How Kanye and T-Pain Changed Music

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  • @MetalSonic420
    @MetalSonic420 4 місяці тому +413

    The sales battle between Graduation and Curtis is still a legendary moment in Hip-Hop.

    • @Positive_Tea
      @Positive_Tea 4 місяці тому +6

      lol both are incredibly whack.

    • @clementinelives
      @clementinelives 4 місяці тому +33

      @@Positive_Tea 🙁

    • @startrakambassador3632
      @startrakambassador3632 4 місяці тому +41

      @@Positive_Tea Graduation better than your entire existence. 💀

    • @peace_of_mind_00
      @peace_of_mind_00 4 місяці тому +9

      Curtis was 🗑
      Graduation was good. Dubbed a classic 👌

    • @MetalSonic420
      @MetalSonic420 4 місяці тому +1

      @@peace_of_mind_00 True, but that doesn't change what I said.

  • @irem7651
    @irem7651 4 місяці тому +165

    I would genuinely watch a whole series breaking down graduation like this, so much fun

    • @420kleiner
      @420kleiner 4 місяці тому +8

      Id watch a series breaking down most Kanye albums

    • @hoc1992
      @hoc1992 4 місяці тому +1

      SAME

  • @kclayhumble2146
    @kclayhumble2146 4 місяці тому +122

    This “rap beef” ended 50 Cent’s relevancy as a recording artist.

    • @lelimaseru652
      @lelimaseru652 4 місяці тому +34

      Funny that he joked that he’ll retire if he lost then hip hop changing forced him to retire.

    • @LessGo7921
      @LessGo7921 4 місяці тому +12

      @@lelimaseru652it all manifested itself in the end before 50 could predict it 😂

  • @matiascarreira1542
    @matiascarreira1542 4 місяці тому +222

    In Welcome to Heartbreak out of 808s he says "chased the good life my whole life long. Look back on my life and my life gone, where did I go wrong?"

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 4 місяці тому +5

      He married the wrong person

    • @nightwingmix1
      @nightwingmix1 4 місяці тому +16

      @@stellviahohenheim 808s was well before he married kim kardashian... i do agree tho he did marry the wrong person years later

    • @madgamer44x
      @madgamer44x 4 місяці тому +22

      ​@@nightwingmix1the death of his mum was the death of Kanye. In that moment he lost his best friend and the only person who he trusted fully

    • @Penguin1400
      @Penguin1400 4 місяці тому +4

      @@madgamer44xso ur saying that mbdtf and yeezus were trash?

    • @OogaBooga24723
      @OogaBooga24723 4 місяці тому +5

      @@Penguin1400no, tf? How do you get that out of that?

  • @jayda1k_
    @jayda1k_ 4 місяці тому +150

    DJ Toomp, who is T.I. & Jay Z, Jeezy and Kanye’s former collaborator and producer, is the unsung hero behind Good Life, and Graduation as a whole (namely Can’t Tell Me Nothin’, Big Brother) owe a lot to Toomp’s sonic. Atlanta by 2006 was becoming the Mecca of Hip-Hop, and the biggest rap single of the year- Toomp and T.I.’s “What you Know”. Then of course he produced for Jeezy on his second album and would go on to be credited producer on both Jay Z’s American Gangster and Kanye’s Graduation. This is a man who was no stranger to Southern hip-hop, having produced since the mid 80’s.

    • @apoclypse
      @apoclypse 4 місяці тому +10

      Toomp is underrated. I don't think he's worked with Kanye again. He said in an interview he wasn't a fan of the way Kanye currently works with all these producers working on one song. However, Good Life, Stronger etc, showed that maybe that's where Kanye started to get the idea that working with multiple high level producers was his path forward. There were multiple people working on Graduation and Kanye was reaching out to everybody.

    • @whywerentyouthere
      @whywerentyouthere 4 місяці тому +3

      @@apoclypse it prob was late reg with jon brion, he saw a vision of what he wanted his music to sound like and new he was limited and he would have to pull from many creatives to deliver his musical ideas. I understand why Toomp felt the way he did though.

