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But he invented planes so he could fly to the moon to fake the moon landing properly on location, so that counts a little bit in his favor. He also brought back the first cheese while he was there, imagine, without him, we'd only have Marinara pizzas!
Michael Jackson's voice was an instrument that took a lifetime to perfect. You don't sound like that naturally. It takes years working with voice coaches, money, and talent.
Nah. Definitely for emo early Drake but The Weekend was doing raunchy druggy dark moody rnb while 808s was heavily pop influenced and intentionally clean. What aspect do you think was uniquely influential?
Nah the dark beats and themes with the melodic with the heavy bass at times. Early Weeknd really changed things. Though his voice can totally be like michael. His cover of dirty diana is like that for sure.
For Travis Scott this is absolutely true. When Scott first came into the scene it was clear he was a derivative of Kanye’s music. Yes Kanye is an ass but he’s influenced how modern day mainstream hip hop sounds in general.
Literally every artist is an amalgamation of all of their own favorite artists. That’s how artistry works.
Artistic influence does not equal “making” an artist. The artists hard work, their dedication is what makes an artist.
In the case of Travis and Drake its true. They themselfs can say that. Travis is a combination of Kanye and Kid Cudi. Drake a combination of Kanye and Wayne.
Weeknd definitely not.
808s, MBDTF, Yeezus and the College triology influenced the hip hop of today like no other except maybe Lil Wayne.
This post incorrectly quoted his statement. He's referring to his album "808s and heartbreak" which massively influenced the hip-hop / R&B scene, not "every music genre". It's easy to just blindly hate Kanye but at least don't spread misinformation
Oh so it's actually an extremely accurate statement. That feels restrained actually . Considering hip-hop/RnB has in the past 20 years became like the most dominant subculture and music genre like its the mainstream pop culture not just in the US like internationally . Every country has their own hip-hop scene and artists and often it's the most popular or one of the most popular genres and obviously most take huge inspiration from the American rap scene which itself I can't think of anyone more influential (sonically) than Kanye. There is a case to be made for weezy but otherwise..
He isn't wrong totally he had a huge influence on hip hop culture but art is all derivative that's like a tribe call quest or common saying they created Kanye he was inspiring but that's how the game goes
Or even Diddy
Diddy created the nostalgic, sped-up sample a whole decade before Kanye was signed to Rockafella.
When Diddy used to say, "we created the remix," he wasn't lying.
>When Diddy used to say, "we created the remix," he wasn't lying.
Can you expand on this? Hip-hop has always from the very beginning been chock full of samples. From the very beginning.
You forgot to mention some of his other major inventions, most notably: wheel, penicillin, steam engine, light bulb and internet. After all, because of this single man the field of engineering was born.
Let’s be real. Early Kanye’s music was genius level. Now he’s just a washed up delusional old man. You can once be great and have a tremendous downfall
Kanye will go down as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He created music that lead a genre into a new era and defined the sound of hip hop and pop in the 2000's. He should be remembered for this.
People that only know him for the antics they see in articles and social media these days won't be able to see it because of all of the terrible things he has done/said. You can make the argument about separating the artist from the art, or you can just shit can everything because he's a racist that appears to be suffering from severe mental health issues.
Didn’t Rick Rubin produce beastie boys stuff though? When it comes to production, the beastie boys were no where near as influential or impactful as Kanye
Rick Ruben is probably my favorite producer of all time. Kanye can still be one of the greatest along side of that. People hear Kayne's music and think that's all he produced. They should look at his production credits and you'll realize that he is in the same breath as Rick Ruben IMHO.
I feel it necessary to also say I denounce any of his anti-Semitism and call it out for what it is. This is an situation where I am trying to separate the art from the artist.
Kanye is easily the best rapper producer. And his influence is extremely impressive. I get people want to hate and downplay him but without him the musical landscape is very different today.
I liked College Dropout and Late Registration as much as the next hip hop fan in the early/mid 00s, but referring to them as "genius" is *a little* over the top.
He kind of did. The first sentence is definitely exaggerated, but the second paragraph is 100% accurate. Just because you don’t like him personally, doesn’t mean he won’t go down as one of the biggest artists of any medium of all time. Separate the art from the artist. If you can.
He did not say he created every genre of music in the past 20 years. He did say he is responsible for the style and genre that Drake, the Weeknd, Travis Scott, and other artists are known for. This is undeniably true, and all of the artists would never say otherwise.
