10 Summers
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{{Infobox album
| name = 10 Summers
| type = studio
| artist = DJ Mustard
| cover = DJ Mustard - 10 Summers.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|08|11}}
| recorded = 2014
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|R&B|}}
| length = {{duration|m=39|s=20}}
| label = {{hlist|Pu$haz Ink|Roc Nation|Republic}}
| producer = * Corporal
- Deputy
- DJ Mustard
- Mike Free
- Shomari Wilson
- TeeFlii
| next_title = Cold Summer
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = 10 Summers
| type = album
| single1 = Down on Me
| single1date = May 13, 2014
}}
}}
10 Summers is the debut studio album by American music producer DJ Mustard.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19709-dj-mustard-10-summers/|title=DJ Mustard: 10 Summers|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2020-04-05}} It was released on August 11, 2014,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6214349/exclusive-dj-mustard-talks-making-of-10-summers-album-chart|title=Exclusive: DJ Mustard Talks Making of '10 Summers' Album & Chart Success|date=2014-08-11|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-05}} by Pu$haz Ink, Roc Nation and Republic Records. The album, produced entirely by DJ Mustard himself, features guest appearances from several American rappers, such as Big Sean, Fabolous, YG, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Young Jeezy, Nipsey Hussle, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Boosie, Yo Gotti, Iamsu!, TeeFlii, and Dom Kennedy, among others.
Release and promotion
On July 22, 2014, DJ Mustard unveiled the album's track list.{{Cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/07/22/check-out-the-tracklist-to-dj-mustards-debut-album-10-summers/|title=Check Out The Tracklist to DJ Mustard's Debut Album, '10 Summers'|last=khari|date=2014-07-22|website=The Source|access-date=2016-11-08}} On August 11, 2014, 10 Summers was released through Google Play for free during its first week.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 74/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/10-summers/dj-mustard|title=Reviews for 10 Summers by DJ Mustard|website=Metacritic }}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/10-summers-mw0002716850|title=10 Summer – DJ Mustard|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev2 = AbsolutePunk
| rev2Score = 5.8/10{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Jake|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3708262|title=DJ Mustard – 10 Summers|publisher=AbsolutePunk. Buzz Media|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev3 = Complex
| rev3Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Charity|first=Justin|date=August 14, 2014|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/08/review-dj-mustard-10-summers|title=DJ Mustard's "10 Summers" Is Muggy, Overcast, and Mild|work=Complex|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev4 = Exclaim!
| rev4Score = 7/10{{cite web|last=Lowers|first=Erin|date=August 26, 2014|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/dj_mustard-10_summers|title=DJ Summer – 10 Summers|work=Exclaim!|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5Score = 7.7/10{{cite web|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=August 29, 2014|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19709-dj-mustard-10-summers/|title=DJ Mustard: 10 Summers|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
| rev6Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=R. Weingarten|first=Christopher|date=August 26, 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dj-mustard-10-summers-20140826|title=DJ Mustard 10 Summers Album Review|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev7 = Tiny Mix Tapes
| rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=SCVSCV|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/dj-mustard-10-summers|title=DJ Mustard – 10 Summers|publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev8 = XXL
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}} (XL){{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2014/08/dj-mustard-10-summers-album-review/|title=DJ Mustard Delivers A String Of Hits On '10 Summers'|date=August 14, 2014|work=XXL|publisher=Harris Publications|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}
| rev9 = Wondering Sound
| rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Turner|first=David|date=August 20, 2014|url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/review/dj-mustard-10-summers/|title=DJ Mustard, 10 Summers|publisher=Wondering Sound. eMusic|accessdate=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045328/http://www.wonderingsound.com/review/dj-mustard-10-summers/|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=dead}}
}}