    • @Toetothunder
      @Toetothunder 4 місяці тому +1

      It’s great to see toomp getting his props. One of the most underrated producers in the history of hip hop

    • @palmereldritch4166
      @palmereldritch4166 3 місяці тому

      The ATL been the Mecca of hip hop since early 90's !

    • @whywerentyouthere
      @whywerentyouthere 3 місяці тому +2

      @@palmereldritch4166 thats just not true mid 200s onwards id say

  • @ryansmithc
    @ryansmithc 4 місяці тому +108

    When Graduation dropped everything was so dope in hip-hop. You had Wayne on every mixtape. You had 50 and Jay-z still dropping massive label projects. Common, Nas, Lupe and Mos Def still dropping for the soul. Gucci Mane, TI and Jeezy too. So much range and style. Even in fashion.

    • @rorz999
      @rorz999 4 місяці тому +5

      Graduation Vs Curtis was the last big moment in hip-hop I cared about really. Hip-hop basically died a few years later for me

    • @Cf.8463
      @Cf.8463 4 місяці тому +8

      Now we are in hip hop hell

    • @startrakambassador3632
      @startrakambassador3632 4 місяці тому +5

      People try to convince me that the late 2000s Hip-hop wasn't all that 🤦🏾‍♂️😭

  • @dr.christopherdiaz4473
    @dr.christopherdiaz4473 4 місяці тому +21

    I pick a discog to listen to every summer when Im off from teaching. This year I did Kanye, and I realized he uses major keys insanely more than any other hip hop entity. He also likes to use compound and triple times in his intros.

    • @mattjones8016
      @mattjones8016 Місяць тому

      You are the only person I have seen recognize this. It's how I know people are listening and not just hearing

  • @olliedavies5263
    @olliedavies5263 4 місяці тому +24

    mad respect for your work man

  • @edwardlara4271
    @edwardlara4271 4 місяці тому +20

    I still remember when these albums dropped and the radio station Power 106 in LA played both albums alternating between a Kanye song and a 50 song

  • @TheHuskyK9
    @TheHuskyK9 4 місяці тому +69

    This is the Kanye I miss. After her mom passed, he never recovered and slowly deteriorated

    • @rotimitomson7801
      @rotimitomson7801 3 місяці тому +7

      He only deteriorated due to his controversy, but MBDTF was his best album

    • @christianinfinity8206
      @christianinfinity8206 3 місяці тому

      @@rotimitomson7801yes.

    • @1075Marijavera
      @1075Marijavera 3 місяці тому +1

      As much as I love Yeezus, I wish Kanye took a break after such a mangum opus like MBDTF to properly grieve his mother.

    • @eddibower
      @eddibower Місяць тому

      The guy got sick. It’s not his fault.

    • @Professor_BuddyLove
      @Professor_BuddyLove Місяць тому

      @@rotimitomson7801MBDTF is EASILY his best album

  • @cen1276
    @cen1276 4 місяці тому +6

    6:53 to 7:02 ... the Last Poets sample ('Like we always do about this time') was also used on the last few seconds of the song "Bathtub" by Snoop Dogg, from his debut album, "Doggystyle", and it was a resung sample on the intro song of Dr. Dre's album, "Dr. Dre Presents... The Aftermath."

  • @SEANYTSUNAMI
    @SEANYTSUNAMI 4 місяці тому +15

    The beef steak bar at 1:07 was actually a double entendre 👀📶🆗

  • @Quesoeighty
    @Quesoeighty 4 місяці тому +140

    I remember hearing the story of Biggie actually meeting Tupac, and when confronted Tupac actually said he just started the feud to sell records. I've never have trusted feuds since then.

