Kids See Ghosts is the debut studio album of the American rap duo Kids See Ghosts (composed by Kid Cadi and Kanye West ), released on June 8, 2018 via GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings .
| Kids see ghosts | |
|---|---|
| Studio album Kids See Ghosts | |
| Date of issue | June 8, 2018 |
| Recorded by | 2017—2018 [1] |
| Genre | Hip Hop , Psychedelia , Rap Rock |
| Duration | 23:53 |
| Producers | Kanye West , Kid Cudi , Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, André 3000, Andrew Dawson, Andy C, Benny Blanco , BoogzDaBeast, Cashmere Cat , Dot da Genius , Evan Mast, Francis and the Lights, Jeff Bhasker , Justin Vernon , Plain Pat. , Russell "Love" Crews |
| A country | |
| Label | GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings |
| Reviews | |
|---|---|
| Cumulative rating | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [2] |
| Any Decent Music? | 8.1 / 10 [3] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The av club | B [5] |
| Entertainment weekly | A− [6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [7] |
| The guardian | |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 7.6 / 10 [10] |
| Rolling stone | |
| Vice | A− [12] |
| XXL | 4/5 [13] |
Content
History
Kids See Ghosts has been described by music critics as a mixture of hip hop [9] , psychedelia [8], and rap rock [8] , including elements from the 1970s psychedelic rock era [14] .
Kids See Ghosts debuted in second place on the Billboard 200 US main hit parade with a circulation of 142,000 albums. equiv. units, including 79,000 true album sales [15] . For West, this is his 10th album in the top five top-five, and for Cudi his sixth top-five in the USA [15] .
All seven tracks on the album debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 charts . [16] The track "Reborn" rose on the chart to the top 40 of the US single hit parade US Hot 100 , reaching position No. 39 [16] .
Reviews
The album received positive reviews from music critics and online publications [2] : The Guardian [8] , Pitchfork [10] , Highsnobiety [17] , NME [9] For The AV Club [5] , Entertainment Weekly [6] , Rolling Stone [11] , Uproxx [18] , Variety [19] , Billboard [20] .
“... any Kanye couplet is almost the best thing he has done in recent years. Each beat is a combination of classic Kanye and classic Cudi with samples from psychedelic rock and Cobain's audio archives. Each song is synergy, not heterogeneous feats. ”
Summary Lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| The triangle | The Best Albums of 2018 | 8 | [22] |
| Genius | 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 3 | [23] |
| Billboard | Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018 | thirty | [24] |
| Exclaim! | Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2018 | four | [25] |
| HotNewHipHop | Top 30 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums of 2018 | 16 | [26] |
| Clash | Clash Albums of the Year 2018 | 21 | [27] |
| Dj booth | 50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2018 | 13 | [28] |
| Dummy | The 25 Best Albums of 2018 | 17 | [29] |
| Capital XTRA | 20 Best Albums of 2018 | fourteen | [thirty] |
| Complex | The Best Albums of 2018 | fourteen | [31] |
| The new york times | The 28 Best Albums of 2018 (Jon Caramanica's List) | 7 | [32] |
| The new zealand herald | Top 20 Albums of 2018 | 12 | [33] |
| NME | NME’s Albums of the Year 2018 | fifteen | [34] |
| Popmatters | The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018 | 5 | [35] |
| Allhiphop | AllHipHop's 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018 | 10 | [36] |
| Slant magazine | The 25 Best Albums of 2018 | 3 | [37] |
| Pitchfork | Pitchfork Readers' Poll: Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 2 | [38] |
| 411Mania | The Top 100 Albums Of 2018 | four | [39] |
List of Songs
Source: [40]
| No. | Title | Author | Producers | Duration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Feel the Love (featuring Pusha T ) |
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| 2:45 | |||||
| 2. | " Fire " |
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| 2:20 | |||||
| 3. | 4th Dimension (with the participation of Louis Prima ) |
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| 2:33 | |||||
| four. | “ Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2) ” (with Ty Dolla Sign ) |
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| 3:26 | |||||
| 5. | " Reborn " |
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| 5:24 | |||||
| 6. | “ Kids See Ghosts ” (with the participation of Yasiin Bey ) |
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| 4:05 | |||||
| 7. | " Cudi Montage " |
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| 3:17 | |||||
| 23:53 | |||||||||
Notes
- ↑ co-producer
- ↑ additional producer
- ↑ additional programmer
Charts
Weekly Charts
| Annual Charts
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Certifications and Sales
Notes
- ↑ Pusha-T Says He Doesn't Own Any Publishing On The "I'm Lovin 'It" Jingle He Wrote For McDonald's . Genius (June 13, 2018). Date of appeal June 15, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts Reviews and Tracks . Metacritic . Date of treatment June 9, 2018.
