Summer on Sunset

Summer on Sunset
Mixtape by
ReleasedJune 17, 2016
GenreHip hop
Length60:21
Label
Producer
CompilerDJ Quicksilva
Wale chronology
The Album About Nothing
(2015)
Summer on Sunset
(2016)
Shine
(2017)

Summer on Sunset is a mixtape by American rapper Wale. It was released on June 17, 2016, by Every Blue Moon and Maybach Music Group, on DatPiff for free.[1] The mixtape features guest appearances from Raheem DeVaughn, Ty Dolla Sign, Tha Dogg Pound, Cam'ron, Phil Adé, Jazz Cartier, Victoria Monét, Jim Ross and Eric Bellinger. The production on the mixtape was handled by several producers, including DJ Mustard, Nez & Rio, Marcè Reazon, Lee Major, DJ Chose and Jake One, among others. Summer on Sunset was released as a prelude to his fifth studio album, Shine, which was released on April 28, 2017, nine months prior.[2][3] Plus, the mixtape was also hosted by DMV native DJ Quicksilva.

The mixtape received great success on DatPiff, becoming one of the most listened to and downloaded free mixtapes of all time.[4]

The mixtape was also released as a commercial mixtape, exclusively on streaming platforms (such as Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music and Spotify) in its entirety, excluding the song "Bitches Like You".[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Summer On Sunset Mixtape by Wale". DatPiff. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. ^ "Wale Announces 'Summer on Sunset' Mixtape". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ SHINE by Wale, 2017-04-28, retrieved 2022-10-02
  4. ^ "The Most Celebrated Mixtapes on DatPiff.com". DatPiff. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  5. ^ Summer on Sunset by Wale, 2016-06-17, retrieved 2022-10-02
  6. ^ Summer on Sunset by Wale – via Tidal
  7. ^ Summer on Sunset, 2016-06-17, retrieved 2022-10-02