    • @daniel_dumile
      @daniel_dumile 4 місяці тому +17

      ppl eat up Drake vs Kendrick, got them more press and social media comments than they probably ever got in the last 5yrs. No such thing as bad press. The only time it hurt someone was Ja Rule but that dude still made bank and fell off because he had worse production...just like Drake recently. Kendrick had a far better beat. Music is what matters most in forced beefs, but everyone focuses on disses

    • @Whatyoumeanyoudont
      @Whatyoumeanyoudont 4 місяці тому +15

      before the pac fans try and gaslight you, the conversation did happen, everyone on both sides have the same story all consistent

    • @TreFKennedy
      @TreFKennedy 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Whatyoumeanyoudontcap

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 4 місяці тому

      ​@@daniel_dumileYeah the beats is the decision factor hugging underage girls on stage have nothing to do with it huh

    • @justkev1044
      @justkev1044 4 місяці тому

      @@TreFKennedy elaborate on your side of the info

  • @drucartier2164
    @drucartier2164 4 місяці тому +10

    I was in Sony Studio when he recorded parts of this song. He also recorded Drunk Hot Girls when I was there.

    • @A4PKRIS
      @A4PKRIS 3 місяці тому +3

      What do you do now?

  • @djstillmaticdmv1647
    @djstillmaticdmv1647 4 місяці тому +21

    those 106 N park days when they went head and head September 11 2007 Still remember to this day

  • @jamesweldon8118
    @jamesweldon8118 3 місяці тому

    Found your channel through the iPod series and I’m so glad I did. Great writing

  • @supersquat
    @supersquat 4 місяці тому +1

    Very interesting I love how you explain everything!

  • @startrakambassador3632
    @startrakambassador3632 4 місяці тому +21

    I feel with this Kendrick and Drake beef, we're getting a sales battle (which is what Drake wants to be Round 2) where the winner of that battle will shift the landscape of hip-hop.
    But the only difference is that these 2 definitely hate each other.

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 4 місяці тому +3

      Nobody likes pdfs bro

    • @startrakambassador3632
      @startrakambassador3632 4 місяці тому +5

      @@stellviahohenheim I didn't type anything about people liking pdfs tho. Bro, read before you type a ridiculous comment like that.

  • @robbiebalboa
    @robbiebalboa 4 місяці тому +4

    At the time I liked Kanye cause at the time he did set an example that Rap didn’t have to be so Thugcentric. That look was getting played and kitch by 2006 and Kanye was truly shifting the taste and aesthetic in Rap Culture at that time. I was also waking to other genres of music at that point myself, like indie artists so he really came in when rap needed him I felt.

  • @GoyBenius_0901
    @GoyBenius_0901 4 місяці тому +2

    Ye was already working on what would become 808s and Heartbreak as shown by him performing an erlier version of Love Lockdown during the Glow in the Dark tour.

  • @DJObiSmalls
    @DJObiSmalls 3 місяці тому +1

    "Good Life" also samples "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5...

  • @Dubwolfer
    @Dubwolfer 4 місяці тому +4

    Didn't even realize this was brand new, was just diving through your videos this morning. Great video!

  • @patricktruerd2644
    @patricktruerd2644 4 місяці тому +11

    It's amazing how now Graduation is this legendary masterpiece and Curtis, nobody barely remembers lol

    • @rorz999
      @rorz999 4 місяці тому +2

      I prefer Curtis 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @patricktruerd2644
      @patricktruerd2644 4 місяці тому +1

      @rorz999 some ppl prefer sirloin steak over ribeye. It means absolutely nothing lol

    • @slimeballmk6656
      @slimeballmk6656 4 місяці тому

      lol people remember that album stop it

    • @patricktruerd2644
      @patricktruerd2644 4 місяці тому +3

      @@slimeballmk6656 barely. It's never talked about lol

    • @slimeballmk6656
      @slimeballmk6656 4 місяці тому

      @@patricktruerd2644 ok buddy

  • @jonathaone
    @jonathaone 4 місяці тому +33

    What has always annoyed me is that everyone always says Kanye outsold 50. YES, he outsold him DOMESTICALLY. However, GLOBALLY Curtis sold more during that first month of their battle, why would only domestic sales count? Thats why 50 didnt retire, he didnt think he lost.

    • @Eli-t5e
      @Eli-t5e 4 місяці тому +10

      Can you cite your sources? I was just looking this up

    • @OogaBooga24723
      @OogaBooga24723 4 місяці тому

      US is typically more important to hip hop than the rest of the world because it’s the place that drives forward the culture, and this was a battle for the future of hip hop and by extension, its culture.

