Oct 31, 2015

Yeah I agree with OP. Travis Scott is a good writer

 

Oct 31, 2015

He didnt even write that verse lol.

 

Oct 31, 2015

I'm sure you guys are familiar with it...I can't count the times I've seen serious conversations about people discussing Kanye's work, citing great production and music but denouncing his writing capability...

When in reality, this is just incorrect

Is he the greatest lyricist of all time? Nah...consistently, he's probably not top level across his discog. Fair game.

But to hear the (surprisingly immensely popular) opinion, and misconception, that My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a great piece of music held back by it's bad lyricism...what?

Kanye doesn't rap about raping women and killing people in cartoonish ways with lots of rhymes...the people that enjoy the work of modern-day Eminem for this, apparently (I'm guessing), seem to enjoy stating that Kanye himself does a bad job on arguably his best works and one of the best of all time, MBDTF.

Well...I'll have you know, I was listening to MBDTF the other day at work...first time in awhile, actually. This opinion came to mind, and I was caught looking like this;
"U gotta be kiddin me, dog!"

The second track..Gorgeous, has some of the most killer lines you'll hear...this is not in your face aggressive 'lyricism' by the conventional term....people fail to realize it's genius. MBDTF has tons of great verses on it.

You don't have to use huge words and crazy rhyme schemes to spit great lyricism in your raps.
This second verse is stuffed full of impactful, thoughtful, and well written lines.

Is hip hop just a euphemism for a new religion?
The soul music of the slaves that the youth is missing
This is more than just my road to redemption
Malcolm West had the whole nation standing at attention
As long as I’m in Polo smiling, they think they got me
But they would try to crack me if they ever see a black me
I thought I chose a field where they couldn’t sack me
If a n----- ain't shootin' a jump shot, running a track meet
But this p---- is, at the top of Mount Olympus
Ready for the World’s game, this is my Olympics
We make ‘em say ho cause the game is so pimpish
Choke a South Park writer with a fishstick
I insisted to get up offa this d-ck
And these drugs, n----s can't resist it
Remind me of when they tried to have Ali enlisted
If I ever wasn't the greatest n-----, I must have missed it!

If you ever catch someone dissing the lyricism on MBDTF, do us all a favor and swing on them

thank you

 

Nov 1, 2015

Thought the title said, " The Misconception That Kanye is not a G"

 

Oct 31, 2015

rapping really complicated over no instrumental at all proves you are the best too!!!

 

Oct 31, 2015

You have to chill men these pics aren't funny anymore

 

Oct 31, 2015

Smh @Changeling I think you're forgetting something