Kanye West

Shy2Authentik · 10-17-2009, 01:32 PM

I think Kanye is overlooked by his persona and the way he uses auto-tune so much. If you look at a lot of his songs , however, he does have a lot to offer on the lyrical perspective. A lot of his songs have some pretty deep concepts underlying the face value of the lyrics.

Antonio · 10-17-2009, 01:40 PM

SOOOOO ****ING TRUE!!!!!!!^^^^

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Jester · 10-17-2009, 01:54 PM

How many songs has Kanye made? How many of his songs have auto-tune?

Jesus. He hasn't used it THAT much.

dark shadow · 10-17-2009, 02:47 PM

I think I can be blamed for the way this thread is sounding. I got off topic in my debate of auto-tune, I wasn't implying that he's a one trick pony, and he does have some good tracks. But he definitely isn't overlooked, at least from a commercial standpoint. There a lot of underrated artists, he isn't one of them.

overdoser · 10-18-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dark shadow

I think I can be blamed for the way this thread is sounding. I got off topic in my debate of auto-tune, I wasn't implying that he's a one trick pony, and he does have some good tracks. But he definitely isn't overlooked, at least from a commercial standpoint. There a lot of underrated artists, he isn't one of them.

yeah I fueled the fire too :P :P

I think he does have one trick pony however

I don't know much kanye...

I know he did that harder better faster stronger with daft punk right??all the mainstream people thought he made that up.... someones gotta show me some good kanye. and I still need a good aesop rock album to check out too since everyone on music banters in love with them :P

Captain Awesome · 10-18-2009, 08:03 AM

kanye is anything but underrated. If anything he's probably overrated. Still he has some decent songs, at least he's not just another gangster rapper.

Surell · 10-18-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirby

Oh, believe me, I don't.
I just happened across the info earlier this week.

lol oh you.

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Originally Posted by dark shadow

I understand the point your making and good singing voices will be appreciated. While the talent will still be out there, eventually auto-tune and audio-manipulation software like it will become advanced to the point where we can "create" a good singing voice out nothing, or out of a random voice that says some lyrics. I think music will follow a path much like we see with photo-enhancement software creating unrealistic standards for magazine ads out of good looking but average women. While "auto-tune" as it exists now will likely burn out and die(According to Jay-Z) I think that programs like it will continue to be a force in music. And yes, for the most part before the current outbreak of auto-tune and vocoder, it was used much more modestly to tweak the pitch slightly to make it sound more appealing.

I dunno, I just don't think the general public (even the part that listens to anything popular ((me)) ) will just swallow something fake in place of general talent. I just feel it, up in my heart.

Jester · 10-19-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by overdoser

yeah I fueled the fire too :P :P

I think he does have one trick pony however

I don't know much kanye...

I know he did that harder better faster stronger with daft punk right??all the mainstream people thought he made that up.... someones gotta show me some good kanye. and I still need a good aesop rock album to check out too since everyone on music banters in love with them :P

If you want good Kanye West, get The College Dropout. The production is hot and colorful, and he proves himself as a charismatic rapper. Plus, he raps one song (Through the Wire) with his jaw wired shut after a car accident. The whole album is solid.

ex

Aesop Rock! He's my favorite rapper, he's the one who got me into music. His lyrical content's density is unmatched, so you'll catch something new in the lyrics for a long time. He's incredibly diverse (No Regrets -> Tugboat Complex Pt. 3). His rhyme scheme is complex and creative, his flow is one of the greatest, and his wordplay is interesting and witty as fuck.

Really, I still think Labor Days is the most wholesome Aesop Rock experience. Some might disagree and say Float (which is almost as good, it just doesn't excite me as much at points. But it has some of my favorite Aesop Rock songs.) Either way, both are excellent. Oh, and don't listen to the people who say any Aesop Rock album is bad, he's one of the most consistent artists there is.

ex

If you download Labor Days, keep an eye out for Battery and Save Yourself, they did so much for me.

Cease · 10-21-2009, 04:40 PM

Kanye is a beast at making beats, at rappin the dude is just aight.

86 Position · 10-22-2009, 07:42 PM

this is what irks me. All these big rappers (not Jay-Z big...Jay is a diff category) who are big time right now...will be forgotten.

Kanye has made some sick music but I doubt very seriously if 10 years from now anybody is gonna be all gung ho about him the way they are now.

just my two cents

10-18-2009, 08:03 AM	#126 (permalink)
Captain Awesome On A Rampage Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 317	kanye is anything but underrated. If anything he's probably overrated. Still he has some decent songs, at least he's not just another gangster rapper. __________________ "If we're all merely players in a play on this great stage, the problem is the script writers ain't on the same page, I echo through the mountain when I'm singing in the air, from my lab a lad with lavish lyrics living in his lair." "Wake up and listen, hear what's not for the public's ears Pinocchio poets played by profiting puppeteers"

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Cease Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Kanye is a beast at making beats, at rappin the dude is just aight. __________________ www.ThisIsItBlogs.blogspot.com

10-17-2009, 01:32 PM	#121 (permalink)
Shy2Authentik Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3	I think Kanye is overlooked by his persona and the way he uses auto-tune so much. If you look at a lot of his songs , however, he does have a lot to offer on the lyrical perspective. A lot of his songs have some pretty deep concepts underlying the face value of the lyrics.

10-17-2009, 01:54 PM	#123 (permalink)
Jester Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 752	How many songs has Kanye made? How many of his songs have auto-tune? Jesus. He hasn't used it THAT much.

10-17-2009, 02:47 PM	#124 (permalink)
dark shadow Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 78	I think I can be blamed for the way this thread is sounding. I got off topic in my debate of auto-tune, I wasn't implying that he's a one trick pony, and he does have some good tracks. But he definitely isn't overlooked, at least from a commercial standpoint. There a lot of underrated artists, he isn't one of them.

10-22-2009, 07:42 PM	#130 (permalink)
86 Position Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 125	this is what irks me. All these big rappers (not Jay-Z big...Jay is a diff category) who are big time right now...will be forgotten. Kanye has made some sick music but I doubt very seriously if 10 years from now anybody is gonna be all gung ho about him the way they are now. just my two cents