Tash8 wrote:If you really wanna talk about a producer not producing his own beats then talk about Eminem or Dre. I know Eminem never sat down and worked with a DAW on his own, he hummed, gave an idea or a rhythm for a beat, and a producer then actually produced it. Dre, too, while great at mixing (the best mixer of drums, imo) took plenty of other peoples beats and mixed it differently and then put his name on it.
Now i'm an up and coming producer, and I'm definitely inspired by Kanye, not because I think he's the greatest producer or rapper, but because I think he's a great composer of music, period. Just listen to Hold My Liqour, that song is unheard of, just the way so many different styles mesh in that song. Yeezus was definitely out of his element, but that doesn't change the fact that Kanye is unique and diverse. Classifying him as a soul producer is ridiculous, because Kanye produces every type of music, he takes any type of sample from any genre and makes it work for hip hop. College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s, MBTDF, Yeezus: almost every one of these albums is different production-wise. No, so he's not simply an "ok" producer, and the difference between him and those other guys you mentioned is his ability to grow and create new and unique styles.
Great Post.