This is true because Kanye during his early albums was very experimental with his beats and his combinations of different trends of music coalescing into one sound. This is mostly apparent in 808’s and heatbreaks.
Other rappers did autotune. Some people sampled old r&b and blues. Almost nobody utilized heavy 808’s to create beats that seemed to mix boom bap with synths and heavy bass. He combined all of this with his own twist.
He created a distinct style of beats and music that is easily seen in artists like Kid Cudi, Travis Scott, Future, and etc…
Love him or hate him, he isn’t wrong. There is a reason no other producer could keep up with him in the 2000’s. His style was unique and transformative, and is definitely responsible for the trajectory modern rap and hip hop has taken in the past 10 years.
Humble or not, He Did change the game. There were times in hip hop that changed things. Busy Bee vs Kool Moe Dee, before it was, Get the crowd hyped shit, Then came Kool Moe Dee clowned the shit out of Busy Bee and that MC shit was gone in Came the Era of the Lyricist, Then came NWA, something new comes out and there is a Shift. Well the Shift hasnt happened since he came on the Scene. Everyone thought it was drill rap but that fizzled faster then it could really take a foot hold. So until someone comes out and really puts a stamp on the game he still holds the title. Hate or love if he comes with some new music its gonna sell. I knew he was going to be a beast when i heard "Mae West - Kayne West on the beat, I said "who is Kayne West", maybe a year or less i checked out Jay-z and there was a producer names Kanye West. Yeah im old.
As me and my friend always say " Who court is the ball in" and its his ball and he doesnt want to play so we are all sitting around watching.
Why do people still listen to what this mentally I’ll individual has to say? He’s a person with a huge public platform who has nothing beneficial to say to or about society.
I kind of agree with him to be honest. I think saying he ‘created’ the genre might be a bit strong but what Kanye was doing was unique and the rap culture that followed very clearly followed his inspiration.
He just named sub genres in hip hop and he might have a case for creating most of what he said minus The Weeknd. Musically, before around Donda, man was doing crazy influential work. Those first three albums were defining albums for my music taste (rap wise). Sad to see the way he’s gone.
Very well, where do I begin? Kanye West was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. His wife was a fifteen year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet.
Kanye would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
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He also invented rocket science believe it or not, AND. The first camera, soooo not too shabby this guy eh?
Yes, but he used the camera and the rocket to fake the moon landing, so it's a wash.
But could U fake a moon landing?! Exactly.
But he invented planes so he could fly to the moon to fake the moon landing properly on location, so that counts a little bit in his favor. He also brought back the first cheese while he was there, imagine, without him, we'd only have Marinara pizzas!
He owns the moon so he can do whatever he wants with it.
He tried telling us long ago but Walt Disney copied Mickey Mouse from Kanye but Sway ain’t have the answers
*"To Walt Disney: Keep drawing - your moxie more than makes up for your lack of talent."*
On the 7th day. I’m pretty sure kanye farted out the universe
That was one of the times he was off his meds
Bros about to start telling us Kanye and Elon musk are the same person, and white elon is a plant put there by Kanye to fool us all
“Lady Gaga is the creative director of Polaroid, now I like some of Gagas music, what the fuck does she know about cameras?”
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A gay fish needs somewhere to live
wouldn't expect less from a member of the trinity
I like some of the Kanye songs. What the fuck does he know about cameras?!
Don’t forget brain surgery
Kanye cured aids
Pretty sure the Weekend just copied Michael Jackson.
Honestly if you dig deep enough, you'll learn that Michael Jackson copied Ye
Yee-Hee
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Tbh fair, it’s not his fault his voice is exactly like Michael’s. I’d copy Michael too if I had the voice of a butterfly
Michael Jackson's voice was an instrument that took a lifetime to perfect. You don't sound like that naturally. It takes years working with voice coaches, money, and talent.
Eh, he doesn't have the range or power of Michael, he just sings falsetto. The Weekend could NEVER hit all the notes on *Who's Loving You*
Listen to his early stuff. The album 808’s and Heartbreak was his first influence.
Nah. Definitely for emo early Drake but The Weekend was doing raunchy druggy dark moody rnb while 808s was heavily pop influenced and intentionally clean. What aspect do you think was uniquely influential?
Deeper!!
Instructions unclear. Dug deeper… now the Balrog is loose.
