Why and when did people stop respecting Kanye as a lyricist? He has great lyrics on every album...

Why and when did people stop respecting Kanye as a lyricist? He has great lyrics on every album, and no other rapper sounds like him.

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Sell it to me. What's a good Kanye lyric?

NOW IF I BLEACH MY T-SHIRT

he was never respected as a lyricist, just tolerated up until a point

I'd rather be a dick than a swallower

>he was never respected as a lyricist
Like everybody was quoting TCD and Late Registration.
also,
>all of MBDTF

They say people in your life are seasons
And anything that happen is for a reason
And niggas gun clapping and keep to squeezing
And Gran keep praying and keep believing
In Jesus, and one day that you see him
'Til then walk in his footsteps and try to be him
The devil is alive I feel him breathin
Claiming money is the key, so keep on dreamin
And put them lottery tickets just to tease us
My Aunt Pam can't put them cigarettes down
So now my little cousin smokin them cigarettes now
His job try to claim that he too niggerish now
Is it cause his skin blacker than licorice now
I can't figure it out, I'm sick of it now

He's not up his own ass with cryptic metaphors like other rappers. He doesn't rap to impress, he raps to express ideas and concepts. Being plain spoken and able to express your thoughts in a clear and eloquent manner is a skill in itself. New Slaves is probably the best example of this.

those are not great lyrics.

I think that's why he's my favorite rapper. He's 100% sincere and straight forward.
Like, he'll have punchlines, double entendres, etc, but he's not pretentious and try to overdo it with shitty symbolism like Kendrick or Gambino.

Even when he did a riff on Common's I Used To Love Her he kept it really obvious.
Common:
>That she's just not the same letting all these groupies do her
>see niggas slammin' her, and taking her to the sewer
>But I'ma take her back hoping that the shit stop
>‘Cause who I'm talking 'bout, y'all, is hip-hop
Kanye:
>Every interview I'm representin' you, makin' you proud
>Reach for the stars so if you fall, you land on a cloud
>Jump in the crowd, spark your lighters, wave 'em around
>If you don't know by now, I'm talking 'bout Chi-Town

go hang yourself.

I don't think he was ever regarded as a great lyricist OP

when he called out pizzagate suddenly Sup Forums hates him

what the fuck is Pizzagate?

Why not then?

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nice rebuttal

Man, I promise, she's so self-conscious
She has no idea what she doin' in college
That major that she majored in don't make no money
But she won't drop out, her parents'll look at her funny
Now, tell me that ain't insecurr
The concept of school seems so securr
Sophomore, three yurrs, ain't picked a carurr
She like, "Fuck it, I'll just stay down hurr and do hair."
‘Cause that's enough money to buy her a few pairs of new Airs
‘Cause her baby daddy don't really care
She's so precious with the peer pressure
Couldn't afford a car, so she named her daughter Alexis
She had hair so long that it looked like weave
Then she cut it all off, now she look like Eve
And she be dealin' with some issues that you can't believe
Single black female addicted to retail, and well

Like Scaruffi says, at his best he's one of the greatest poets of this generation, much more affecting than someone like Kendrick Lamar.

Mediocre, surely Kanye has better than that.

He stopped being respected as a lyricist when he stopped trying, which was in 2005. Since then he's been more of an auteur/"director" of music than a real, practicing musician who cares about technique, so he's just been skating on memorable punchlines and endearing cringiness since

The one exception is Gorgeous, man what a performance, easily one of the best rap verses of all time

I wanna tell the whole world about a friend of mine
This little light of mine and I'm finna let it shine
I'm finna take yall back to them better times
I'm finna talk about my mama if yall don't mind
I was three years old, when you and I moved to the Chi
Late December, harsh winter gave me a cold
You fixed me up something that was good for my soul
Famous homemade chicken soup, can I have another bowl?
You work late nights just to keep on the lights
Mommy got me training wheels so I could keep on my bike
And you would give anything in this world
Michael Jackson leather and a glove, but didn't give me a curl
And you never put no man over me
And I love you for that mommy can't you see?
Seven years old, caught you with tears in your eyes
Cuz a nigga cheatin, telling you lies, then I started to cry
As we knelt on the kitchen floor
I said mommy I'mma love you till you don't hurt no more
And when I'm older, you ain't gotta work no more
And I'mma get you that mansion that we couldn't afford
See you're, unbreakable, unmistakable
Highly capable, lady that's makin loot
A livin legend too, just look at what heaven do
Send us an angel, and I thank you (Hey Mama)

Feelin better than some head on a Sunday afternoon
Better than a chick that say yes too soon
Until you have a daughter that's what I call karma
And you pray to God she don't grow breasts too soon
Projects to' up, gang signs is thrown up
Niggas hats broke off, that's how we grow up
Why else you think shorties write rhymes just to blow up?
Get they first car and then IRS show up
He ain't never had shit, but he had that 9
Nigga come through flickin and he had that shine
Put 2 and 2 together and a little bad weather
Gon' be your whole family on that funeral line
Asked the reverend was the strip clubs cool
If my tips helped send a pretty girl through school
That's all I want, like winos want they good whiskey
I ain't in the Klan but I brought my hood with me

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE ALL UP ON MY BLACK DICK

I was sick about awards, couldn't nobody cure me
Only playa that got robbed but kept all his jewelry
Alicia Keys tried to talk some sense in him
30 minutes later sein' there's no convincin' him
What more could you ask for? The international asshole
Who complain about what he is owed?
And throw a tantrum like he is 3 years old
You gotta love it though somebody still speaks from his soul
And wouldn't change by the change, or the game, or the fame
When he came in the game, he made his own lane
Now all I need is y'all to pronounce my name
It's Kanye, but some of my plaques, they still say Kayne
Got family in the D, Kin-folk from Motown
Back in the Chi, them Folks ain't from Moe Town
Life movin' too fast I need to slow down
Girl ain't give me no ass, ya need to go down
My father been said I need Jesus
So he took me to church and let the water wash over my caesar
The preacher said we need leaders
Right then my body got still like a paraplegic
You know who you call, you got a message, then leave it
The Roc stand tall and you would never believe it
Take your diamonds and throw 'em up like you bulimic
Yeah, the beat cold but the flow is anemic

this, but most of his "good" lyrics was written by other rappers like Rhymefest, Consequence and Cyhi da Prince.

