Thinking like this is why NY fell off.
Swizz had some dope stuff but the vast majority was corny, hectic circus beats that were the epitome of bad “commercial” rap of the late 90’s/2000s “Bling” era.
He probably has the lowest ratio of even good beats to bad beats of any mainstream producer.
He just had that Def Jam stimulus.
Click on any year and maaaaan….it’s bad.
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Only reason Swizz wins beat battles is because he knows showmanship and how to hype up songs in a live setting, whereas Just Blaze and Kanye are real music geeks. He had better presentation but not better product.