title: Who Made the Sunshine
text: # Who Made the Sunshine
  
  Who Made the Sunshine (stylised 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 following the death of Griselda Records collaborator DJ Shay from COVID-19. It was finally released on October 2, 2020, through Griselda, Shady, and Interscope.
  
  Production was primarily handled by Beat Butcha and Daringer, except for four tracks which were produced by The Alchemist, ConductorWilliams 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
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | 76/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | Beats Per Minute | 77% |
  | Clash | 7/10 |
  | Consequence of Sound | B |
  | HipHopDX | 4/5 |
  | Pitchfork | 6.7/10 |
  
  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.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * 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
  
  | Chart (2020) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Current Album Sales (Billboard) | 64 |
  