Does Kanye belong on a top 10 best rappers of all time list

Started by Big Dangerous, Mar 18, 2018, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Michael Myers
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    But someone that just raps and writes is a musician too
     
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    Yes which is stupid imo
     
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    The fact that he's a rapper and makes rap music makes him a musician. It's really all semantics at that point
     
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    i just dont see Ye as a top 10 rapper or songwriter. hes still one of the greats though.
     
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    Which is fine.. we all have different standards
     
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    my opinion is subject to change though. i think Ye still has a lot more great music in store for us.

    i cant wait until he responds to JAY Z on his next album. i know hes going to speak on their relationship.
     
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    I couldn’t place him in my top 10 rappers oat, no. Too many greats with more of what makes a top-tier rapper, imo. I guess it all comes down to your view of the necessities of being one of the great rappers.

    Everyone’s top 10 is obviously subjective, and although I personally wouldn’t place him in mine—I could understand if someone else had him in there; they just clearly value certain aspects of rap over others. Still love his music though.
     
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    I want them to work together :mjcry:
     
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    wtf?
     
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    cyhi has definitely written verses for ye. no completed songs though, i agree.
     
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    If he said 'just' I agree
     
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    even adding the "just" is arguable, if we talking about rapping.

    ive said before here a rapper isnt going to get far off just flows and adlibs. thats not enough.
     
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    people call themselves things they arent all the time. hes not a rapper to me.
     
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    what is he a singer
     
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    ive never heard a lil xan song, so i dont know what to call him. but if he only using 3 words like @Caine said, thats not rapping, so he shouldnt be considered a rapper.
     
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    what do you mean using 3 words
     
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    thats what he said. he doesnt use more than 3 words in his raps.
     
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    lol im going off what you said. you said people call him a rapper, even though he raps with the same couple words over and over.

    thats not rapping, and i dont care if people consider him a rapper for that.
     
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    well its not singing
     
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    lol so what does he do?
     
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