Musical Geniuses Of The Last Decade - your choices?

[wub]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

Pretty much my opinion on him TBH...Love Lockdown aside, as I've already mentioned.

[Lye_Form]

Mos Def is the only good thing on college dropout.

tbf going back to 06-09 being a lowpoint for hip hop, Be was a decent album, when was that?

[wolf89]

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

That's grime not hip hop.

and erm. how many rapper rhyme ****** with ******?

[garethom]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

Nah, I'm with you. Good (but not great) first album, listenable but not purchase-worthy albums followed. He's just alright.

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

You do know that we can now listen to tunes NOT made in the UK too right?

[flint33]

A Made Up Sound

[wolf89]

Mos Def is the only good thing on college dropout.

tbf going back to 06-09 being a lowpoint for hip hop, Be was a decent album, when was that?

Be was fucking boring.

Also it was mainly Kanye beats so you're being hypocritical here.

[SCope13]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

His rapping itself may not reach genius levels but his ability to craft songs and put together albums arguably is imo.

[wolf89]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

Pretty much my opinion on him TBH...Love Lockdown aside, as I've already mentioned.

Surprised by Love Lockdown. I dunno, That doesn't really do much for me as a track.

[m8son666]

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

yh and ppl in america live on a little dubstep island where skrillex is acceptable

[hubb]

kanye tbf was as dope as just blaze was back when it was all soul samples and nyc sounding rap in the charts - he made that dead prez bass track, two tracks on camerons o boy record that where crazy, loads of jayz's best bits - like the jazzy 'hova' track and most of the really great tracks on beanie sigels two first records. Then he opened his mouth and became completely irrelevant and in need of getting a bazooka like penis rammed down his throat

[dickman69]

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

You do know that we can now listen to tunes NOT made in the UK too right?

yea but it honestly seems like u guys put more value in certain things over other things

i cant tell what they are like theyre very arbitrary




im working on a formula












i might get back 2 u later

[Sexual_Chocolate]

You do know that we can now listen to tunes NOT made in the UK too right?

no no no, one must ONLY listen to music from their home nation.

[SCope13]

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

yh and ppl in america live on a little dubstep island where skrillex is acceptable

wow that is such a false equivalency.

[wub]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

Pretty much my opinion on him TBH...Love Lockdown aside, as I've already mentioned.

Surprised by Love Lockdown. I dunno, That doesn't really do much for me as a track.

Production wise, it's the only truly innovative thing he's done IMO. Minimal Hip Hop, not the standard flip-a-soul-sample stuff.

[garethom]

im working on a formula

Big up, looking forward to it.

[Forum]

Rayman and Scope, is there a single rapper on the planet you don't like?

[m8son666]

ppl in uk do live on their own little hip hop island

where things are acceptable like rhyming the same word 12 times in a row in a "freestyle"

yh and ppl in america live on a little dubstep island where skrillex is acceptable

wow that is such a false equivalency.

y? both are equally ignorant

[dickman69]

no

i dont hate

i simply appreciate

[wolf89]

I must be the only person who thinks Kanye is simply alright. Everyone else seems to be at polar opposites. He can make good tunes yeah. There are people better out there though. I mean his beats can be good but also a bit derivative. His rapping hardly reaches any genius levels but he's not bad either.

His rapping itself may not reach genius levels but his ability to craft songs and put together albums arguably is imo.

Yeah but that doesn't in my eyes count for being genius. It makes him a good songwriter but to claim someone as a musical genius of the decade it would imply something a little more than that. He's definitely important and influential historically and deserves recognition for his place in music but I can't bring myself to call someone a genius if I don't see a lot of his music as standing out that much or having actually genuine weak moments

[Sexual_Chocolate]

Rayman and Scope, is there a single rapper on the planet you don't like?

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