![]() ![]() Last year shoppin my demo, I was tryin' to shine Every motherfucker told me that I couldn't rhyme People weren’t receptive to letting Kanye rap until around 2003. The vocals from Luther Vandross’ “This House is Not a Home” are sped up to the degree most people think a woman sings the chorus. His trademark style featured sped up vocals which made the voices high pitched. Kanye’s production style was built on a foundation of soul samples. Pictured: The high point of Mos Def’s lifeĢ004 – I Want You – Janet Jackson – Certified Platinum in the USA. In the video, Alicia Keys is too shy to ask Mos Def on a date… Mos Fucking Def. Pre- College Dropout Kanye West was one of the most successful producers of his time, here’s a partial list of his biggest hits:Ģ000 – It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop – Dead Prez – One of the most recognisable hip-hop beats of the era.Ģ001 – Izzo – Jay-Z – peaked at #8 on US Billboard Chart.Ģ002 – ’03 Bonnie & Clyde – Jay-Z – Certified Gold in the USA and Silver in the UK.Ģ003 – You Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys – Peaked at #3 on the Billboard Chart. He produced half of Jay-Z’s 2001 album, The Blueprint, arguably Hov’s best work. Kanye West first entered the mainstream music scene in the early 2000s as a hip-hop producer his talent was immediately obvious. Kanye certainly isn’t the first rapper to say something stupid… I could fill this post with arrogant things he has said, instead, I have created a quiz called “Guess the Ego”.Ĭan you match up the egotistical quote to the correct ego, Kanye West, Jose Mourinho or Zlatan Ibrahimović? ![]() It is an established fact that Kanye West is a musical genius the problem is, he’s very aware of this. Consider how many rappers currently use Auto-Tune as evidence of this. Since its 2008 release, the echoes have reverberated throughout hip-hop. ![]() Disclaimer: this blog contains a sickening amount of praise for Kanye WestĨ08s and Heartbreak is one of the most and influential albums of the last 10 years. ![]()
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