Kanye West: The New King of Pop (if he doesn't say so himself)

[crownsy]

i think west has fallen off..i liked his stuff he did with Slum Village and Little Brother...the stuff he did from the jump for me was better..he has gotten to mainstream for me...robbin t pain style and stuff like that....

i think he peaked right after his stuff with blackstar, those were some killer tracks.

Get by might be one of my favorite songs in recent memory.

any song that has mos, k, jigga, kanye and busta on it is always going to be good, that track was stunning.

[celticmaestro]

As good and talented as he is, he needs to tone down his ego. OK, he didn't say this, however, his ego is still epic and often enough makes him look stupid.

[MBz]

Though as big as his ego is, I may have to agree that he is the king of pop right now.  I'd have to say he's one of the most popular names in music today and he does have a great deal of talent to back it up.

[Rondo2287]

I can see where he people are coming from on this but would you say that he does pop?  I think even though he has done some crossover stuff he is still a rap guy.  Also I think the new, "Prince," of pop(Michael will always be the king,"  Is Justin Timberlake.  The guy possesses the same talents of singing/dancing/performing that michael did and is even starting to do the crossovers.  Michael did crossovers with adding rock into his pop songs, and JT is doing the same thing by appearing in rap songs and adding rap portions to some of his stuff

[Amonkey]

I can see where he people are coming from on this but would you say that he does pop?  I think even though he has done some crossover stuff he is still a rap guy.  Also I think the new, "Prince," of pop(Michael will always be the king,"  Is Justin Timberlake.  The guy possesses the same talents of singing/dancing/performing that michael did and is even starting to do the crossovers.  Michael did crossovers with adding rock into his pop songs, and JT is doing the same thing by appearing in rap songs and adding rap portions to some of his stuff

I have to agree to some point.  JT does have the singing, dancing, and the creativity of Michael Jackson (as in coming out with some fresh and unique beats and sounds).  However, I believe that he has followed the same blueprint as MJ too much.  He started in a boy band, went on his own.  However, the singing (high pitch) and some of the beat, and the dancing, a lot of it is a lot like MJ.  I respect him for trying new things, and I give him credit for going on well for so long.  But I believe he still needs to move away from the MJ genre and create his own (like MJ did).

Also, I believe that the biggest star right now is Madonna.  I dont think she was as creative as MJ, but she needs credit for keep coming up with big hits for so long.

[Rondo2287]

I can see where he people are coming from on this but would you say that he does pop?  I think even though he has done some crossover stuff he is still a rap guy.  Also I think the new, "Prince," of pop(Michael will always be the king,"  Is Justin Timberlake.  The guy possesses the same talents of singing/dancing/performing that michael did and is even starting to do the crossovers.  Michael did crossovers with adding rock into his pop songs, and JT is doing the same thing by appearing in rap songs and adding rap portions to some of his stuff

I have to agree to some point.  JT does have the singing, dancing, and the creativity of Michael Jackson (as in coming out with some fresh and unique beats and sounds).  However, I believe that he has followed the same blueprint as MJ too much.  He started in a boy band, went on his own.  However, the singing (high pitch) and some of the beat, and the dancing, a lot of it is a lot like MJ.  I respect him for trying new things, and I give him credit for going on well for so long.  But I believe he still needs to move away from the MJ genre and create his own (like MJ did).

Also, I believe that the biggest star right now is Madonna.  I dont think she was as creative as MJ, but she needs credit for keep coming up with big hits for so long.

She is another example of somebody JT worked with

[ToppersBsktball10]

This is coming from the guy that thinks he should also be in the bible. God, and we thought Marbury's crazy...
I'm a fan on Kanye, not so much his last album but god can someone give this dude some humble pie?

[crownsy]

This is coming from the guy that thinks he should also be in the bible. God, and we thought Marbury's crazy...
I'm a fan on Kanye, not so much his last album but god can someone give this dude some humble pie?

he didn't say it....

[celticinorlando]

kanye needs to focus on putting together a better record...his last one was awful

[celtsrp33]

i think west has fallen off..i liked his stuff he did with Slum Village and Little Brother...the stuff he did from the jump for me was better..he has gotten to mainstream for me...robbin t pain style and stuff like that....

i think he peaked right after his stuff with blackstar, those were some killer tracks.

Get by might be one of my favorite songs in recent memory.

any song that has mos, k, jigga, kanye and busta on it is always going to be good, that track was stunning.

No doubt.  Get by remix was even better than the original in my opinion.  "We sell crack to our own out in back of our homes"

[GroverTheClover]

i think west has fallen off..i liked his stuff he did with Slum Village and Little Brother...the stuff he did from the jump for me was better..he has gotten to mainstream for me...robbin t pain style and stuff like that....

i think he peaked right after his stuff with blackstar, those were some killer tracks.

Get by might be one of my favorite songs in recent memory.

any song that has mos, k, jigga, kanye and busta on it is always going to be good, that track was stunning.

What Blackstar stuff? Kanye didn't produce anything off that album.

PS, anyone else going to the Blackstar show at House of Blues next month? I'm freakin' stoked.

[KeepBigAl]

shouldn't a king of pop music not be tonedeaf - this guy cant sing worth sht