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Who Made the Sunshine
Studio album by
Westside Gunn
ReleasedOctober 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)
Recorded2020
GenreHip hop
Length40:03
Label
Producer
Westside Gunn chronology
Flygod is an Awesome God 2
(2020) 		Who Made the Sunshine
(2020) 		Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf
(2021)

Who Made the Sunshine (stylized in all caps) 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 due to the death of Griselda producer DJ Shay of COVID-19. It was released on October 2, 2020, through Griselda, Interscope and Shady Records, and is Westside Gunn's only release under Shady Records.

Production was primarily handled by Beat Butcha and Daringer, except for four tracks, which were produced by The Alchemist, Conductor Williams 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.

Critical reception

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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 positive 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]

Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute rated the album a 77%, saying "Who Made The Sunshine’s already underrated duality: it’s both grand introduction and complacent victory lap; both urgent and laid back, all at once, constantly".[7] A Clash reviewer rated it a 7/10, saying "Who Made The Sunshine feels like a fresh slate for the Buffalo artist. [...] it contains some of his best work".[8] Jayson Buford of Consequence rated it a B, saying "when the beats sound this good and the bars are cold like ashy knuckles, there's nothing to wait on".[9] Riley Wallace of HipHopDX rated it a 4/5, saying "Who Made the Sunshine is a solid offering, even if not Gunn’s most wholly compelling body of work".[10] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork rated it a 6.7/10, saying "Who Made the Sunshine falls somewhere in the middle, and doesn’t feel like it was devised to be anything more than what it is: another step toward the expansion of the Griselda Records brand".[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sunshine Intro" (featuring AA Rashid)
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
  • Paladino
  • Dubock
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
1:41
6."Liz Loves Luger" (featuring Armani Caesar)
  • Worthy
  • Joclynn Clyburn
  • Maman
The Alchemist3:21
7."Ocean Prime" (featuring Slick Rick and Busta Rhymes)
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
2:37
8."Lessie" (featuring Keisha Plum)
  • Worthy
  • Paladino
  • Dubock
  • Amber Croskey
  • Daringer
  • Beat Butcha
3:28
9."Frank Murphy" (featuring Stove God Cooks, Estee Nack, Flee Lord, El Camino, and Smoke DZA)
8:11
10."Good Night" (featuring Slick Rick)
  • Worthy
  • Walters
  • Paladino
  • 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

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  • Westside Gunn – vocals (all tracks)
  • Conway the Machine – vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • Benny the Butcher – vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • The Alchemist – production (tracks 4, 6)
  • Just Blaze – production (track 11)
  • Armani Caesar – vocals (tracks 6, 11)
  • Keisha Plum – vocals (track 8)
  • Jadakiss – vocals (track 4)
  • A.A. Rashid – vocals (track 1)
  • Estee Nack – vocals (track 9)
  • Stove God Cooks – vocals (track 9)
  • Smoke DZA – vocals (track 9)
  • Black Thought – vocals (track 3)
  • Boldy James – vocals (track 4)
  • Flee Lord – vocals (track 9)
  • El Camino – vocals (track 9)
  • Slick Rick – vocals (tracks 7, 10)
  • Busta Rhymes – vocals (track 7)
  • Young Guru – mixing, mastering
  • Daringer – production (all tracks)
  • Beat Butcha – additional production (all tracks)
  • Brandon Burton – recording
  • Víctor Hugo Orozco – art direction

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Current Album Sales (Billboard)[12] 64

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ McMullen, Chase (October 7, 2020). "Album Review: Westside Gunn – Who Made The Sunshine?". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  8. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (October 2, 2020). "Westside Gunn - Who Made The Sunshine?". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved July 16, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Westside Gunn Expands the Griselda Universe with WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE | Review". October 6, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  10. ^ Wallace, Riley. "Review: Westside Gunn's Shady Records Debut 'Who Made the Sunshine' Has Inklings Of A Creative Genius". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  11. ^ Pierre, Alphonse. "Westside Gunn: Who Made the Sunshine". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "Westside Gunn Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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