Who do you consider a Musical Genius

[Hovsta]

Of All time post classical it would be

Muddy Waters
The Beatles (minus ringo)
Frank Zappa
Howling Wolf
Fela Kuti
60's Hendrix
Pre Hard Drugs Rolling Stones
93-96 Nas (lyrically)
60's Bob Dylan (lyrically)
Nujabes (production wise)
Dj Shadow (production wise)
DJ Quik (production wise)
Late 90's ealry 2000's Radio Head
David Bowie Pre Coke
Rick James (very very very underrated he was in a band with both Neil Young and Frank Zappa in the late 60's, he also produced many classics and wrote many top ten hits but has been reduced to a joke)
Pre hard Drugs Sly Stone
Stevie Wonder
Gil Gilberto
Caetano Velso
RZA (production wise)
Coltrane
Joe Pass
Victor Wooten

 

[Bugsmoran]

Quik

 

[King Theo]

Prince, James Brown, Issac Hayes, George Clinton, Sly, Rick James

Kanye, Pharrell, Teddy Riley, Q-Tip, Rick Rubin, Ryan Leslie

i really dont want a long list but all that i have named have succesfully organzied music and not just put sounds together not just sang not just wrote not just performed not just played an instrument..... for the most part they done it all

and i truly believe thats what makes you a musical genius...also im only naming names who have had a heavy influence in the hip hop and rnb scene because there are tons other

But out of those all Prince and Kanye truly impress me the most

it actually kills me when i see prince or kanye not mentioned. especially prince because my dood has went through different eras of music and still has been successful in all. sometimes he was even ahead of his time

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

Dre, Nas, Kanye.

 

[LandryFieldsDad]

Phil Spector..
Horrible human being
But..damn he recorded music in the 1950s that sounds like it was recorded today

Sonic genius

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRmRBrnQq8o&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound - YouTube[/ame]

Wall of sound

 

[The_Third_Man]

Kanye west
kid cudi

 

[CM_Burns]

RZA
Dr. Dre
Timbaland
Havoc

 

[Khadafhi]

Devante from Jodeci

 

[CrimsonTider]

Drake/40 has to count as musical genius

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[Mike Statik]

stevie wonder has to be top 3

ray charles
al green
marvin gaye
MJ
all of led zeppelin
not really a fan but u cant deny the beatles
rolling stones
santana
eric clapton

sooo many i cant even think right now...

i dont really consider rappers musical geniuses... producers yeah like primo, pete rock, rza, dre, dilla etc...

kanye??? fukk outa here... dudes been garbage since college dropout

 

[Broccoli Rob]

Ryan Leslie

 

[King Biko]

Stevie wonder

 

[Nemesis]

quincy jones
michael jackson
james brown
prince
roy ayers
barry white
frankie beverley
gamble and huff
leon sylvers
marvin gaye
fela kuti
bob marley
charlie parker
theolonious monk
miles davies


thats just off the top i could go on forever

 

[Born2BKing]

Kanye West