“Influence”? All the fakkits and weirdos diluting the culture, and nerd ass nikkas choose to shyt on a real one for some clout. Soul Tape and Summertime Shootout series is goated. Not to mention his R&B collabs are second to none and STILL get played to this day, nothing but hits.
You can actually play this shyt wit yo girl and vibe to it. Everything don’t have to be conceptual all the damn time. nikka has classics for the ladies, the club, the ride, parties, or you just got off after a long day at work, last day at that, and you just trying to chill. And oh yeah, that one other thing, he can ACTUALLY RAP too, and blend in with the new nikkas at the same time. And as far as influence is concerned, him along with Budden and Phonte are all Drake’s bidding fathers. Go debate Boot Camp Click vs Jedi Mind Tricks or something try hard ass nikka, no clicks.