    • @rickstraws92
      @rickstraws92 4 місяці тому +1

      Why did that annoy you? Lol

    • @Eli-t5e
      @Eli-t5e 4 місяці тому +8

      @rickstraws92 probably a 50 fan, don't get me wrong I am too so I looked up his claim and couldn't find anything

    • @dmetriusmarch
      @dmetriusmarch 4 місяці тому +5

      And bad bunny sells more than drake globally but nobody gaf for a reason

  • @AtlSupreeme
    @AtlSupreeme 4 місяці тому +3

    I wouldn’t call this a “beef. “It was more like a rivalry.

  • @Cysubtor_8vb
    @Cysubtor_8vb 4 місяці тому +4

    I just completely ignored this "beef" when it happened, which got me wondering who else dropped albums around that time: T.I., Tech N9ne, UGK, Chamillionarie (what happened to him, btw), Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Styles P and Wu-tang Clan. That was just the back half of '07, so I guess that's why I fell off both 50 and Kanye by that time.

    • @peace_of_mind_00
      @peace_of_mind_00 4 місяці тому +2

      Kanye & 50 album release drop was the storyline I'm hip hop all summer. T.I vs T.I.P & Jay-z American gangster were popular albums are that time. But none bigger than this in 07. My personal favorites were common- finding forever & lupe fiasco the cool in 07.

  • @Hypno_BPM
    @Hypno_BPM Місяць тому

    Good Life brought in the “classy, suit” era in the late 2000s and that electronic club sound that took over hip hop and r&b pop songs. it was a big domino effect that last until the early 2010s. Kanye again changed the game with the next album 808s, what a time to be a kanye fan.

  • @mimasweets
    @mimasweets 4 місяці тому +12

    I had no idea it was a fake beef!?!

    • @cuzjuan
      @cuzjuan 4 місяці тому +11

      Lol, not even gonna say nothing bad, cause this is too easy lol 😅

    • @TravisHouze
      @TravisHouze 4 місяці тому +9

      In the moment, I knew it was fake. I remember seeing the bts of Kanye and 50 doing the rolling stone cover and they will laughing together

    • @cuzjuan
      @cuzjuan 4 місяці тому +3

      @@TravisHouze exactly, was all over the news at the time. But was a long time ago, Was good times though!

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou 4 місяці тому +2

      @@cuzjuan ​​⁠ right 😂 like what would Kanye and Mr. Cent even have to “beef” over lol besides both being artists, they had their own lanes entirely

  • @pete123
    @pete123 4 місяці тому +4

    Very good, well researched content. This channel deserves to grow more and more 👏👏

  • @kikiwasactuallyhere
    @kikiwasactuallyhere 4 місяці тому +8

    Ur channel is so amazing

  • @CantTellYou
    @CantTellYou 4 місяці тому +1

    13:00 😳 is there a ghost in the room playing with this man’s Nas tour pass to the left in the background?!

  • @hoc1992
    @hoc1992 4 місяці тому +3

    If you broke down all of Graduation like this, I’d pay to watch it

  • @hunterhaney
    @hunterhaney 4 місяці тому

    one of the most underrated channels with another banger video

  • @Himsofinee
    @Himsofinee 3 місяці тому +1

    7:46 it’s basically like being sarcastic in conversation but just in music love it.

  • @amunrarebirth5511
    @amunrarebirth5511 3 місяці тому +1

    This is some amazing content! Thank you my dude 💯💯💯

  • @Joka.-
    @Joka.- 3 місяці тому +1

    Good night my favorite song from Graduation

  • @Benso411
    @Benso411 3 місяці тому

    PYT is one of, if not my favorite, Michael Jackson songs. I could say something similar about Good Life. The fact that i never put 2 and 2 together just blew my mind. I now love Good Life even more now.

  • @robvision3888
    @robvision3888 4 місяці тому +2

    It seems like the future is just a mix of 50 and Kanye… Modern day rap includes Gangster rappers using auto-tune singing all day long about poppin shots at their foes, and then going into reflection on their inner emotions

  • @djmykie_e
    @djmykie_e 6 днів тому

    Love these videos... keep us educated. Respect!

