Feb 22, 2017 Soulja Boy is a definite. Changed the whole perspective of how people looked at the internet as a marketing tool to promote their music; which forced a drastic shift in how the labels managed online promotion and marketing.
Feb 22, 2017 soulja boy was definitely moderately influential. lil b was VERY influential. manchester <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Feb 22, 2017 Manchester is a film about a young white boy from the suburbs grappling with tragedy. Eminem is an artist who largely spoke to (white) suburban malaise, providing comfort from his pain. What is @WPG running from? WHO HURT HIM
Feb 22, 2017 Came in here to post this, everything from the street dvds to the freaking slang he used affected everything during and way after he got locked up. No one sounded like him when he was a free man and obviously you can find some of his vocal cues in the dna of some popular artists in recent times. He was our version of a garage band that went from being a regional hero into a retrospective legend within a few years.
Feb 22, 2017 late 80's/early 90's: Run DMC, Cool J, G. Rap, Rakim, Gangstarr, NWA, Public Enemy, KRS/BDP, Native Tongues, Premo mid-late 90s-mid 00's: Wu, Nas, BIG, Pac, Dre, Cube, Face & Geto Boys, Outkast, Jay, DMX, I think Em to a certain extent, if not just an extension of Dre's sound at the time. Either that or count Dre again. Can't deny Ja Rule and 50's influence. Dipset as well. Current sound of hip hop is pretty much influenced by mid-late 00's; Wayne, Gucci, Kanye, Lil B, Soulja Boy and Three 6 Mafia (i know they debuted earlier but their influence on today's hip hop is tremendous). Bone Thugs also have a slight influence, I think. Touches of Kid Cudi and Jeezy in there too. As far as more current innovators of future sounds of hip hop I'd say A$AP Rocky is really at the forefront. He introduced an entirely new sound to the game in 2011 and the imitators have been out in full force ever since. Waka Flocka too. Also of course, Future, Thug and Migos. Probably too early to tell but it seems like Xxxtentacion could be quite influential.
Feb 22, 2017 T-Pain wasn't a hip hop artist (he was a rapper ternt sanga) but he most definitely had an influence on hip hop music after his incredible run in the late 2000s. He brought auto tune to mass popularity (some use it better than others) and it's still used heavily today. I have a feeling future would not sound like future today had T Pain not blew up the way he did Would we have 808s and Heartbreak without T-Pain?
Feb 25, 2017 Does it trouble you the Wire is one of the best shows of all time but has influenced relatively little on tv? Matt zoller seitz has a good breakdown of "best" v "greatest" and what each implies
Feb 25, 2017 Rakim Biggie Kanye Lil Wayne Drake Future I feel like each of these artists influenced a ton of other successful artists in their own ways. Like Rakim influenced AZ, Eminem, Nas, Pun, etc.. Jay Z would be put on my list, because he influenced a ton of artists, but I think Biggie influenced Jay Z mostly. Kanye is self explanatory. I don't think an artist influenced as much as he did. Drake influenced a lot of writing styles, and influenced the entire genre to rewrite their punchlines.
Feb 26, 2017 Well I guess my point is your assessment of eminens legacy seems hinged on his relative minor influence. Suggesting that's perhaps too narrow a lens given The Wire didn't spawn x imitators either.
Feb 26, 2017 i don't know what "legacy" is supposed to mean here. i have my assessment of his work and my assessment of his influence.