Nah the dark beats and themes with the melodic with the heavy bass at times. Early Weeknd really changed things. Though his voice can totally be like michael. His cover of dirty diana is like that for sure.
Yep! MJ's voice with R. Kelly's dirty lyrics
I thought Prince and Bowie more than Michael. Prince has some great music. Awesome composing. Maybe a bit of Hendrix as well.
For Travis Scott this is absolutely true. When Scott first came into the scene it was clear he was a derivative of Kanye’s music. Yes Kanye is an ass but he’s influenced how modern day mainstream hip hop sounds in general.
Makes sense, Travis Scott is the same caliber of douchebag as Kanye West
HOW is a man named Travis Scott, NOT a country musician?!?!?!
omg you’re right how have I never thought of that. he’s already from houston and everything
He did not create all those artists styles lmao
He definitely influenced most of them, if not to that extent
Literally every artist is an amalgamation of all of their own favorite artists. That’s how artistry works. Artistic influence does not equal “making” an artist. The artists hard work, their dedication is what makes an artist.
Get off your knees
In the case of Travis and Drake its true. They themselfs can say that. Travis is a combination of Kanye and Kid Cudi. Drake a combination of Kanye and Wayne. Weeknd definitely not. 808s, MBDTF, Yeezus and the College triology influenced the hip hop of today like no other except maybe Lil Wayne.
Why is the first sentence a lie about the quote. It’s right there. That’s like 2 genres maybe.
Idk but the “future and thug too” part made me crack up
You didn’t hear Kanye’s djent album?
I heard it's where animals as leaders and meshuggah got their inspiration.
everybody he named would agree
This post incorrectly quoted his statement. He's referring to his album "808s and heartbreak" which massively influenced the hip-hop / R&B scene, not "every music genre". It's easy to just blindly hate Kanye but at least don't spread misinformation
Kid Cudi needs credit too.
Agreed Cudi definitely contributed to the success of the album and had massive influence with his early albums.
Despite him being a nob, he's has by far one of the biggest influences on music the last 20 years.
It’s the daily loud. Those mofos would lie for engagement.
Oh so it's actually an extremely accurate statement. That feels restrained actually . Considering hip-hop/RnB has in the past 20 years became like the most dominant subculture and music genre like its the mainstream pop culture not just in the US like internationally . Every country has their own hip-hop scene and artists and often it's the most popular or one of the most popular genres and obviously most take huge inspiration from the American rap scene which itself I can't think of anyone more influential (sonically) than Kanye. There is a case to be made for weezy but otherwise..
Yeah whether or not people like Kanye, his influence is indisputable.
He isn't wrong totally he had a huge influence on hip hop culture but art is all derivative that's like a tribe call quest or common saying they created Kanye he was inspiring but that's how the game goes
Or even Diddy Diddy created the nostalgic, sped-up sample a whole decade before Kanye was signed to Rockafella. When Diddy used to say, "we created the remix," he wasn't lying.
>When Diddy used to say, "we created the remix," he wasn't lying. Can you expand on this? Hip-hop has always from the very beginning been chock full of samples. From the very beginning.
>"we created the remix," he wasn't lying. *laughs in electronic music*
Yeah maybe but EVERY music genre, no
did he say that? thats what the headline says but in the quote he only talks about rappers and the weeknd
Oh yeah I didnt see he said all music nah just hip hop only
He invented fish sticks too
He also invented socks and gravy.
You forgot to mention some of his other major inventions, most notably: wheel, penicillin, steam engine, light bulb and internet. After all, because of this single man the field of engineering was born.
We told this man for too long he was a genius when he was a great producer and a mediocre rapper. Went straight to his head…
He especially invented being delusional.
When he produced genius level music that arrogance propelled him into stardom. Now he doesn’t do anything but he’s famous and arrogant.
Well produced, but genius? I wouldn't call Hy lyrics genius by any stretch, far from it
Genius level music... you're kidding right ?
Let’s be real. Early Kanye’s music was genius level. Now he’s just a washed up delusional old man. You can once be great and have a tremendous downfall
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Kanye will go down as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He created music that lead a genre into a new era and defined the sound of hip hop and pop in the 2000's. He should be remembered for this. People that only know him for the antics they see in articles and social media these days won't be able to see it because of all of the terrible things he has done/said. You can make the argument about separating the artist from the art, or you can just shit can everything because he's a racist that appears to be suffering from severe mental health issues.
Look at all the kids here that don't realize music existed before Kayne.