  • @benjamindalusma7772
    @benjamindalusma7772 3 місяці тому

    This channel is truly excellent! Not sure where this was all my life!

  • @BigMir248
    @BigMir248 4 місяці тому +12

    I was around 19 years old when those albums dropped. It solidified Kanye as next up and we pretty much didn't want to hear from 50 anymore after that. Curtis just sounded dated and the elements of graduation sounded new and refreshing. 2007 was also the year, when Wayne was really taking off on the Mixtape scene. He dropped dedication 2 and Like Father Like son in 06. Jeezy was on fire, Ross was bubbling and etc. We just looked at 50 sound as boom bap and started to like fun music and trap music. I say that as an East Coaster.

    • @apoclypse
      @apoclypse 4 місяці тому +7

      Yeah 50 knew his album sounded a bit old so the story was that at the last minute he reached out to Timbaland and they put out Technology as his single. Everyone was reaching out to Timbaland to add that special sauce at that time, including Kanye who had him punch up the drums on Graduation.

    • @stellviahohenheim
      @stellviahohenheim 4 місяці тому

      Both of you are just wrong

    • @apoclypse
      @apoclypse 4 місяці тому +1

      @@stellviahohenheim Oh yeah? How so?

    • @brandonbates9259
      @brandonbates9259 4 місяці тому

      You can't mention those years without mentioning T.I.

  • @CleanRT
    @CleanRT 4 місяці тому

    I love this channel! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @shogun8160
    @shogun8160 22 дні тому

    I listen to the good life everyday before school when i was in highschool

  • @TheAznian
    @TheAznian 4 місяці тому +1

    Can we get a quick video about the history behind the two versions of the song “Swang” by Trae Tha Truth? It’s another song that originally sampled Michael Jackson.

  • @artisans8521
    @artisans8521 4 місяці тому +2

    Changed the title did you?😊

  • @REIDSRAPS
    @REIDSRAPS 4 місяці тому

    What a fun time loved both albums at 16 yrs old. Graduation for the win

  • @fizzy-frenzy
    @fizzy-frenzy 4 місяці тому +1

    September 2007 is actually my birthday month.

  • @MILLIONDOLLARPOVERTY
    @MILLIONDOLLARPOVERTY 4 місяці тому +5

    best hip hop analysis channel on youtube!

  • @chefnick5789
    @chefnick5789 4 місяці тому

    Another great vid. Would love to see one on 808’s. My favorite Kanye album

  • @moctezumacuauhtemoc8470
    @moctezumacuauhtemoc8470 4 місяці тому

    i missed these free, non patreon videos!

  • @sbinex
    @sbinex 4 місяці тому +1

    You had to be there

  • @thehearingaid
    @thehearingaid 4 місяці тому

    Interesting video & well done - gives context around some music I don't know that well. I like the odd song from both Kanye&50 & t-pain - I've tried on multiple times to listen through some of the albums and they've never clicked with me so it's hard to understand quite how people revere graduation as a masterpiece (though not to take anything away from it being so for other people).
    Personally in 07 I was diggin on the heralds of change, foreign beggars, El-p, Dizzie rascal, MIA & Pharoache Monch.

  • @saqib7965
    @saqib7965 3 місяці тому

    Being creative and not being scared on taking risks making hit records that also have that classic feel to them and on top of that..having a real message is what makes kanye west a genius. Not many artist in music history have 10 classic albums 7 of his own and 3 as a producer for the rappers albums below..
    Jay z - the blueprint
    Common - Be
    Pusha T - Daytona
    kanye has 84 platinum songs out of 184 songs
    75 Grammy nominations.. the 4th most ever kanye won 24 Grammy's in total.
    Classics 🎖
    Mainstream success 🎖
    Critically acclaimed 🎖
    All huge achievements it's super rare and kanye has influenced pretty much everyone we listen to. You can hate the man but you can't deny his one of a kind legendary career.

  • @Jacqueal
    @Jacqueal 4 місяці тому

    I remember the "battle" unfolding on 106 & Park. 50 performed a song and had G-Unit onstage. Then 'Ye performed by himself until the very end and brought Jay-Z out as a surprise guest. Good times.

