Kanye West - Late Registration

[GreenPea]

Are we comparing Kanye West to....Rick Rubin? What?

[GreenPea]

Just got this album after reading Eiks thread in fact, as I trust his taste, I agree that Kanye at times seems like a one trick pony with his soul samples, but I still dig his style. That track with Maroon 5 is actually really good, some mediocre/same old Kanye tracks, but some new stuff as well, Gold Digger sounds pretty rad and different to other Kanye stuff.

[adam]

I should say, I understand that knee-jerk reaction totally. I've felt it a few times myself. I'm just saying, it's that sentiment Eik is saying you should get off.

[IsiliRunite]

Originally Posted by GreenPea

Are we comparing Kanye West to....Rick Rubin? What?

Producers of Rap music. And now, it's the "wonder-producer".

I dont' hear the hype; I listen to, and stock the records.

Great producers can produce any type of music. Liam Howlett should have accepted the right to produce Madonnas '98 album, but he turned it down. Madonna, and others, think he has the ability. Rick Rubin could produce anything. If Kanye can do non-rap with just as much impact, then I'll call him a great producer. Now he's just a good, solid rap artist.

That's more of a P.S. to Rolling Stone. Their article all but gives him a happy ending. (innuendo alert)

[GreenPea]

Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

Producers of Rap music. And now, it's the "wonder-producer".

I dont' hear the hype; I listen to, and stock the records.

Great producers can produce any type of music. Liam Howlett should have accepted the right to produce Madonnas '98 album, but he turned it down. Madonna, and others, think he has the ability. Rick Rubin could produce anything. If Kanye can do non-rap with just as much impact, then I'll call him a great producer. Now he's just a good, solid rap artist.

That's more of a P.S. to Rolling Stone. Their article all but gives him a happy ending. (innuendo alert)

I think there is no point in comparing Rick Rubin with Kanye. There are many producers I like more than Rubin even if they are only good within a constrained area of music. I.e. Timbaland. So I don't agree that because Kanye only produces rap while Rubin produces from Danzig to the Run DMC it makes him a better producer.

I do agree though that Kanye is overhyped as a producer just because he is the only one producing in that style at the moment, and I don't believe that Kanye is the best producer in the music business or anything like that. But his new album is still great.

[entropy]

isnt anyone going to touch on the fact kanye has no flow

[Eikman]

but he has more money than you do

[entropy]

as long as i have more money than you

[patrick]

i think there are lots o rappers that would be better to listen to than this guy... my main new focus is k'naan... the dusty footed philosopher is a smashing albumn!!

[Eikman]

Originally Posted by entropy

as long as i have more money than you

alright, seems like sarcastic one-line responses don't get us anywhere ...