From what I've heard Kanye is on his way to a 3rd classic album

[Lex Diamonds]

Would this make him the first ever rapper to do so? I don't like the man at all but he doesn't seem capable of putting out a bad album and you've gotta respect that.

[Parkey]

I heard a few tracks off it and they all sounded good to me. I was proper pissed at the time though.

[MIKEtotheD]

I agree.
He's got some good tracks, but he's too cocky.
It overshadows his music sometimes.

[Kid Presentable]

Broadly classic. Late Registration hate some interminable shite on there. Crack Music is my favourite Kanye beat, though.

[pshabi]

Yeah, I don't know if LR was "classic." I like Kanye a lot. College Dropout was classic. LR was a solid sophomore effort.

[pshabi]

I agree.
He's got some good tracks, but he's too cocky.
It overshadows his music sometimes.

I like his attitude. Gotta have some swagg, man.

[Nygel]

it could be him shittin himself on every track, it doesnt matter, stronger is the best song of the summer.

[Auton]

a 3rd classic? i thought you had to have a second one before that....

[Lex Diamonds]

Maybe it's debatable but the amazing songs to average songs ratio was strong enough for me to call it a classic.

It was a sick album, regardless.

[roosta]

yeah..its been a while since a rappers first 3 albums have all been consistently good/listenable.

[mickill]

Yeah, not since Kurtis Blow or something.

[beastieangel01]

psh,
you don't even know him!
whyisyoulyin?

[Lex Diamonds]

They say I rap with too much emphasis....
Oooh, they so sensitive!

[Club Molecule]

Kanye West is rubbish. His attitude stinks and he doesn't actually contibute anything new lyrically to hip hop (or rather "rap music").

Gold Digger is far from the observational anthem he imagines it to be: its just offensive and sexist, made even worse by the fact that in its blandness it is presented as some kind of vaguely intellectual rant.

At least 2 Live Crew were funny.

[Lex Diamonds]

Kanye isn't meant to be taken seriously... I thought that was pretty clear. Sure the guy's an asshole but I don't see any problems with his lyrical content. It's not the most intelligent but at the same time at least he tries to put some kind of positive message in there.

[mikizee]

it could be him shittin himself on every track, it doesnt matter, stronger is the best song of the summer.

Are you crazy? All he did was take that (was it daft punk?) sample, sped it up, and put some LAME ASS rhymes over the top. probably took him the best of 15 minutes to make. its.... SHITE. most uncreative track ever in the history of the world. no exaggeration.

Kanye can kiss my hairy white ass.

[Auton]

kanye west has the most annoying voice ever to appear on a rap song

[Auton]

and if 'stronger' is any indicator of the rest of the album... peeyu

[Mr Films]

he's never been good at choosing singles.

ever.

you couldn't get any further from representing Late Registration than "Golddigger".

[adam_f]

Well, if you count the fact that Golddigger was one of the most popular songs of 2005, then yeah, he's terrible at choosing singles. "Heard Em Say" was released as a single, which represented the album fairly well, but it went nowhere and then it was "Touch the Sky" which launched Lupe Fiasco into the public eye.

So yeah, he really is terrible at choosing singles.

[Mr Films]

blah

[Auton]

kanye could release a 10 minute long montage of his farts as a single and it would enter the top ten

[Nygel]

Are you crazy? All he did was take that (was it daft punk?) sample, sped it up, and put some LAME ASS rhymes over the top. probably took him the best of 15 minutes to make. its.... SHITE. most uncreative track ever in the history of the world. no exaggeration.

Kanye can kiss my hairy white ass.

he slowed it down, so congrats on understanding bpm. but its alright, we all have flaws, urs is music.

[Auton]

^way to be pretentious

[ggirlballa]

i don't kinow the name of the song but knaye switches his delivery/flow whatever and i could barely tell it was him i heard it on the L.A radio a couple days ago

said something bout a klondike and a blonde dyke???

[Nygel]

that's Stronger...

[mikizee]

he slowed it down, so congrats on understanding bpm. but its alright, we all have flaws, urs is music.

Haha, funny, seeing as I'm a sound engineer. You are right tho, about 2 hours after I posted that I heard it again on the radio and thought, 'oh, he slowed it down!' but whatever. fast or slow its still a turd.

