Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation are three classics. All bangers.
Hit or miss since then...but those three are undeniably greats.
Hit or miss since then...but those three are undeniably greats.
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I’ll chip in on the meth.
Through the Wire
Slow Jamz
Dark Fantasy
Runaway
All of the Lights
Power
Run This Town
^ All likely make my Top 25 post-2000 hip hop songs.
Now, I’m just a typical square white 42 year old but how can anyone not appreciate those songs?
Slow Jamz
Dark Fantasy
Runaway
All of the Lights
Power
Run This Town
^ All likely make my Top 25 post-2000 hip hop songs.
Now, I’m just a typical square white 42 year old but how can anyone not appreciate those songs?
I am cool, calm and collected at all times when it comes to Kentucky basketball.
Me as well, if Mitch knows he is next if we don't get good basketball uniforms next year.
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What about Otis? Ninjas in Paris? No Church in the Wild?
I’m prepared to be outraged if we get a one seed if it isn’t the RIGHT one seed.
If I love Motown and pop but hate rap, how does that make me racist?
@cut_itloosedoubledeuce : Steely > Everyone
Agreed but MBDTF was not hit or miss, it could be argued it was his best. But it was also an early window into his mental stability
You're lucky we're probably never going to play Augusta National together cause I'd hit you with a 9 iron for saying that.
Steely Dan is awful. (No offense, pretzel.)
The answer is science
Kanye, De La Soul and Peter Gunz all took beats from Steely Dan. I'm sure there are many more.
Anyone who has created sound out of their *** that millions of other people listen to, pay for, have memories to, elicit sincere emotions to is a musical genius on some level, yes. I’ve heard people called genius because they got good grades in school or were fast at solving a math problem that millions of others have solved as well so maybe my bar for the word “genius” is lower than yours.
Just plain ol theft. Might as well be a cover song.
It is. To me, there are maybe 5-6 musical geniuses alive right now.
Look, I’m not playing. But I’ll drive the cart and drink beers. Maybe smoke some reefer.
That's a formidable list. I know your anti-rappers on such a list but I'm putting Andre 3000 on any list I may create.
Still alive mainstream types:
-Townshend
-McCartney
"Alt/indie"
-Thom Yorke (radiohead)
-jack white
-Josh homme
Just of the top of head.
Much of it is about innovation/context.
-Townshend
-McCartney
"Alt/indie"
-Thom Yorke (radiohead)
-jack white
-Josh homme
Just of the top of head.
Much of it is about innovation/context.
There’s a lot more than 5 or 6. Christ, people.
I mean, no Gordon Lightfoot acknowledgement yet?
I mean, no Gordon Lightfoot acknowledgement yet?
Wait a sec... I forgot about Outkast... those dudes hit different. Is it bad I think Big Boi is better?
-gord is a helluva songwriter, 2nd favorite Canadian person behind John Candy.
This dude knows:
This dude knows:
Since when is sampling and making beats a simple endeavor? Kanye owns thousands of records: everything from polka to gospel and blends all of those into incredibly catchy songs. He is also a pretty good lyricist. He's no Nas, but all things combined, he's phenomenal.
I don't critique country music because it's not my thing. Some of you should sit this out similarly. It's ok not to have a take on everything.
I don't critique country music because it's not my thing. Some of you should sit this out similarly. It's ok not to have a take on everything.
Ya 5 or 6 out of 6 billion is a rather lofty definition of genius, I think of it as more like 1 out of a million
I'm ready to fire on country when you all are. I mean Good Lord has it gotten bad.
Kanye's catalog had a pretty impeccable run. And I'll always respect an artist who was always looking for new sounds and challenging himself to find new directions. He could've spent his whole career making those chipmunk soul beats, and I'll always love those first records, but man a lot of The College Dropout sounds pretty dated now, whereas something like 808s still sounds pretty fresh and Yeezus sounds like rap 10 years in the future or something. And you can't deny that 808s sound was hugely influential for guys like Drake and the more melody driven rappers that came after that.
Latter day Kanye still has some dope songs.
But yeah, I'll always love that old 'Ye:
And I'll still argue this is the best SNL performance ever. GD what a f'n shock to see this right after MBDTF:
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