  • @ChosenOne6666
    @ChosenOne6666 4 місяці тому +3

    The best album is Kamaal the Abstract and The Renaissance by Q-Tip

    • @peace_of_mind_00
      @peace_of_mind_00 4 місяці тому +3

      The Renaissance is a classic! One of my favorite hip hop abums of all time. Best hop hop album of 08

  • @yosephmayfield8
    @yosephmayfield8 2 місяці тому

    I literally that was just talking about this to a friend who didn’t remember any of this

  • @Himsofinee
    @Himsofinee 3 місяці тому +1

    History in the making, literally.

  • @4eyedike
    @4eyedike 3 місяці тому

    This song is legendary for the first time a rapper used a synthesiser 🙌🏿

  • @daegan_ftw
    @daegan_ftw 4 місяці тому +1

    I think some of these songs could be mashed up pretty well.

  • @Actionjay9
    @Actionjay9 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for what you do

  • @Buster_Chestnut
    @Buster_Chestnut 4 місяці тому +8

    I stopped listening to Kanye a long time ago, but that album and song is a BANGER!

  • @HunnitAcreWoods
    @HunnitAcreWoods 3 місяці тому

    They never had a Beef (conflict) they had a competitive battle

  • @pastense
    @pastense 4 місяці тому

    WTF? All this time…I’m today years old noticing the “switch the style up” back and forth between them!

  • @coryverses
    @coryverses 4 місяці тому

    one of my favourite songs ever. great video

  • @itsJDarts
    @itsJDarts 3 місяці тому +1

    This is sublime content

  • @1INZayne
    @1INZayne 4 місяці тому

    he’s said that the sample came second so the song wasn’t built around the sample but hell yeah brother rock on

  • @marcuzhightechfreaks
    @marcuzhightechfreaks 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice video, but you missed on how T-Pain made impact on ye making 808s n H , and pretty much everyone at that time. Nice video but you favorized Ye for things that T-Pain did first.

  • @508ctk
    @508ctk 27 днів тому

    This album is my childhood man

  • @ABNSheenOfficial
    @ABNSheenOfficial 3 місяці тому

    my favorite album AOTY

  • @BoxTruckinInPJs
    @BoxTruckinInPJs Місяць тому

    What a talented ear.. sheesh. I can't hear these samples until you point em out. NEVER knew PYT was in Good Life

  • @johnd830
    @johnd830 4 місяці тому

    Love your Kanye videos. This album is truly transformative for me.

  • @Positive_Tea
    @Positive_Tea 4 місяці тому +8

    lol this era seems like a trillion miles away from today. Not our best times honestly.

    • @Juice27FromGA
      @Juice27FromGA 3 місяці тому

      You mean today's era isn't our best times?

  • @amapan81
    @amapan81 3 місяці тому

    Good Life is one of the few Ye songs I don’t skip these days.

  • @wallyfrogmore
    @wallyfrogmore 4 місяці тому

    I always play the game of which video will be linked at the end and here I was thinking it was gonna be to PYT lol

  • @kayBee-Licious
    @kayBee-Licious 4 місяці тому

    Luv these stories😊

  • @Cesar_73_Jefe
    @Cesar_73_Jefe 3 місяці тому

    Your video's are awesome

  • @louannebvb
    @louannebvb 4 місяці тому

    50 told me gon'head switch the style up, and if they hate, then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up 🔥🔥🔥

  • @kyletanksley-parham377
    @kyletanksley-parham377 4 місяці тому

    The good life ending maybe the best entourage episode ever made it a bigger song

  • @ZZ-sb8os
    @ZZ-sb8os 4 місяці тому

    A lot of beefs are just for show, just to boost sales numbers. I grew up in a time and place where most Ford truck owners were compelled to have some kind of anti-Chevy bumper sticker and vice versa, where men occasionally got into fistfights over which mega-corporation-that-didn't-give-a-shit-about-either-of-them was better. Yet imagine back then if Congress tried (for some crazy reason, I know it's a stretch but just go with me) to ban all domestically produced automobile sales, allowing only foreign owned companies to sell in America. The Ford Motor Company and General Motors and every single one of their rivaly-fighting customers would have become overnight best friends, uniting together to pool their resources and fight against the proposed bill. It would have been fought against with more zeal and money than almost anything Congress has ever tried to do, and when it went down in flames the celebration and afterglow would maybe last a week if we were lucky...and then everyone would be right back at each other's throats. One of the two brands would release their next truck whatever and claim that it's the best truck whatever that's ever graced God's green earth, and the Ford vs Chevy battle would be right back on.

