Greatest lyricist of our generation.
KANYE WEST IS A TOP 5 MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME!
- Thread starter SunZoo
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Remember back when Ye had just dropped MBDTF and US magazine mentioned to Quincy Jones that people were comparing Kanye to him and Q was like
Quincy Jones: Kanye West is 'just a rapper'
"How, man?" he said. "No way. Did [Kanye] write for a symphony orchestra? Does he write for a jazz orchestra? Come on, man ... I'm not putting him down or making a judgment or anything, but we come from two different sides of the planet. I spent 28 years learning my first skill. I don't rap. It's not the same thing. A producer has to have some sort of skills that enable him to be a producer. It's a whole different mindset. No comparison. None."
Q was on some
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"Just a rapper" that don't even write his own raps, what is he really?
Kayne West is also a Top 5 marketer.
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"Just a rapper" that don't even write his own raps, what is he really?
Kayne West is also a Top 5 marketer.
Ye has the most solid discography out of any artist in the past 20 years or so.
808's was an experimental album and ten yrs later it still resonates across hiphop and even other genres
808's was an experimental album and ten yrs later it still resonates across hiphop and even other genres
ThaRealness
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He's not fukking with Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Ayers, Led Zeppelin, Gamble & Huff, Sly Stone etc
And we haven't even gotten into Jazz...
Breh I don't think you understand the gravity of being a 'top 5 musician'...
And we haven't even gotten into Jazz...
Breh I don't think you understand the gravity of being a 'top 5 musician'...
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ThaRealness
Superstar
Its crazy how he steps into other territories and takes over
LR is beautiful baroque
Grad is that stadium status pop
808s he smashed the new-wave/coldwave sound
MBDTF makes prog rock bands look like amateurs
Yeezus is top notch electronic music
Truly a Goat producer/artist
No it doesnt. Couple dramatic string ensembles don't make an album prog
Well I'm saying....people give him Top 5 rapper nods while admitting he's not great at rap...he just makes "great music"
I love Hip Hop, I love the art of rap...fukk giving nikkas who aren't great at rap, greatest rapper awards/mentions/placements. "They" push that shyt and in turn get the kids to repeat it because they don't respect the art of rap, they don't respect Hip Hop culture.
If it's cool to be a "top 5" rapper while you got "30 people making your music for you" and not even be that nice at rap but all that is excused because the music is so "great"...why not just call him a top 5 musician? Because somebody like Quincy Jones would smack one of you nikkas with a trombone
closest to prog rock rap will ever get
and is more enjoyable than most of the true genre tbh
ThaRealness
Superstar
Kanye's a producer first and foremost... I put him up there with George Martin, Quincy Jones and Norman WhitfieldWell I'm saying....people give him Top 5 rapper nods while admitting he's not great at rap...he just makes "great music"
I love Hip Hop, I love the art of rap...fukk giving nikkas who aren't great at rap, greatest rapper awards/mentions/placements. "They" push that shyt and in turn get the kids to repeat it because they don't respect the art of rap, they don't respect Hip Hop culture.
If it's cool to be a "top 5" rapper while you got "30 people making your music for you" and not even be that nice at rap...why not just call him a top 5 musician? Because somebody like Quincy Jones would smack one of you nikkas with a trombone
He might even be top 5
ThaRealness
Superstar
Kanye's a producer first and foremost... I put him up there with George Martin, Quincy Jones and Norman Whitfield
He might even be top 5
Nah, he's Top 5 rappers of all time. 2pac just doesn't have the "discography" to compete.
Calling him a great producer isn't enough, being Dr. Gay, I mean Dre of his generation isn't sufficient to define his greatness.
ThaRealness
Superstar
He's top 5 fashion, top 5 a&r, breakdancing, graffitti'ng, top 25 guitarist, best basketball player without a chip
personally, almost anything that isn't Crimson or Genesis is hard for me to vibe with