Is Kayne West any good?

[mangakitten]

that isn't all rapping's about though. i rather like his flow... and the lyrics are solid - can't say i care if they're being made up on the spot, or written down and practiced till perfect - there's a thousand ways to write a song.

Exactly - well said!

I really love one of the skits on College Dropout, where he's talking about working at the Gap after you get your degree.

'No I've never had sex, but I bet I could add up all the change in your purse really fast.'

Plus, has anyone seen the video for Kanye's Workout? It's hilarious!! All these girls running around in an It's a Knockout style assault course, and Anna Nicole Smith playing the girl who says, 'Thanks to Kanye's workout plan, I can finally date outside the fam'ly' at the end. Very amusing.

Kanye rules!!

 

[crossfire]

that isn't all rapping's about though. i rather like his flow... and the lyrics are solid - can't say i care if they're being made up on the spot, or written down and practiced till perfect - there's a thousand ways to write a song.

If you can't freestyle or battle then your missing the hip hop elements of an MC. Regardless the point i was explaining in my post was saying that he wasn't that gooda' technical rapper. I agree that his flow is nice a bit like ludacris.

 

[dynamicbaddog]

Nice to see so many other people on here loving Kayne. Have only recently started listening to his stuff, and am liking it more and more. Got Diamonds on at the moment - quality

 

[mangakitten]

If you can't freestyle or battle then your missing the hip hop elements of an MC.

I don't really agree with that. I don't think it matters how you create art... if the end product is good, that's all that matters. And I wouldn't be so sure he can't freestyle or battle myself anyway.

 

[gawkrodger]

my opinion on him can be summed up with one word

meh

 

[gawkrodger]

I love Kanye West, I think he's the best thing to happen to hip hop since Eminem went shit.

you really need to listen to more hip-hop then!

 

[stavros]

I agree that his flow is nice a bit like ludacris

I don't think he's got any of the wit and cheeky cartoon element of Luda, although some of the tracks they've done together have been good.