  • @Kyrillos1
    @Kyrillos1 4 місяці тому +1

    Even if I'm not a fan of Kanye, it's obvious Graduation is better than Curtis unfortunately

  • @marklinzey5760
    @marklinzey5760 4 місяці тому

    Feuds in hip hop is only about the competitive nature of the art form...now if it's manipulated to sell records as long as the music coming out is good....does it really matter?❤

  • @nazakat9174
    @nazakat9174 4 місяці тому

    Love the MJ sample 😍

  • @AllDaWayJay
    @AllDaWayJay 4 місяці тому

    0:23 uh oh

  • @0072gldnfngr
    @0072gldnfngr 4 місяці тому

    I wonder if we are witnessing this right now with Drake and Kendrick? Small things I’m seeing in the business of rap music are small indicators of it.

  • @jimdino77
    @jimdino77 4 місяці тому

    No one gave a damn about that Curtis album, musically….it was just a fun feud about their potential sales, that’s it
    He lost a battle to Camron right before that. 50 named the album Curtis because Cam got under his skin repeatedly calling him by his government name.

  • @eightgrand
    @eightgrand 3 місяці тому

    Pretty sure the lead single for 50 album was "I get money" but it seemed like good life vs in da club? ?

  • @gricismercedes2712
    @gricismercedes2712 3 місяці тому

    Remember they also involved Kenny Chesny ? Major marketing

  • @Swish2408
    @Swish2408 4 місяці тому

    I always say that lil Wayne and Kanye molded what hip hop is today... Aside from the Kdots and the jcoles, the main stream hip hop is from them

  • @marklinzey5760
    @marklinzey5760 4 місяці тому

    But I know for certain that Gold Digger is not on Graduation but is on Late Registration...holla!!!

  • @haskeymorrison
    @haskeymorrison 4 місяці тому

    Yes he’s back

  • @gbtennant
    @gbtennant 4 місяці тому +2

    You just gave a graduate student an excellent launching point for a sociology or art history thesis
    Loved it sir!

  • @jazswish2825
    @jazswish2825 4 місяці тому +1

    I discovered your channel yesterday looking for some MF Doom videos. I have no words to describe what a great job you’re doing and how informative your videos are. Since yesterday i am watching every single video in the hiphop playlist. Thank you so much, keep doing this! 🙌🙌🙌

  • @lpjunior999
    @lpjunior999 4 місяці тому

    I don’t know, there’s a rumor that Kanye canceled his tour with Lady Gaga because 50 Cent called it “the gay tour,” maybe there was a LITTLE beef.

  • @bushwasheree
    @bushwasheree 3 місяці тому

    I remember watching this on 106 & Park and knowing Ye would win

  • @marklinzey5760
    @marklinzey5760 4 місяці тому

    Nevermind....I stand corrected

  • @Kyrillos1
    @Kyrillos1 4 місяці тому +3

    This was a classic case of milking the industry, in a good way. 😂
    It was also a great example of: a) what the demand of the culture was and b) whose favor the tide is in and at that moment and the tide was in Kanye’s favor.
    50 totally had his own speed bumps during his woes with Interscope but he did benefit from this in his own way, which I think people should go read “Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter” for the full scope.

  • @Aaron2hungry
    @Aaron2hungry 3 місяці тому

    Bruh this is awesome

  • @Heretoday_y
    @Heretoday_y 4 місяці тому

    How did kanye quote 50 cent when they dropped the same day? 🤔

  • @EmoDKTsuchiya
    @EmoDKTsuchiya 4 місяці тому

    12:16
    Same with Kendrick and Drake 🤔

  • @Jvega001
    @Jvega001 Місяць тому

    I love your page