Has Kanye Lost his Groove With Production? (Or is a little rusty) [UPDATED OP]
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What Do U guys think?
-I dont think its been as good as it was years ago when he was coming up. Like, back when he was hungry for the fame. I mean every1 knows he has a godlike work ethic, but i just dont think the beats are as good as when he was an upstart. Tbh, I think that there are WAY too many distractions, with the WTT Tour AND that Women's fashion (which I hope does well b/c Kanye put so much work into it, but its not something i would pay attention to). I mean, overall, I personally think the beats he had early on were a lil better. But beats like Otis, Monster, AOTL were outstanding. But he also had some "meh, it could be better" beats. When I hear the song "Comfortable" by Wayne, I'm like "yeah Kanye put his FOOT in this beat." And when I listen to Finding Forever and Be, I'm in the same mindset. Not to mention CD and LR.
-Some of the Songs i Wanst feeling beatwise: Hate, Forever, Dreaming of your Love 2012, A Star is Born, Touch It (Pusha T song), It's ALright (saigon's song), Eyez closed, On my Own (Consequence song), Magic Man
-I dont think its been as good as it was years ago when he was coming up. Like, back when he was hungry for the fame. I mean every1 knows he has a godlike work ethic, but i just dont think the beats are as good as when he was an upstart. Tbh, I think that there are WAY too many distractions, with the WTT Tour AND that Women's fashion (which I hope does well b/c Kanye put so much work into it, but its not something i would pay attention to). I mean, overall, I personally think the beats he had early on were a lil better. But beats like Otis, Monster, AOTL were outstanding. But he also had some "meh, it could be better" beats. When I hear the song "Comfortable" by Wayne, I'm like "yeah Kanye put his FOOT in this beat." And when I listen to Finding Forever and Be, I'm in the same mindset. Not to mention CD and LR.
-Some of the Songs i Wanst feeling beatwise: Hate, Forever, Dreaming of your Love 2012, A Star is Born, Touch It (Pusha T song), It's ALright (saigon's song), Eyez closed, On my Own (Consequence song), Magic Man
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I think he just changed his style of production.
It was cool when he took the reins off of the beatmaking and had musicians and No ID arrange and compose his beats, but recently, he's been using other beatmakers like Hit Boy, and that I'm not a fan of.
As long as he got Ken Lewis, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, and No ID, then I'm sure he'll be fine.
It was cool when he took the reins off of the beatmaking and had musicians and No ID arrange and compose his beats, but recently, he's been using other beatmakers like Hit Boy, and that I'm not a fan of.
As long as he got Ken Lewis, Mike Dean, Jeff Bhasker, and No ID, then I'm sure he'll be fine.
excellent contribution
Al on the Keys said:
I was reserving the spot 
God CheckMate said:
I agree, but atleast name the recent beats he did that you arent really feeling 
....for me, its Hate, Forever Young(didnt really add anything to it) and some others.
....for me, its Hate, Forever Young(didnt really add anything to it) and some others.
Updated the OP
B-ri said:I agree, but atleast name the recent beats he did that you arent really feeling
so we just gonna ignore MBDTF legendary production? 
God CheckMate said:
Im talking about songs That Kanye prod. by himself, only by himself. No Jeff Bhasker, or No ID or anyone
Lil Kim...Jong Un said:so we just gonna ignore MBDTF legendary production?
who cares what he produced by himself. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead and more if not all rock bands have multiple people contributing to the production process. that's why Thom Yorke, John Lennon are still considered musical geniuses, even though they didn't make their music entirely solo.
God CheckMate said:
I care what he produced by himself. I am an avid fan of Yeezy, so i really dont care what lennon and yorke did b/c i dont know much about them. If i did, i would be forced to say something about them too
Lil Kim...Jong Un said:
why though? why do you care what he produced himself? he oversee's all his music anyway, no matter if the track has co-producers or not.
God CheckMate said:
I care about his individual skill. Theres nothing wrong with that
Lil Kim...Jong Un said:
what I'm saying is, kanye might tell mike dean to add some synths or guitar or jeff bhasker to add synths or keyboard. that's what a producer is, they are the Director. Similar to making a film, it's a collabrotive process.
God CheckMate said:
im pretty sure they add stuff of their own to tracks
Lil Kim...Jong Un said:
exactly! it's a collaborative process. That's what I'm trying to tell you, there's nothing wrong with that.
God CheckMate said:
i thought u meant that kanye tells them what to do, but they dont put their own personal spin on.
But be that as it may, im not talking about other producers. Just kanye's individual beats
But be that as it may, im not talking about other producers. Just kanye's individual beats
Lil Kim...Jong Un said:
Maybe.
Honestly i'm still not feeling the Otis beat and that's the only one he did by himself recently, also Dion even questioned him as a producer so that must mean something.
Don't get me wrong i still like his music but i kinda miss the days when he would do crzy beats all by himself, i also disagree about his production being better now it's more complex but i don't think it sounds better.
Also as a fan i could careless about his fashion line so i hope he focuses more on music in the future.
If you don't know why i'm questioning his involvment read this:
Honestly i'm still not feeling the Otis beat and that's the only one he did by himself recently, also Dion even questioned him as a producer so that must mean something.
Don't get me wrong i still like his music but i kinda miss the days when he would do crzy beats all by himself, i also disagree about his production being better now it's more complex but i don't think it sounds better.
Also as a fan i could careless about his fashion line so i hope he focuses more on music in the future.
If you don't know why i'm questioning his involvment read this:
Bryan The Don said:
is there a link to where No ID questioned Kanye's production
Bryan The Don said:
Yes but i don't have time to find it right since i gotta work just check the interview he did with complex.
Basically he was mad that Ye did no production aside just adding elements to already existing beat and forced him to make Otis.
Basically he was mad that Ye did no production aside just adding elements to already existing beat and forced him to make Otis.
God CheckMate said:
Damn, i didnt know that! No I.D. da gawd for that
Bryan The Don said:
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