This is going to be a new series on our blog and Instagram page where we talk about who influenced some of the most prominent artists we have in music today. What better way to start this series off than discuss Kanye West, one of the most popular figures in hip-hop, music, and entertainment as a whole. Like him or not, even the president of the United States today is good friends with him and is apparently helping him with a presidential campaign of his own in 2020. How crazy is that!? Kanye has started out as a producer-first artist who drew most of his influence from rappers like Mase and his Roc-a-Fella counterpart Jay-Z. Now, Kanye’s roots may have started with hardcore rap but he really blew up once he started taking on Hip-Hop and mixing a little bit of everything into his music like soul, house music, indie rock, electronic, bit of dub step, mumble rap, the list really just goes on and on. A Tribe Called Quest, the Wu-Tang Clan, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, and Stevie Wonder are some famous groups and artists that he has specifically thanked for his sound and production. In terms of rock, Kanye’s music has been inspired by bands and artists of this genre as much as hip-hop. Radiohead, The killers, Daft Punk are some of those bands as well as stating how he drew a lot of influence from famous singer/songwriter John Mayer, a true lady killer might I add. Kanye west has drawn from so many popular artists as well as some Japanese animations I forgot to mention like the 1989’s Akira. This just shows how diverse and respectable his influences are. Kanye has also obviously influenced so many different artists over the course of his music career and is undeniably changing the face of music as we know it. Without these artists and groups, the Kanye West we all know and love today in 2019 may not even have existed! For this we thank you Kanye, for revolutionizing the game of music.
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