Former G.O.O.D. Music affiliate CyHi has shared a brand new track airing out his grievances with the Kanye West-led label. The six-plus minute “The G.O.O.D. Ole Days,” which CyHi mentioned on social media chronicles “my aspect of the story,” addresses the rapper’s relationships with Ye, Travis Scott, Child Cudi, erstwhile label president Pusha T, and extra. Hearken to it beneath.
Produced by Mark Byrd and Phil Blackman, “The G.O.O.D. Ole Days” is structured as an interview with the podcast and radio host Gina Views, and opens with a lot of questions together with “What’s your present relationship with Ye—is there one?” CyHi proceeds to put out his ideas on G.O.O.D.’s previous decade, acknowledging that West is accountable for a lot of the upheaval on the label however rapping: “Sometimes Kanye might be a little bit troublesome / I get it, however I perceive him otherwise / Y’all simply know the attractive darkish twisty Ye.”
Addressing Scott, CyHi alleges that their relationship soured when, after co-writing Scott’s 2018 smash “Sicko Mode,” he couldn’t get the Astroworld rapper to document a visitor verse for him in return. “Once I helped him together with his album, it went like 11 [times] platinum,” CyHi raps, “however I nonetheless ain’t acquired my swap and he mad that I am even askin’.” CyHi additionally touches on his reference to Child Cudi, which he says suffered throughout the rapper’s 2022 public dispute with West. “It might have gotten actual ugly / They mentioned that Ye nearly fucked round and killed buddy,” CyHi raps. “And that is why they relationship continues to be muddy / And I am caught between all of it.”
Of all of the artists talked about on “The G.O.O.D. Ole Days,” Pusha T receives essentially the most favorable shout-out, with CyHi calling him “the realest” and evaluating his work with the label to when Colin Kaepernick “took a knee for the workforce.” “He by no means took a payment, he gave me them verses and hooks at no cost,” CyHi says. “We stayed tight via all of the G.O.O.D. Music beef, ‘trigger we each realized about loyalty within the streets.” CyHi concludes the observe by teasing a brand new album, The Story of Mr. EGOT. Will probably be his first correct LP since his 2017 debut No Dope on Sundays, which featured Scott, Cudi, Ye, Pusha T, and extra.
CyHi signed to G.O.O.D. in 2010, shortly after showing on My Stunning Darkish Twisted Fantasy’s “So Appalled” and fewer than a 12 months earlier than the label entered into an unique distribution contract with Def Jam. Over time, G.O.O.D.’s roster has included Huge Sean, John Legend, Widespread, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Teyana Taylor, Desiigner, Valee, 070 Shake, Kacy Hill, and extra. The label’s manufacturing arm, Very Good Beats, additionally counted Evian Christ, Hudson Mohawke, and Charlie Warmth amongst its in-house producers. CyHi left the label in 2015, and later signed with Sony Music.
Def Jam ended its affiliation with each G.O.O.D. and Ye in 2021, after the discharge of Donda. Pusha T, who was appointed G.O.O.D.’s president in 2015, introduced in 2022 that he had stepped down from the function. Talking with XXL on the time, Pusha T defined that he was not on talking phrases with West, and disavowed antisemitic remarks West made throughout an look on Alex Jones’ Infowars. In January, West apologized for his inflammatory feedback and erratic conduct over the previous few years in a full-page Wall Road Journal advert, attributing his actions to mind injury he sustained throughout a 2002 automobile crash.