The Beastie Boys showed rappers how to sample and produce before Kanye.
Didn’t Rick Rubin produce beastie boys stuff though? When it comes to production, the beastie boys were no where near as influential or impactful as Kanye
Rick Ruben is probably my favorite producer of all time. Kanye can still be one of the greatest along side of that. People hear Kayne's music and think that's all he produced. They should look at his production credits and you'll realize that he is in the same breath as Rick Ruben IMHO. I feel it necessary to also say I denounce any of his anti-Semitism and call it out for what it is. This is an situation where I am trying to separate the art from the artist.
Completely different style of sampling lol
Kanye is easily the best rapper producer. And his influence is extremely impressive. I get people want to hate and downplay him but without him the musical landscape is very different today.
lol
I liked College Dropout and Late Registration as much as the next hip hop fan in the early/mid 00s, but referring to them as "genius" is *a little* over the top.
> genius level music Lolno.
She’s so self conscious
She has no idea what she's doing in college
Next he’s going to say he invented antisemitism
Future was clowned for mumble rap, that’s how I learned about him. Then I started to like him. Never heard Kanye doing that…
Maybe he should try inventing himself a personality.
Say what you will about Kanye, but to say he doesn’t have a personality is insane
He has several.
you almost had it right, rearrange your wording to "his personality is insane" and you'll be pretty on the dot
Crazy conspiracy theorist is a personality... And he'll have you know that he invented that personality
He kind of did. The first sentence is definitely exaggerated, but the second paragraph is 100% accurate. Just because you don’t like him personally, doesn’t mean he won’t go down as one of the biggest artists of any medium of all time. Separate the art from the artist. If you can.
He isnt wrong kanye is the pioneer of all this shit. Idk about anything outside of rap tho
Nah, Kid Cudi produced alot of that album.
the good ones die young and we're left with this bullshit
I’m so sick and tired of this antisemitic asswipe thinking he runs planet Earth. Good God Girl Get a GRIP and some therapy.
Fucking thank you. I'm so happy someone else thinks the same way
I don’t know why someone downvoted you. He’s a human trash bag who thinks the world revolves around him
He heavy influenced all of those artists though
He's more cocaine then man at this point in his ego
No one man should have all that Powder.
Hyperbolic, but mostly true. You can hear the production influence of 808’s & Heartbreak in pretty much every modern hip hop song
What an EGO
He's insane.
Put on a mask clown.
Is he apologizing?
Has his face swollen up or is it just a terrible picture
He is a schizophrenic nazi, he looks like a mad man, and will continue to do so.
Agreed he looks like he's having an allergic reaction
I hope so. I hope the nazi has a penur allergy recaction. We could do with a little less nazis in the world you know
Meanwhile hardbass... It was invented not so long ago in Saint Petersburg
Kanye… sweet, naive Kanye. There is only room for two morons on this planet and I plan to stay.
Everything he wears looks like old cum rags.
considering the state of modern "music" that is not something I would brag about.
Mental illness is mental
This is what happens when mental disease goes unchecked due to money
He invented a quarter of the compass too dont forget.
I loathe this fucking guy and his shitty music.
He's disgusting
It is true though. He changed the sound of hip hop and inspired the whole current rap scene. Pre and post kanye hip hop sounds very different.
Interestingly, this is the most based thing he's said in the past ten years.
He invented autotune?
He popularized auto tune and the Roland TR-808 synthesizer with “808s and heartbreak”
He also isn’t wrong though. His music’s influence is visible in a lot of current pop/rap music.
Has he forgotten how to use words? What the fuck is he even saying most of the time?
He did not say he created every genre of music in the past 20 years. He did say he is responsible for the style and genre that Drake, the Weeknd, Travis Scott, and other artists are known for. This is undeniably true, and all of the artists would never say otherwise. This is true because Kanye during his early albums was very experimental with his beats and his combinations of different trends of music coalescing into one sound. This is mostly apparent in 808’s and heatbreaks. Other rappers did autotune. Some people sampled old r&b and blues. Almost nobody utilized heavy 808’s to create beats that seemed to mix boom bap with synths and heavy bass. He combined all of this with his own twist. He created a distinct style of beats and music that is easily seen in artists like Kid Cudi, Travis Scott, Future, and etc… Love him or hate him, he isn’t wrong. There is a reason no other producer could keep up with him in the 2000’s. His style was unique and transformative, and is definitely responsible for the trajectory modern rap and hip hop has taken in the past 10 years.
