Cruel Summer might be the worst thing in Kanye West’s discography thus far, but it’s a success as mainstream rap cabal compilation albums go, and it beats the tar out of Young Money’s We Are Young Money and both of Maybach Music Group’s Self Made compilations
Channel Orange’s vast landscape of druggies, wastrels, burn-outs and distant lovers hints at a ticking timer on the fun and games. That may seem like a bitter pill, but in addition to being one of the year’s most soberingly bleak R&B releases, it's also one of the prettiest
