wtf homie still doing the tajneed

homie off doing the Tajneed <3

Why Kanye West is a genius

Thats the beautiful thing. Kanye doesn’t need to memorize entire symphonies off of one listen. There is no one way to be genius, nor is there only one field that can declare a genius. If you argue that creativity isn’t important, then you are one of the huge problems with this country. Just because he is a musician instead of a scientist doesn’t make him any less of a genius. He didn’t choose what his calling would be. Its not his fault he is right brained instead of left. That said, in order to see Kanye’s genius, you need to look at trends that don’t actually include him. Kanye’s genius comes in the form of copycats and shifts in the music landscape in the months and years after he drops a project. Every one of his albums differs in what they bring to the table. I will use 808s and Yeezus as examples, but could honestly use any of his albums (except TLOP, its too early for that). In

808s (2008), Kanye sang throughout the entirety of the album. I know this doesn’t really sound crazy, but if it weren’t for this album, it would still be unheard of. The reviews were generally not very favorable and no one could really grasp why he would do such a thing. Of course, we now know it was the result of multiple tragedies happening in his life at the same time and Kanye felt that the only way he could truly express himself was through singing. Also note, Kanye once said “I’d rather piss a bunch of people off and make myself happy than make everyone else happy and be pissed off inside.” Anyways, it was a magical moment because no one really knew what to say when the album came out. Most people kinda just ignored it. But then something beautiful happened. Man on the Moon: The End of The Day (2009) dropped, in addition to many other more “singy” albums. I could list examples for

days but I think you get the point, rap finally accepted singing. If 808s hadn’t happened, Kid Cudi would not be a person, and, most likely, the biggest artist in music right now, Drake, wouldn’t be either. Another huge facet of 808s, was the massive use of autotune. And yes, I know T-Pain was using it and Lil Wayne to an extent, but never was it brought to the forefront of society and rap as it was with 808s. Nowadays you see autotune everywhere, every big “soundcloud rapper” is using it to enhance their sound and some people are even adopting it as their full time sound. Without 808s there would also be no Travis Scott. In regards to Yeezus, obviously I am going to bring up the electronic influences. Again, most people didn’t know what to do with the album when it dropped. Personally, when I first heard it, I hated that ♥♥♥♥. I couldn’t believe Kanye had done this. It was so harsh