Spin: Is Kanye West a hip-hop legend?

[Ego Noir]

Kanye West is arguably the greatest artist the genre of hip-hop has ever seen.


Note I said artist. Not lyricist, not producer, not MC, not hook person. Kanye West is a true artist.


and im not even a Ye stan. But credit must be given when credit is due. His work at this point eclipses a mere genre, IMO he must named among the greats in music, period.

 

[L. Deezy]

kanye stole and took credit for that down and out beat he gave to cam, which basically helped him blow up. if it weren't for cam kayne wouldn't be here today. plus he puts his name on a lot of stuff that isn't his. anyone can spin a 70s track fast and get that high-pitched voiceover that he's well known for.

good producer? maybe. hip hop legend? no

lmao.. its always one or two that come in with a ridiculous comment.

 

[AntLive1981]

Yes, you can't deny that! Whether you don't like how he acts, how he dresses, or who his bytch is, you can't deny his musical talent!

 

[Primetime21]

To me, no. But then again I've never really been all that enamored with the guy.

 

[DaPresident]

damn skippy he is...

 

[mcellas]

 

[RTF]

Something about it doesn't sit right with me, but yes.

Because when you admit that.. you have to admit he's had classic albums, songs, verses, beats etc. plural. A lot of people won't want to admit that.

The cool thing now is to say his first 2 or 3 where classic. When those dropped, I know most of those people now admitting they are classics disagreed at the time.

 

[RTF]

kanye stole and took credit for that down and out beat he gave to cam, which basically helped him blow up. if it weren't for cam kayne wouldn't be here today. plus he puts his name on a lot of stuff that isn't his. anyone can spin a 70s track fast and get that high-pitched voiceover that he's well known for.

good producer? maybe. hip hop legend? no

Kanye has produced at least 5 top 5 Billboard 100 singles. You want to guess how many feature Cam'ron?

It's telling that the producer of that song has never come out talking smack saying Kanye stole credit.

 

[Leti Cook]

Multiple classic albums, classic production for others. Its not even a discussion at this point. The goat hiphop catalog in my opinion.

 

[mobbinfms]

Because when you admit that.. you have to admit he's had classic albums, songs, verses, beats etc. plural. A lot of people won't want to admit that.

The cool thing now is to say his first 2 or 3 where classic. When those dropped, I know most of those people now admitting they are classics disagreed at the time.

I loved Kanye's first two albums. Not sure id say they are classics. Graduation was a let down. 808s was wack - but more of an alternative album anyway. MBDTF was excellent. Yeezus was trash.

He's got a ton of amazing beats when he was producing them.

 

[bigrodthe1]

NOBODY has a better discography in hip-hop, NOBODY

kanye stole and took credit for that down and out beat he gave to cam, which basically helped him blow up. if it weren't for cam kayne wouldn't be here today. plus he puts his name on a lot of stuff that isn't his. anyone can spin a 70s track fast and get that high-pitched voiceover that he's well known for.

good producer? maybe. hip hop legend? no

The stupidity of both these posts on opposite ends of the spectrum is one of the main reason he is a legend.

 

[BocaRear]

The stupidity of both these posts on opposite ends of the spectrum is one of the main reason he is a legend.

please name someone with a better discography

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

• West Coast Avenger
• Primetime21
• Icantspell
• Stainzz
• Darvish

lames

 

[Mike Otherz]

no one has had a bigger impact in the last decade of music than kanye.

 

[mrken12]

kanye stole and took credit for that down and out beat he gave to cam, which basically helped him blow up. if it weren't for cam kayne wouldn't be here today. plus he puts his name on a lot of stuff that isn't his. anyone can spin a 70s track fast and get that high-pitched voiceover that he's well known for.

good producer? maybe. hip hop legend? no

The delusional Cam love here is something else.