Writing a paragraph about Ye's influence in music and I need y'alls help for more points
I'm only including his influence on music, so nothing related to fashion nor pop culture.
This is what I have so far
- Ye's influence is more holistic than linear. What tells us so very clearly is how every time Ye pioneered a new style, the ones who he supposedly 'influenced' with such style were actually working with him on it. One can understand Ye's influence as a wave. The wave is the new trend, Ye is never the progenitor of it but is always near the very start. And once he adds his 'Kanye touch' to it and perfects it, it causes that trend to explode massively into popularity. This is seen in many examples:
- The Hip Hop Renaissance
Before 'The Hip Hop Renaissance' which I'll expand on right now, Hip hop was on it's pre-internet, gangsta, physical-copy-sold era. Also known as 'The Bling Era' as that's around when rappers like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent were still extremely relevant. Rappers such as Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and others still existed that deviated from the norm, but when Ye dropped The College Dropout and prophetically predicted its success, it caused a hip hop renaissance into the post-gangsta, post-bling, backpack, internet-driven era of hip hop.
This new wave is best characterized by the sales battle Ye's Graduation had with 50 Cent's Curtis. Graduation's win over Curtis perfectly showcases the triumph of the hip hop renaissance over The Bling Era.
Here's where the holistic part comes in. While Ye did not invent backpack rap, it's clear that such triumph is what created the conditions for rappers such as J. Cole (cites Ye as an influence numerous times, rapped over his beats), Kendrick Lamar (Section.80 is extremely MBDTF-coded, GKMC also uses bars from MBDTF) and other 'conscious rappers' to become mainstream.
- 808's and Heartbreak
Ye, trying to find a new way to express his sorrow, sought out a completely new method of expression; using heavy autotune as an expression of sadness. This was obviously extremely influential; birthing a new stage of rappers and even non-rapper artists. Artists such as The Weeknd, Drake, Kid Cudi, Frank Ocean, and even producers such as Pierre Bourne have all went on record to say how much this project has influenced their work
- Yeezus
Once again focusing on the idea of holistic influence. While Ye is far from the first to create industrial, rough hiphop (Death Grips), Ye putting his spin on the sub-genre pushed it into mass-popularity. Creditng artists such as Travis Scott, JPEGMAFIA, Tyler The Creator, and, hell, this surprised me while writing this, but even Billie Eilish's first album. And other massive artists such as Bjork have gone on to say that it's a masterpiece
What am I missing goons? I am not sure how influential MBDTF is, or rather I don't know how to phrase it.