I'm pretty thankful for the current anonimity of my flagship blog, because if I was a major hip hop site or highly recognized blogista, I'd be getting the umpth degree, featuring a profanity-laden response from a certain Chicago-based hip hop producer.
So before the tantrum, I'd like to send out my utmost apologies to Kanye West. I left him out of my top ten all time hip hop producers, so I'm giving him a special post all to himself. So here it is.
03b - Kanye West [tied with 9th Wonder]. - Being that I get to do this addition after this original post was already published, it gave me time to think where he lands. Given his work on Jay-Z's classic "The Blueprint," he has already earned this spot. However, his total body of work can be summed up in a line from his remix with Beyonce; "Everything I throw up, blow up."
He couldn't be anymore correct. Even with his heavy pop influence, Kanye hasn't been forgotten in the minds of true hip hoppers. Recognized as the new King of The Sample, Kanye has expanded his range to beyond using sampling, with his release of his 4th album, 808's & Heartbreak, but he's on this list for contributions such as "Heart Of The City" and "Takeover," from the Blueprint. Songs like Talib Kweli's "Get By," Common's "The Corner" and "The People," and my personal favorite, "Can't Be Life," featuring Jay-Z and Scarface, show Kanye's skills at dynamic production on a mass scale. With that said, I'm almost embarassed to have forgotten him. He's definitely derseving of this honor.
And here's one of my favorite songs featuring Kanye on the beat, and in this case, even the vocals. Consequence and Kanye, "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly."
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