tracks: The Games We Play, Santeria, Infared, Hard Piano(underrated)
    Worst Tracks: If You Know You Know.
  25. Dancho
    Jun 25, 2019
    9
    This album is great. Great production by Ye.

    Poop, scoop! Whoop! Whoopty-whoop!
  26. Sl4ck
    May 20, 2019
    7
    I want to preface my review by stating that this was my first Pusha T album. Overall I enjoyed this album and there are a few tracks I consistently come back to; like, If you know you know, Come back baby, and What would Meek do?. These tracks are timeless and I've continued to listen to them since release. There are some forgetable tracks that I havn't listened to since. Overall I wouldI want to preface my review by stating that this was my first Pusha T album. Overall I enjoyed this album and there are a few tracks I consistently come back to; like, If you know you know, Come back baby, and What would Meek do?. These tracks are timeless and I've continued to listen to them since release. There are some forgetable tracks that I havn't listened to since. Overall I would recommend this album, The production was excellent as expected from Kanye. The album flowed well and the features didn't take away from the album.… Expand
  27. max_e03
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    Great delivery, clever bars, and phenomenal production from Kanye. DAYTONA is drug rap in art form. Pusha delivers the best album of 2018.
  28. C_dot
    Dec 3, 2018
    9
    Daytona is an instant classic. At a short 7 tracks and just over 20 minutes. Pusha T gets in and he gets out. He and Kanye West are a perfect match. Kanye West provides elite production and Pusha's biting, raspy flow fits perfectly you can feel it tearing into your soul.
  29. Yola_KingCrae
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pusha T continues his run of dropping Album of the Year contender albums with the release of Daytona. This album is only seven tracks but it fills up the space that a 15 track album would comprehend with its cohesive direction, lack of filler, series of bar fests, clever word play, interesting beat choice and well focused lyricism anyone would expect from Pusha T. There is no doubt that this album may be perceived as too short by some people but it definitely does not take away its enjoyability. Highlights from the Album are If You Know, You Know, Games We Play, What would Meek Do feat Kanye West, Infrared and Come Back Baby. The other two tracks Hard Piano feat. Rick Ross and Santeria feat. 070 Shake are good but not as mind-blowing. They are enjoyable but more passable than the others to say the least. King Push proves he is one of the most consistent rappers in Hip Hop with a series of medium paced flows on every song to make his bars count. With production handled by Kanye west, Daytona sonically is dominated by sample based production which even have a more evolved sound than Kanye West had on previous records he produced. Pusha T spends this album talking about the luxury of time in his career, critical response he gets from people, the state of Hip hop, dropping albums whenever he feels like and still manges to make his projects competent, being braggadocious and his typical dope-boy content you would expect. Even though he still talks about dope boy stuff he still manages to keep things interesting flipping the script by being more braggy and continues to outdo himself. Daytona is just a masterpiece project with pure Quality over Quantity.… Expand
  30. MacsMusic
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Daytona is the first in a series of Kanye-produced albums that put Ye back on the map. Daytona functions less as a Pusha T album and more of a vessel for Kanye's critics-wowing production (that's how I see it, anyway). It's very short for an album, with a runtime of only 21 minutes and only seven songs. The album has two guest apperences; the heavy-voiced rapper Rick Ross on "Hard Piano"Daytona is the first in a series of Kanye-produced albums that put Ye back on the map. Daytona functions less as a Pusha T album and more of a vessel for Kanye's critics-wowing production (that's how I see it, anyway). It's very short for an album, with a runtime of only 21 minutes and only seven songs. The album has two guest apperences; the heavy-voiced rapper Rick Ross on "Hard Piano" and Ye himself on "What Would Meek Do?"

    The quality of this "album" is like a two-sided coin; the strengths are also the weaknesses. First and foremost, the production. Danytona sounds like a Kanye album, with high-quality sample-filled production on every song. Sometimes it's light-sounding and fun - "If You Know" and "Come Back," and sometimes dark - "Santeria" and "Infrared." Regardless of the tone, it all sounds unique and very high-quality. Pusha's lyrics on this album are far more intelligent and clever than the ones on most rap albums. Pusha clearly has a lot of intelligence, and his lyrics are clever and sharp as needles. Lastly, T's vocal delivery is pretty unique and memorable. He pronouces his words clearly, making every word stick and stand out, in complete contrast to the recent trend of mumble-rap that dominates rap radio stations and charts.

    Here is the second side of the coin; the cons. While the production is unquestionably high-quality and sharp, it rarely blows me off my feet. The exceptions would be the first song, which sounds awesome, "Hard Piano," with it's epic dark piano music and successful chorus, and "Santeria," which has dark music that hits hard. The others sounds good, but fail to real wow me. Next, the lyrics. While the lyrics on this album are clever, they are little else. Despite Pusha's sticky delivery and intelligence, he has almost nothing to say. Almost no interesting themes or ideas are brought up or explored during Daytona's brief runtime. "Games" is probably the worst offender, simply being about blowing money earned from selling drugs. This one, "If You Know," and "Hard Piano" have almost nothing to say, with no thought-provoking lyrics are anything worth talking about. "Baby" is a little better, but still actually says very little.

    I know I'm in the minority, but I couldn't call Daytona a great album. It's production, lyrics, and delivery really stand out among other rap music, but the music rarely really delivers and the lyrics have very little to actually say. It's worth checking out for Kanye's sharp, high-quality production, but hard to really recommend for a painful lack of lyrical substance.    … Expand
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86

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. RapReviews.com
    Oct 8, 2018
    75
    This is the sort of 'really good album' that can precede an all-time classic breakthrough album.
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  2. The Wire
    Jul 13, 2018
    80
    The new Pusha T album is more assured and therefore effective than the last Clipse album, nowhere near the focused brilliance of their first two. All production is handled by Kanye West who’s likewise harking back to his glory days with assorted updates on his College Dropout sound. [Jul 2018, p.62]
  3. Mojo
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    Daytona stands loud and proud among Pusha T's best work. [Aug 2018, p.91]
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