How come Pharrell solo career didn't take off like Kanye's?

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In My Mind went Gold, but the album didn't get rave reviews.
What was the innanets view of the album? I wasnt really on like that yet.

Kanye and Pharrell basically crafted this new generation of rappers all about their fashion and vanity...
but Ye is a pop superstar and Pharrell is still just a mega producer...
While Pharrell is orchestrating GREAT hits like "Up All Night To Get Lucky"....Kanye is going on choreographed rants because Ray J hit it first...

Pharrell is doing what he wants to do in music and fashion...And Kanye is type mad because he is not getting the same action...Kanye said it in one his rants...Not my words...
 

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Kanye's albums aren't even comparable to Pharrell's in the first place, part of a solo career is obviously dropping good albums and Pharrell's shyts have all been mediocre. Plus Kanye wanted to prove people wrong more than anything and probably spent more time crafting his rapper skills than Pharrell, and most of Pharrell's hits were on features or on production anyway, Kanye has hits across the board.

I'd much rather hear Pharrell rap than Kanye at ANY stage of his career honestly, he may have a better voice for rapping but he's not really a better rapper from the few joints that come to mind when I think of Pharrell spitting.
 
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Kanye always had a desire to be make it as a rapper, Pharrell was happy writing and making beats. Kanye sells himself as an artist better with his fukkery also.
 

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because Kanye doesnt depend on Chad Hugo

Pharrell doesn't "depend" on Chad. Pharrell has many solo productions. Now Kanye on the other hand, literally depends on a team of producers. That's been the case since 808's. He's also had co-producers since Late Registration. Therefore Kanye's been more dependent on other producers than Pharrell has been "dependent" on Chad.
 
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