[Isco]

Seriously, dude has like the best hooks in hip hop. Even before he got singers on his songs, his rap choruses are dope. But just look at video's of the guy in the studio. Its insane... he always comes up with something catchy. Really underrated in that aspect.

Thats why as much as I love these new cats in the game (J. Cole, Kendick Lamar, etc), they'll never be the next Kanye West because they're hooks aren't at that level.

 

[Block]

Thats why as much as I love these new cats in the game (J. Cole, Kendick Lamar, etc), they'll never be the next Kanye West because they're hooks aren't at that level.

Some of J. Cole's hooks remind me of a young Kanye.  I wouldn't say never.

 

[Guest]

The whole 808s album shows how good he is at songwriting.

 

[Trini_Bwoi]

The whole 808s album shows how good Cons is at songwriting.

 

[Block]

Listen to this....

[youtube=320,25]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OLNn-8YJE[/youtube]

Then listen to this....

[youtube=320,25]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldBac0AAiE[/youtube]

J. Cole's are on the same level as Kanye at that age if not better.

 

[Shy]

The whole 808s album shows how good he is at songwriting.

 

[Block]

What you did there, I see it. 

 

[Kloser.1]

Kanye's the most underrated songwriter in hip hop.

 

[JB Rasheed]

Some of J. Cole's hooks remind me of a young Kanye.  I wouldn't say never.

 

[Isco]

Kanye's the most underrated songwriter in hip hop.

 

[Isco]

Some of J. Cole's hooks remind me of a young Kanye.  I wouldn't say never.

Meh, but you're entitled to your opinion

 

[ZONBI]

Some of J. Cole's hooks remind me of a young Kanye.  I wouldn't say never.

 

[Block]

Kanye's the most underrated songwriter in hip hop.

Hip-hop songwriters?  For sure.... He never get's mentioned with the likes of nobody and nobody else.

 

[Isco]

Meh, but you're entitled to your opinion

 

[Vasper]

808's songwriting is as good as any R&B album in the 2000s

 

[Guest]

Meh.

 

[Isco]

Meh.

Meh

 

[Kloser.1]

Hip-hop songwriters?  For sure.... He never get's mentioned with the likes of nobody and nobody else.

What I mean is Kanye's lyrics are always being put down, and even when he has lyrics that are inarguably great people say he has ghostwriters. It's bullshit tbh.

 

[Lavender Blonde]

I agree...

He's not exactly conscious but doesn't gangsta rap either, so I guess sometimes it's hard for people to pin him down in terms of songwriting.

 

[Isco]

FYI I'm not talking about verses, I'm talking hooks, choruses, bridges, etc.

So don't make this about lyricism and ghostwriters and other shit.