10 Summers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews.{{Citation|title=10 Summers by DJ Mustard|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/10-summers/dj-mustard|accessdate=2016-11-08}}
Track listing
- All tracks produced by DJ Mustard except where noted. Credits adapted from Spotify.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5RnrEPrcCnCbicoDYUaqgA?si=qiDjXoPBRqeAwmIVJJNeqQ|title=10 Summers by DJ Mustard|website=Spotify|accessdate=June 27, 2019}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Low Low
| note1 = featuring Nipsey Hussle, Tee Cee and RJ
| length1 = 2:36
| writer1 = {{hlist|Dijon McFarlane|Ermias Asghedom|Marquise Newman|Mikely Adam|Rodney Brown}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free}}
| title2 = Ghetto Tales
| note2 = featuring Jay 305 and Tee Cee
| length2 = 3:08
| writer2 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Jay Cummins|Newman|Adam}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free}}
| title3 = Throw Your Hood Up
| note3 = featuring Dom Kennedy, Choice and RJ
| length3 = 4:38
| writer3 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Dominic Hunn|Brown}}
| extra3 = DJ Mustard
| title4 = No Reason
| note4 = featuring YG, Young Jeezy, Nipsey Hussle and RJ
| length4 = 3:31
| writer4 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Asghedom|Jay Jenkins|Jesse Wilson|Keenon Jackson|Adam|Brown}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free|Corporal}}
| title5 = Giuseppee
| note5 = featuring 2 Chainz, Young Jeezy and Yo Gotti
| length5 = 3:50
| writer5 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Jenkins|Mario Giden|Tauheed Epps}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free}}
| title6 = Face Down
| note6 = featuring Lil Wayne, Big Sean, YG and Boosie Badazz
| length6 = 4:27
| writer6 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Dwayne Carter|K. Jackson|Sean Anderson|Shomari Wilson|Torrence Hatch}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Shomari Wilson}}
| title7 = Down on Me
| note7 = featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign
| length7 = 4:04
| writer7 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Epps|Tyrone Griffin Jr}}
| extra7 = DJ Mustard
| title8 = Can’t Tell Me Shit
| note8 = featuring Iamsu! and AKAFrank
| length8 = 3:11
| writer8 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Frank Stanley Naborne III|Adam|Sudan Williams}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free}}
| title9 = Tinashe Checks In (Interlude)
| note9 =
| length9 = 1:59
| writer9 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Ely Weisfeld|Erica Hamilton|Jamil Pierre}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Deputy}}
| title10 = 4 Digits
| note10 = featuring Fabolous and Eric Bellinger
| length10 = 3:11
| writer10 = {{hlist|Christian Jones|McFarlane|Eric Bellinger|John Jackson|Omar Grant|Rod Bullock}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|TeeFlii}}
| title11 = Ty Dolla $ign Checks In (Interlude)
| note11 =
| length11 = 1:08
| writer11 = {{hlist|McFarlane}}
| extra11 = DJ Mustard
| title12 = Deep
| note12 = featuring Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa and TeeFlii
| length12 = 3:37
| writer12 = {{hlist|McFarlane|William Roberts II|Cameron Thomas|Adam|Jones}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|DJ Mustard|Mike Free}}
| title13 = Vato
| note13 = featuring YG, Young Jeezy, and Que.
| length13 = 4:12
| writer13 = {{hlist|McFarlane|Que Rossini|Jenkins|K. Jackson}}
| extra13 = DJ Mustard
}}
Notes
- "Can’t Tell Me Shit" is known as "Can’t Tell Me" on streaming versions of the album.
- "Vato" is not included on streaming versions of the album.
- "Tinashe Checks In (Interlude)" features vocals by Tinashe.
- "Ty Dolla $ign Checks In (Interlude)" features vocals by Ty Dolla Sign.
Sample credits
- "No Reason" contains samples from "Act Right", written by Mario Mims, Jay Jenkins, Keenon Jackson, Osten Harvey Jr., Paulo Ytienza Rodriguez, Roger Troutman, and Christopher Wallace, and performed by Yo Gotti.
- "Tinashe Checks In (Interlude)" contains an interpolation from "Other Bitches", written by Tinashe Kachingwe, and performed by Tinashe.
- "Ty Dolla $ign Checks In (Interlude)" contains a sample from "Show Me", written by Brian Collins, Christian Jones, Chris Brown, and Jeremih Felton, and performed by Kid Ink; and a sample from "My Nigga", written by Keenon Jackson, Dijon McFarlane, Mikely Adam, Daniel Wall, Jay Jenkins, Dequantes Lamar, Calvin Broadus, Awood Johnson, Craig Lawson, and Corey Miller, and performed by YG.
Charts
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Chart (2014)
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{{album chart|Billboard200|143|artist=DJ Mustard}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|20|artist=DJ Mustard}} |
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