Daytona (album)

Daytona
Studio album by
Pusha T
ReleasedMay 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Recorded2017–2018[1]
StudioWest Lake Ranch, Jackson Hole, Wyoming[2]
GenreHip hop
Length21:10
Label
ProducerKanye West
Pusha T chronology
King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude
(2015) 		Daytona
(2018) 		It's Almost Dry
(2022)

Daytona (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American rapper Pusha T. It was released on May 25, 2018, by GOOD Music and Def Jam Recordings. The album features guest appearances from Rick Ross and Kanye West, and uncredited additional vocals by Tony Williams and 070 Shake. West also served as executive producer and produced all of its tracks, with additional production from Andrew Dawson, Mike Dean, and Pi'erre Bourne.[3]

Daytona is the first of five albums produced by West in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in what became known as the "Wyoming Sessions",[4][5] released in 2018, with a seven-track album being released every week. The album preceded the release of West's eighth studio album Ye, West's collaboration with Kid Cudi titled Kids See Ghosts, Nas' eleventh studio album Nasir, and Teyana Taylor's second studio album K.T.S.E..

Daytona was supported by the lead single, "What Would Meek Do?", which was released from the album on July 4, 2018.[6] Daytona debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 77,000 album-equivalent units, of which 39,000 were pure album sales. The album received widespread critical acclaim from music critics and was considered by many major publications to be one of the best albums of 2018 and the decade. The album received a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

  1. ^ "KANYE WEST on Twitter: "Daytona is the first project out of Wyoming. I'm really proud of what we put together. We've spent a year and a half digging for samples and writing. I really appreciate the overwhelmingly positive response that we've been receiving. 🙏🙏🙏". Twitter. May 24, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Jonah Engel Bromwich (February 23, 2020). "Kanye, Out West". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pusha-T Details New Kanye-Produced Album DAYTONA". Pitchfork. May 23, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. ^ Findlay, Mitch (March 26, 2018). "Kanye West's New Album: Everything We Know". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "The A-List: Hip-Hop by Apple Music Hip-Hop". Apple Music. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.