Kanye is not like Drake, Drake atleast *won an award recognition his songwritting skills and ^have write lyrics for people like Alicia Keys, Kanye himself and Lil Wayne

* hiphopdx.com/news/id.14524/title.drake-receives-songwriting-award

^ djbooth.net/mobile/feature/2016-02-18-drake-wrote-kanye-the-life-of-pablo-album

^ chartattack.com/news/2016/01/14/drake-songwriter-dr-dre-aftermath-records/

^ billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7469624/6-songs-you-didnt-know-drake-wrote

Thats why i think Drake is the best rapper alive and is on his way to be the greatest of all time.

Hes already surpassintg Jay Z, Tupac and Eminem. He dominates the charts, the pop rap scene and theu rap game as a whole.

I understand the hate againstu him, its cute.

N-n-n-now, my flow
Is in the pocket like wallets, I got the bounce like hydraulics
I can't call it, I got the swerve like alcoholics
My freshman year I was going through hella problems
'Til I, built up the nerve to drop my ass up out of college
My teacher said I'se a loser, I told her why don't you kill me
I give a fuck if you fail me, I'm gonna follow
My heart, and if you follow the charts
Or the plaques or the stacks
You ain't gotta guess who's back, you see
I'm so Chi that you thought I was bashful
But this bastard's flow will bash your skull
And I will, cut your girl like Pastor Tro'
And I don't, usually smoke
But pass the 'dro
And I won't, give you that money that you asking for
Why you think me and Dame cool? We assholes
That's why we hear your music in fast forward
'Cuz we don't wanna hear that weak shit no more

As i said

stop copyng and pasting fromrap genius

this, but most of his "good" lyrics was written by other rappers like Rhymefest, Consequence and Cyhi da Prince.

Kanye is not like Drake, Drake atleast *won an award recognition his songwritting skills and ^have write lyrics for people like Alicia Keys, Kanye himself and Lil Wayne

* hiphopdx.com/news/id.14524/title.drake-receives-songwriting-award

^ djbooth.net/mobile/feature/2016-02-18-drake-wrote-kanye-the-life-of-pablo-album

^ chartattack.com/news/2016/01/14/drake-songwriter-dr-dre-aftermath-records/

^ billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7469624/6-songs-you-didnt-know-drake-wrote

Thats why i think Drake is the best rapper alive and is on his way to be the greatest of all time.

Hes already surpassintg Jay Z, Tupac and Eminem. He dominates the charts, the pop rap scene and theu rap game as a whole.

I understand the hate againstu him, its cute.

>He stopped being respected as a lyricist when he stopped trying, which was in 2005.
>The one exception is Gorgeous

Good Morning, Flashing Lights, The Glory, Everything I Am, Big Brother, Dark Fantasy, Devil in a New Dress, Runaway, Blame Game, Blood on the Leaves, New Slaves, Smuckers, Real Friends, 30 Hours, No More Parties in LA, Facts

>this, but most of his "good" lyrics was written by other rappers like Rhymefest, Consequence and Cyhi da Prince.
>STILL believing this nonsense

It's cliche but
>Never was much of a romantic
>I could never take the intimacy
>And I know I did damage
>Cause the look in your eyes is killing me
>I guess you were at an advantage
>Cause you could blame me for everything
>And I don't know how imma manage
>If one day you just up and leave

...

fuck off piece of shit

angry man

that's why your shitposting thread got deleted

mods are gay

You could be banned for saying that.

you're gay

so wack

>all these shit lyrics

This is why i cant take kanye seriously

You're underselling how great Yeezus is

nice criticisms

I listen to him for his dumb lyrics and dope instrumentals desu

>EATING SOUR PUSSY ALL I NEED IS ASIAN SWEET SOUR PUSS

How can you say they live their life wrong,
when you never fuck with the lights on?

bump

ok ok ok ok ok OK

stupidity

>"Jay Z is a better lyricist than Kanye West"

NOW

The bleached asshole is the greatest pleb filter of all time.
OF ALL TIME

>Smuckers

Why is it so Underrated?

because it was on a shit Tyler the Creator album

MAYONNAISE COLORED BENZ I PUSH MIRACLE WHIPS

I'll give Kanye a chance because he strikes me as a good guy, where do I start?

what does a guy who can't spek english know about poetry?

he never mentioned pizzagate

just go chronologically
you could also start with MBDTF if you want

>poetry is an English invention and all poetry is English

>Why and when did people stop respecting Kanye as a lyricist?

He stopped writing his own shit after LR

(not true, by the way)

Big Sean wrote Graduation, Kid Cudi wrote 808's and Heartbreak, Numerous rappers wrote for MBDTF, Travis Scott, Lupe Fiasco, possibly Kudi again wrote Yeezus and Drake and others wrote TLOP