Aug 16, 2015

Think about all the rap out at the time. New York dj premier style s---, and west coast dre s---. All of it was real grimy gangsta s---. Kanye came out like how drake is now, a radio friendly rapper who still has the g appeal cuz he's a black man from inner city Chicago but had a smoother softer sound without becoming vanilla ice esque sellout pop rap. The soul samples were hot and him and just blaze were the best at it so when he dropped his album he was hyped off of Jay songs and s--- only to have his own cleaner style. And then you have to consider how songs age man, like a lot of s--- that sounds good now won't sound as nice 10 years on, but it's a testament that even the worst songs are just above average.

Tldr it was a part of a hot new wave, appealed to pop and rap fans, and overall had very high quality

 

Aug 16, 2015

Yikes

It was a game changer.

 

Aug 16, 2015

Jesus Walks, Through The Wire, All Falls Down, Never Let Me Down.

That's why.

 

Aug 16, 2015

 

Aug 16, 2015

It was Kanye at his purist. The first album is like a culmination of the years grinding to make it to the show. Plus most of the tracks were fantastic.

 

Aug 16, 2015

"explain"

 

Aug 16, 2015

The soul sampling is one reason why I love it.