- ↑ Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts reviews . AnyDecentMusic? . Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . AllMusic . Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Garner, Marty Sartini Kid Cudi lifts Kanye up on Kids See Ghosts . The AV Club (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Arnold, Chuck Kanye West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts : EW review . Entertainment Weekly (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Wallace, Riley Kids See Ghosts: Kids See Ghosts . Exclaim! (June 12, 2018). Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Van Nguyen, Dean Kanye West & Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghosts review - a psychedelic return to godlike power unopened . The Guardian (June 9, 2018). Date of treatment June 9, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bassett, Jordan Kids See Ghosts (Kanye West and Kid Cudi) - 'Kids See Ghosts' review . NME (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Greene, Jayson Kanye West / Kid Cudi: Kids See Ghosts . Pitchfork (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 11, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. Review: Kanye West and Kid Cudi Brood Bravely on 'Kids See Ghosts' LP . Rolling Stone (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert . Robert Christgau on GOOD Music's Good (and Less Good) Music (Eng.) // Vice : journal. - 2018 .-- 13 July.
- ↑ Kimble, Julian Kanye West and Kid Cudi Trade Places on 'Kids See Ghosts' Album . XXL (June 13, 2018). Date of appeal June 15, 2018.
- ↑ The Strange, Subdued Catharsis Of Kanye And Cudi's 'Kids See Ghosts' ( NPR.org) .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Caulfield, Keith Kids See Ghosts & Dierks Bentley Debut in Top 3 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart . Billboard (June 18, 2018). Date of treatment June 19, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Post, Chantilly "KIDS SEE GHOSTS" Marks Kanye West's Double Debut On The Hot 100 . HotNewHipHop (July 12, 2018). Date of treatment June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Stone, Russell On Instant Classic 'Kids See Ghosts', Cudi Is Reborn & Kanye Is Redeemed . Highsnobiety (June 11, 2018). Date of treatment June 11, 2018.
- ↑ Kanye West And Kid Cudi Return To Form On The Creatively Safe 'Kids See Ghosts' . Uproxx (June 8, 2018). Date of treatment June 8, 2018.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig Kids See Ghosts Is the Win Kanye and Kid Cudi Badly Needed . Variety (June 8, 2018). Date of treatment June 10, 2018.
- ↑ Kanye West & Kid Cudi Bring Out the Best In Each Other on 'Kids See Ghosts' Album . Billboard (June 8, 2018). Date of treatment June 9, 2018.
- ↑ Andrei Nedashkovsky. Kanye West and Kid Cudi's "Kids See Ghosts" is a creative rehab. Why? . The Flow (June 20, 2018). Date of treatment January 6, 2019.
- ↑ The year in review: The best albums of 2018 . The Triangle (December 7, 2018).
- ↑ The Genius Community's 50 Best Albums of 2018 . Genius (December 19, 2018). Archived January 1, 2019.
- ↑ Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2018: Critics' Picks . Billboard (December 10, 2018). Archived December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Exclaim! 'S Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums . Exclaim Archived December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Top 30 Hottest Hip-Hop Albums Of 2018 . Hot New HipHop (December 3, 2018). Archived December 4, 2018.
- ↑ Clash Albums Of The Year 2018 . Clash (December 18, 2018). Archived December 19, 2018.
- ↑ 50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2018, Ranked . DJ Booth (December 11, 2018). Archived December 14, 2018.
- ↑ The 25 Best Albums of 2018 . Dummy Mag (December 17, 2018). Archived December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Capital XTRA's 20 Best Albums of 2018 . Capital XTRA (December 3, 2018). Archived December 5, 2018.
- ↑ The Best Albums of 2018 . Complex (December 5, 2018).
- ↑ The 28 Best Albums of 2018 . NY Times (December 6, 2018). Archived December 13, 2018.
- ↑ TimeOut's Best of 2018: Top 20 albums . NZ Herald (December 13, 2018). Archived December 17, 2018.
- ↑ NME's Albums Of The Year 2018 . NME (December 13, 2018). Archived December 15, 2018.
- ↑ The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2018 . Pop Matters (December 13, 2018). Archived December 19, 2018.
- ↑ AllHipHop's 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2018 (December 10, 2018). Archived December 15, 2018.
- ↑ The 25 Best Albums of 2018 . Slant Magazine (December 11, 2018). Archived December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Pitchfork Readers' Poll Results 2018 . Pitchfork (December 24, 2018). Archived December 27, 2018.
- ↑ The Top 100 Albums Of 2018 . 411 Mania (December 24, 2018). Archived January 1, 2019.
- ↑ Notes on Kids See Ghosts . GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings , 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . " Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association (June 17, 2018). Date of appeal June 16, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts" (German) . Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts" (nid.) . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts" (Fr.) . Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ Canadian Albums Chart: June 23, 2018 , Billboard . Date of treatment June 19, 2018.
- ↑ “ Top 50 Prodejní” . Czech Albums. ČNS IFPI . Note : On the chart page, select 201824 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . " Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ “ Kids See Ghosts: Kids See Ghosts” (fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ↑ “ Offiziellecharts.de - Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts” (German) . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ Irish Albums Chart: June 15, 2018 , Irish Recorded Music Association. Date of appeal June 16, 2018.
- ↑ Album - Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 2018-06-08 al 2018-06-14) (Italian) (unspecified) ? . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Date of appeal June 16, 2018.
- ↑ NZ Top 40 Albums Chart . Recorded Music NZ (June 18, 2018). Date of appeal June 15, 2018.
- ↑ VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 24, 2018 , VG-lista . Date of appeal June 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . " Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . " Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ " Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts . " Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ "20180615 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ↑ Top R & B / Hip-Hop Albums . Billboard (June 23, 2018). Date of treatment June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 2018 . Billboard . Date of treatment December 5, 2018.