Nov 2, 2015 Oh i definitely believe he is one of the greatest artists of this era because of his consistently solid career and massive impact. Really tho, dude has had a big impact on music; what The Beatles have done to culture in the 60s, what Dr. Dre has done to rap/hip hop in the 90s, Kanye has done to rap/hip hop/r&b in the 2000s & on, everyone has their own opinions on him like they do with any artist ("he's a good artist", "he's garbage", etc.) but there is no denying that he is massively influential. I'd say 808s had the largest impact because it bridged the gap between rap and r&b/singing, before 808's, you didn't really have a rapper that would also do soft melodic singing, after 808's, you have the kid cudis, the drakes, the j coles, etc. Many of these people have even admitted that 808s directly inspired them to pursue their careers.
Nov 2, 2015 he's probably the greatest artist of his era. wayne is probably the greatest rapper of that same era.
Nov 2, 2015 Oh yeah, Kanyes work will continue to inspire even years later. People will always manage to find inspiration in something, no matter how old it is.
Nov 2, 2015 well how are you defining "era"? jay's had one great album and three bad ones since kanye came out in 04.
Nov 2, 2015 Kanye doesn't have one bad album, jay has a few. I prefer Jays best albums over Kanye's but overal I think Kanye has a better catalog than Jay