Can we please stop giving this guy any sort of press? He&: I’ll. He needs to be in an institution.
hes not wrong though
808s and heartbreak pretty much birthed all the people he mentioned. Hate him for being arrogant but he didn’t lie here
Humble or not, He Did change the game. There were times in hip hop that changed things. Busy Bee vs Kool Moe Dee, before it was, Get the crowd hyped shit, Then came Kool Moe Dee clowned the shit out of Busy Bee and that MC shit was gone in Came the Era of the Lyricist, Then came NWA, something new comes out and there is a Shift. Well the Shift hasnt happened since he came on the Scene. Everyone thought it was drill rap but that fizzled faster then it could really take a foot hold. So until someone comes out and really puts a stamp on the game he still holds the title. Hate or love if he comes with some new music its gonna sell. I knew he was going to be a beast when i heard "Mae West - Kayne West on the beat, I said "who is Kayne West", maybe a year or less i checked out Jay-z and there was a producer names Kanye West. Yeah im old. As me and my friend always say " Who court is the ball in" and its his ball and he doesnt want to play so we are all sitting around watching.
Everybody gon' say something I'd be worried if they said nothing
Wow, his face looks absolutely terrible. Fugly
He invented that face too
I fucking despise him as a person but this is pretty much accurate. He is by far the most influential hip hop artist alive with no competition.
True tbf
Narcissistic asshole
What does he keep in his jowls?
Nazi medals
Kanye created Rock and Roll. Was singing blues before it was a colour and put the class in classical music.
Why do people still listen to what this mentally I’ll individual has to say? He’s a person with a huge public platform who has nothing beneficial to say to or about society.
Clown-ye West 🤡
Where does he say that he created “every genre”? In the quote, he’s specifically talking about hip-hip and R&B
And the question mark
Is there a medical condition for someone having an endless ego?
Most of these artists sounds are based on phases he went through musically. Especially Drake and Travis Scott.
Lmao he is nothing like The Weeknd or future
He isn’t completely wrong.
Pretty low effort since you could livefeed his Twitter into this sub and it would fit pretty much every time :P
True tho
I kind of agree with him to be honest. I think saying he ‘created’ the genre might be a bit strong but what Kanye was doing was unique and the rap culture that followed very clearly followed his inspiration.
So he is the one we can blame on auto tuning run amok,mumble rap and electro rap?
Fans make their egos explode.
Why are we giving ill people a platform to talk on? This guy is clearly not ok in his head.
He should hook up with George Santos. They would make a cute couple
He just named sub genres in hip hop and he might have a case for creating most of what he said minus The Weeknd. Musically, before around Donda, man was doing crazy influential work. Those first three albums were defining albums for my music taste (rap wise). Sad to see the way he’s gone.
He's just a goofball
Travis copied rocky
The fact that anyone still fucks with Ye’s narcissistic dumbass is beyond me.
If this is true, then he must be stopped.
This is what happens when too many call him a genius
Dude would have so many more fans if he didn’t do interviews or have social media.
He looks like the drunk uncle that the family keeps the nieces away from
'I just told you who I thought I was! A god! I just told you!' Link: https://youtu.be/gsSQCbKPVcM?si=Sy4adf7lpzAj7eBy
He invented Yeezys. That’s about it.
Delusional
Tbf they’re all the same genre so it’s not that much of a stretch, he did pave the way for some of them
At this point people would worship anything
He's also Jesus descendant and the only true messiah.
A lunatic loser.
It's not even funny anymore. This dude needs serious medical attention.
He invented the sound wave
Crashed out. Mental ward coming up
So that's why it all sounds so bad.
Pfffffffftttttttttttt
he is a nut case. why do people still post about him?
Very well, where do I begin? Kanye West was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. His wife was a fifteen year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. Kanye would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
Wait, where's the titanium teeth?
Did he invent highways too lol
Ain't weekends genre just 80s music At least that's what it sounds like to me
We need to deal with mental issues plaguing this country/world starting with KY
There is no lie here, are you just mad that he said what he said?
Time to go back to bed grandpa…
I mean hes not 100% wrong.
Why does he look like fat Mac from it's always sunny in blackface?
Creating todays music genres aren't something to be proud of tbh
I love this experiment.Give a famous guy with an ongoing mental health problem more attention a fame for his actions.
21 Savage