Look i'm no fan...but after hearing his latest trax ...no pop artist can touch him...he's is the new king of pop...he has produced strongest body of work over the last 4 years without doubt..his videos and music are out of this world...only an pop artist that writes and plays his own music..i.e..prince, steve etc.. can touch him...there i've said it

LondonStyle said:

Hate to say it, but I think he's the best artist to come out this decade.

DiamondGlove said:

Have to disagree, im sure they will call Beyonce artist of this decade, but to me the artist that has taken the most chances, had the most work done, NOT CARED about where he charted or what he was nominated for, which is the testament of an artist, not caring what the public thinks, that would be Ryan Adams, hes working on another level that no one artist has done since the 70's.

lastdecember said:

Beyonce is more or less manufactured music. At least kanye is doing his own thing and one of the most innovative artist out there at this moment

asg said:

Well i agree, but i think neither should be called "artist of the decade", I think Ryan blows them out of the water, doesnt give a shit, which both Beyonce and Kanye DO, they may say they dont, but neither of them could deal with "not selling" or not being the center of attention, Ryan does his 2 albums a year, doesnt give a shit what anyone says, or who buys them, that is the definition of an artist.

Kanye proved to me fairly recently that he is someone I can't deny. Case in point, he knows what's good with Mr Hudson & The Library and brought them on tour with him! I think that's admirable. Gotta give it to him. Especially he being an American artist and being familiar with Mr Hudson, that's just so forward-thinking and tells me a lot about this guy musically.

Anybody who listens to Mr Hudson & The Library and supports what they are doing is totally worthy of my respect.

Plus, he slipped into my playlists through people like A-Trak and Kid Sis, plus Fools Gold. It was all natural for me.

DiamondGlove said:

Hate to say it, but this is a shitty decade for pop music.

LondonStyle said:

He is doing his thing. I give it to him.

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Reason #102:


Mr Hudson / There Will Be Tears [Live @ Kanye's Glow In The Dark Tour] (2008)
Mr Hudson / There Will Be Tears [Live @ Kanye's Glow In The Dark Tour] (2008)

My girl Joy on the backing vox. Wilkie & Torville killing it. Kanye knows what I'm talking about!

Well I am a Kanye fan, and I would say that he is ONE of the best pop artists of the last 4 years. Hands down, the man takes musical risks...which has been coming out in his favor. Especially with his current album out, it has an acquired taste. I understand his artistic ability to be creative. The man is more of an artist than a musician in my opinon and many people don't understand his style. If you can't say nothing else about Kanye, you CAN say that you never hear him make the same type of song twice.

missfee said:

Musical risks?????

one of the best POP" artists of the last 4 years?

Agreed. And "pop artist" is how I make sense of him too.

beyonce and kanye both commerical and aint doing nothing different kanye riding on what tpain doing and beyonce copies so many people its hard 2 say wit that hank alicia keys is about the best thing out now thats travels a road not sing just b 2 hit worthy she is a musician

really digging his latest, but i still can't stand his personality

errant said:

Agreed. He's a very talented guy, but his arrogance keeps me from standing behind him 100%. Sometimes he reminds me of the old saying, "Pretty on the outside, but ugly on the inside."

Ummmm...how exactly does he take risks? I guess sampling Elton John is a "risk" in the hip-hop world

I like some of the stuff he´s produced for other people, like Common. If it wasn´t for his arrogance ( and very little to back it up) I would probably find him more likeable and listen to his music a bit more but his massive ego makes that a bit difficult. Sure, there are other artists with massive egos, Prince being a prime example but at least they have more talent. Most of Kanye´s early stuff is nothing but sped up classics with some loops and samples and high-pitched vocals of the original artists.
I dig some of his more recent stuff but can´t stand his attitude.And there are surely much more relevant and more artistic people out there.

LondonStyle said:

That was like, two reasons.

I agree he's up there in the current crop we've got. Not sure if he's the best or who would/should be the best, but I do like some of his music. At least he tries to sound different from his peers, and I appreciate that.

Can't stand him as a person though-each time I hear him speak I just wanna smack him across the face. He's way too smug and cocky for my liking. People that talk about how important they are just piss me off:lol:

VoicesCarry said:

I think the sentiment is more...

mimi2 said:

Cinnie said:

Is the industry so ridiculously far gone that we are now calling Kanye West a genius because of who he chooses to sample? Thirty years ago this guy would have been paid to wipe Prince's ass.

VoicesCarry said:

okay

you know he produced "I Want You" righ??

Cinnie said:

Yes, which is just a sped up sample and lazy ass production!

He ain't even sampling or rapping on the new one! Now what!

Cinnie said:

It's poo, dear.

VoicesCarry said:

Nice!

lastdecember said:

Ryan Adams is not a very good 'pop artist' if he isn't popular
and if he aint on kanye or beyonce level, he aint popular

i give him props for changing things up but taking risks i'm not sure. It seems that he's trying to appeal to the younger audience more than ever. i've only heard two tracks and they're catchy but overall kinda flat. not sure if he broke any grounds here.
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TheBoyfromtheBand said:

Im talking "artist of the decade" pop artist is just another way to give un-deserving something to make them feel happy. Its a term that was never used in any other decade of music, the reason that we seperate now is that the "artists" of this decade are not mainstream.