It’s been four years since Jay-Z released his last solo album, The Blueprint 3. While that was his last solo offering, he also worked on the album Watch the Throne, a collaborative effort with Kanye West. In many ways Watch the Throne was the introduction to a new Jay-Z, one who is enthralled with name-dropping high-end brands and seems almost impossibly unrelatable. On Magna Carta he’s become even more interested in both expensive clothing…
In honor of Kanye’s SNL performance tonight I’ve listed my 50 favorite Kanye West songs, including features and collaborations. Because of short notice, only the top ten have descriptions. Enjoy and debate. 50. DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West, Consequence and John Legend – Grammy Family Grammy Family 49. John Legend feat. Kanye West – Number One Number one 48. Rhymefest feat. Kanye West – Brand New Brand New 47. Common feat. Kanye West – Southside…
He’s still rude. His beats still aren’t orthodox. If you were expecting a run of the mill, traditional rap album this probably isn’t the one for you. That being said, if you want an exciting, multifaceted, twisted experience, Tyler’s got you covered. There’s so many different sounds and genres packed into this album that it almost positively has something for every hip hop listener. Most people didn’t catch onto Tyler, the Creator until after the…
50) El-P – The Full Retard I didn’t hear this song until a couple weeks ago, but the beat alone merits it a spot on this list. El-P had a monster year. El-P – The Full Retard – YouTube. 49) Kanye West – White Dress This is Kanye West rapping over a soulful sample based beat. What else is there to say? Kanye West – White Dress – YouTube. 48) DeLaZoo – Mine Today This…
The entire time I was listening to this mixtape I was thinking, “I first heard of this guy because of ‘Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell’, wow.” Heems, of Das Racist fame, has always had a reputation for novelty rap, but as time goes on he seems more and more interested in shedding that persona in favor of someone who can be taken serious and more importantly, actually rap. What initially caught my ear…
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