This site does not seem to like rap so I don't think a lot of people understand his influence on the genre. He is possibly the single most influential artist of the 21st century.
He pioneered the soul revival that happened in the early 2000s in rap and brought back the sampling of soul songs that's still huge today. You can still see his influence there in rappers like Chance the Rapper, Saba and Smino out of Chicago. We also wouldn't have Kendrick Lamar, who is widely considered one of the best rappers of this era, and was clearly heavily influenced by that sound.
College Dropout and Late Registration changed what was seen as "acceptable" subject matter in rap songs in the mainstream, getting much more personal and vulnerable than was normal. He definitely paved the way for more introspective mainstream rap.
808s was one of the first uses of the bass heavy, EDM-ish sort of sounds in the rap mainstream. This one is basically impossible to escape, and trap music as we know it wouldn't exist without that album.
I don't wanna go too long but you can say this about most of his albums. The big, soaring production of rappers like Lil Simz? Thank MBDTF. The more industrial sound of rappers like Travis Scott? Thank Yeezus. Not to say he single handedly created those sounds but he did bring them into the mainstream.
None of this is to excuse him being a piece of shit, but to explain why it's so bitterly fucking disappointing for people like me who love rap to see him turn into a hateful person.
This site does not seem to like rap so I don't think a lot of people understand his influence on the genre. He is possibly the single most influential artist of the 21st century.
He pioneered the soul revival that happened in the early 2000s in rap and brought back the sampling of soul songs that's still huge today. You can still see his influence there in rappers like Chance the Rapper, Saba and Smino out of Chicago. We also wouldn't have Kendrick Lamar, who is widely considered one of the best rappers of this era, and was clearly heavily influenced by that sound.
College Dropout and Late Registration changed what was seen as "acceptable" subject matter in rap songs in the mainstream, getting much more personal and vulnerable than was normal. He definitely paved the way for more introspective mainstream rap.
808s was one of the first uses of the bass heavy, EDM-ish sort of sounds in the rap mainstream. This one is basically impossible to escape, and trap music as we know it wouldn't exist without that album.
I don't wanna go too long but you can say this about most of his albums. The big, soaring production of rappers like Lil Simz? Thank MBDTF. The more industrial sound of rappers like Travis Scott? Thank Yeezus. Not to say he single handedly created those sounds but he did bring them into the mainstream.
None of this is to excuse him being a piece of shit, but to explain why it's so bitterly fucking disappointing for people like me who love rap to see him turn into a hateful person.