[adam_f]

Originally posted by Auton
kanye west has the most annoying voice ever to appear on a rap song

Papoose

[Jadge Fucking 1]

what? first rapper to make 3 classic albums? get out.

[Lex Diamonds]

what? first rapper to make 3 classic albums? get out.
Name another. Ice Cube was pretty close but other than that I can't think of anyone with 3 classics in a row.

[ggirlballa]

Papoose

sounds like jay



milk dee oh my god stfu!!!!

[Planetary]

its gonna be dre this year. granted he only does about 50/60% of the rapping on his albums, especially on 2001, but we all know detox will kill it. and you can't deny the chronic or 2001. i can happily listen to them both without skipping a song. maybe one from each i dont enjoy as much as the rest.

[mickill]

Name another. Ice Cube was pretty close but other than that I can't think of anyone with 3 classics in a row.

Well, if Kanye fits the criteria then Kool G Rap, Rakim, Ghostface, Big Daddy Kane, Jay Z, Ice T and plenty of groups (PE, Tribe, De La, EPMD, CMW etc) have all released 3 classics in a row.

[Jadge Fucking 1]

nah this is harder than it looks, but i'm with you on ghostface killah

[Mr Films]

its gonna be dre this year.

suddenly it feels like 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006

[KingSpanner]

are you all serious?

FUCK kanye west. He dissed Justice for their Simian remix music video, then turns around and samples Daft Punk for his next big single of the summer? Justice, Daft Punk, and the whole Ed Banger crew are hot shit this summer and he's not, so what does he do to make it big? Rip them all the fuck off. The dude's a complete style biter.

[Lex Diamonds]

are you all serious?

FUCK kanye west. He dissed Justice for their Simian remix music video, then turns around and samples Daft Punk for his next big single of the summer? Justice, Daft Punk, and the whole Ed Banger crew are hot shit this summer and he's not, so what does he do to make it big? Rip them all the fuck off. The dude's a complete style biter.
That's hip-hop, sonny. Dry your eyes and deal with it.

[ggirlballa]

beastie boys have released 3 classics, 2 for sure busome people consider cyh a classic


sampling in hip hop has been big sinc forever. its your opinion on wether its creative use or just beat biting...

and i was thinking if if dre releases detox and it lives to the hype then dre would have 3 clasics in a row, unless i'm missing any other albums by dre, its only been the chronic and 2001 so far right?

oh and i doubt detox will release this year. maybe early-mid 2008

[Jadge Fucking 1]

to be fair, i can't listen to kanye. but i would use his records to introduce my parents to hiphop. if you know what i mean.

[Parkey]

Stonger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTAt20eedU)

[ET]

He even samples Akira lol. :o

[TimDoolan]

I always has good production teams, some may say too many cooks in the kitchen, but I like his shit. Good dance music sometimes.

[Parkey]

If you're interested (shameless self promotion coming up...) you can read my interview with Kanye West in the new issue of Clash Magazine; www.clashmagazine.com/magazine/ (http://www.clashmagazine.com/magazine/).

As you were.

[Auton]

hey, right on man (y) that's actually way cool

[g-mile7]

Stronger has grown on me and the video is crazy. I like it.


Auton just hating on Kanye cause he wishes he could be a producer like him, not just a beat maker:o;)

[Auton]

g-mile is just hating on auton because he wishes he could be a rapper like him, not just a moron:o;)

[g-mile7]

g-mile is just hating on auton because he wishes he could be a rapper like him, not just a moron:o;)

No bath(n)

[Mr Films]

apparently, this is the cover...

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51V1nSAY9JL._SS500_.jpg

[Lex Diamonds]

How gay.

[Parkey]

Ugh. That's horrid.

[Mr Films]

that's what's up on amazon for the album.

it kind of looks more like a promotional type image than the actual cover.

but who knows.

[Parkey]

I hope so. I'm due the promo soon, so I'll know.

[Jitters]

No way that's going to be the actual album cover....

[yeahwho]

Stonger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTAt20eedU)

If your gonna sample may as well, Smash Your Head
(http://musicforants.com/music/fest/05%20Smash%20Your%20Head.mp3)

[Kid Presentable]

My dad LOVES gold digger, but hates the beastie boys. I still don't know why.

probably their voices.

