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Kanye is a terrible rapper, imo, but an insane, sick producer. I'm not really a big rap fan, but my sense is that this is the generally accepted view?


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Al,

It really depends. Kanye's really polarizing.

He's not a great writer, but he can pull off some really clever stuff.

In terms of music seeing play on MTV, he's a lot better than most though.

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I guess if you compare him to Shop Boyz and Soulja Boy, Kanye's a genius, but in terms of objective talent, he's pretty crappy. He's basically a semi-conscious rapper rhyming over club beats in a sea of people producing pop music where the hook is twice as long as the first two verses. His beats are out of control,and I won't dispute that his lyrics are more clever than your average MTV/BET top 20er, but I bet I could walk into almost any open mic in SF and hear a few mcs with better lyrics, better breath control, and comparable stage presence.