Lets Settle This--Is Kanye a Genius or Just Talented?

[LogicFirst]

i dont throw the G word around nonchalantly. dude is talented but he aint no genius

 

[JahBuhLun]

I think being a genius involves creating a whole different lane that other people emulate or attach themselves to. A genius makes something timeless that spans generations. I can't call Kanye a genius at this point. Talented and outspoken, but not a genius.

 

[HoopLife]

A talented genius

 

[LogicFirst]

I think being a genius involves creating a whole different lane that other people emulate or attach themselves to. A genius makes something timeless that spans generations. I can't call Kanye a genius at this point. Talented and outspoken, but not a genius.

dude has a staff of writers and producers plus he stole auto tune from dude

 

[Smitty Belafonte]

Doesn't write all his rhymes and doesn't play any instruments , how in the hell could Kanye be considered a genius .

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I think being a genius involves creating a whole different lane that other people emulate or attach themselves to. A genius makes something timeless that spans generations. I can't call Kanye a genius at this point. Talented and outspoken, but not a genius.

Kanye changed the genre of rap music...twice.

I don't even like the "G" word either

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

He seems more of an idiot than a genius.

 

[osama bin fly]

Doesn't write all his rhymes and doesn't play any instruments , how in the hell could Kanye be considered a genius .

wow we got a studio insider

 

[Sterling Archer]

When he was focused on music, he was talented. Nothing was ground breaking and nothing that existed prior was perfected, so no. Not a genius. Talented and capable of being polarizing but nah.

 

[Rev]

i've grown to despise the word "genius" because of how it's used in the music & entertainment industry.

 

[Vinny Lupton]

wow we got a studio insider

His songs have 33 writers..check the credits. Lupe wrote New Slaves

 

[USSInsiders]

It's all arbitrary but imo someone like Nikola Tesla is a genius. That word gets thrown around way too much. Kanye is an intelligent man with talent.

 

[osama bin fly]

His songs have 33 writers..check the credits. Lupe wrote New Slaves

u was in the studio ?

 

[osama bin fly]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Slaves

Lupe isn't even credited

 

[Vinny Lupton]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Slaves

Lupe isn't even credited

I meant Black Skinhead, you still proved my point though. Cyhi, Frank Ocean, rhymefest and Malik Yusef all had to help the genius write his lyrics on that one