As Kanye West has continued to progress his career, he has continued to bring in more producers to help me craft his next big sound. One of those producers has been !llmind, who is now liberating a selection of songs that he had created for the use of West during the 2012 Cruel Summer days. !llmind did make the cut with “The Morning”, but he had a few more cuts that he still wanted to share. They are now available below for your streaming pleasure.
Here is what !llmind had to say about the project:
Kanye West is undoubtedly one of the most exciting producer/artists to emerge in the last decade. His music is one of the few I can safely say I whole-heartedly admire (next to the late great J. Dilla). I had the pleasure of producing “The Morning” off of 2012′s highly anticipated “Kanye West Presents: G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer” LP. During the creation of that song, and between the months of July 2012 – March 2013, I created a handful of tracks with Kanye West in mind. This is a collection of some of that music. It features collaborations and co-production from my long time friend Symbolyc One (Produced Kanye West’s “Power”, “Murder 2 Excellence” on Watch The Throne & part of Kanye’s “Very G.O.O.D. Beats” entity), Dr. Know Jr., M31RK, Hippie Sabotage, Khadisma, Kailiin Yong & The Frontrunnerz. I had so much fun creating this stuff, and I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do.
Listen below.
Happy to see !llmind and S1 (as well as Hud Mo) getting shine these days. I remember high school so vividly, soundtracked to Kenn Star, Strange Fruit Project and Hud Mo beats. So proud to see them on the rise.