[Parkey]

I've said it before, but when I interviewed him he was such a nice bloke. Really sound. None of the cocky shit you always see in the media...

[pshabi]

Daft Punk rule so much more than Kanye. He also gets the idea from Busta Rhymes doesn't he, for the whole 'let's rip off daft punk' stuff.

College Dropout was a wicked album

Late registration not-so

He is, yes, far too cocky

OFF...DICK...NOW...TY.

[Mr Films]

apparently, it has been pushed to September 11 which will put it against 50 Cent's Curtis.

[g-mile7]

apparently, it has been pushed to September 11 which will put it against 50 Cent's Curtis.

Nice...

[Lex Diamonds]

Yeah that was announced a week or two ago, and 50 has been going at Kanye in interviews ever since. Graduation will undoubtedly be the better album but I'm surprised Jay is willing to let Ye go against 50 Cent who is probably the biggest pop star in rap right now.

I think Kanye chose that date because it was the release for The Blueprint 6 years ago. (y)

[Mr Films]

oh snap, I didn't think of the Blueprint connection.

And yeah, Graduation will obviously be the better record. And judging by 50's sudden inability to get a single off the ground, it just might be the sales champ.

[Lex Diamonds]

Here's the video for Can't Tell Me Nothing (http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt). Kanye grew a full beard especially!

[Parkey]

Here's the video for Can't Tell Me Nothing (http://www.kanyewest.com/?content=video_cant_tell_alt). Kanye grew a full beard especially!

What the fuck is Bonnie Prince Billy doing in a Kanye video? Ha!

[beastieangel01]

regardless of the sample, comparing kanye and daft punk is pretty silly.

[Kid Presentable]

I respect the fact that in my opinion he pretty much flipped the un-flippable, sample wise. I like that song a lot, I like the gay cover art, and I'll be happy if this album sounds nothing like the last two. College Dropout is still incredible, Late Registration I don't really like as much. Something fresh and alienating will be great.

[BBboy20]

regardless of the sample, comparing kanye and daft punk is pretty silly.Most of the posts on this thread is pretty silly.


He even samples Akira lol. :oSo?

[Mr Films]

so, apparently THIS (http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EGkat9uJL._SS500_.jpg) is the actual cover. I like it.

I also like that this record only has two skits.

I do not, however, like T-Pain.

Good Morning
Homecoming (Featuring Chris Martin)
Stronger
Champion
Good Life (Featuring T-Pain)
I Wonder
Even More Broke Phi Broke (Skit)
Can't Tell Me Nothing
Drunk And Hot Girls (Featuring Mos Def)
Everything I Am
Goodnight (Featuring Mos Def and Al Be)
Big Brother
Graduation (Skit)
The Glory
CRS (Featuring Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell) *Bonus Track*

[g-mile7]

TPain yuck! But I have a feelin' this is going be a pretty off the wall LP...its got japanese/futuristic drippin all over it.

[Kid Presentable]

I bet it's stripped back and Electro-Clash-y.

[Kid Presentable]

Own up, though. Late Registration was nowhere near as good as College Dropout. 4, maybe 5 great songs.

[g-mile7]

Own up, though. Late Registration was nowhere near as good as College Dropout. 4, maybe 5 great songs.

Meh, one had 4 or 5 incredible, stand out tracks (College Dropout) while Late Registration didnt have any song that "stood out" but was more a consistent, well rounded LP. Someone once said College Dropout felt more like a pumped up mixtape and I agree. I think this 3rd LP will be good. There wont be a huge leap in his rap skills as with his 1st and 2nd, but beats.

[Kid Presentable]

I heard it's just him banging some sausage on an empty paint can.

[Kid Presentable]

Late Reg sounded like a mixtape to me.

[g-mile7]

I heard it's just him banging some sausage on an empty paint can.

I guess so...I never was that high to hear that.

[g-mile7]

Late Reg sounded like a mixtape to me.

Next time I know better. Excuse me.

[Kid Presentable]

I guess so...I never was that high to hear that.

*sniffs glue*

[Kid Presentable]

Next time I know better. Excuse me.

I'm just saying "to me". Just discussing. Paint-can-sausage-drumming motherfucker.

[g-mile7]

I'm just saying "to me". Just discussing. Paint-can-sausage-drumming motherfucker.

*sniffs freon*