His flaws are equally deep in all of those categories, like that other controversial and flawed genius, Prince - his most direct precedent.īoth are monumentally creative, but such inspiration doesn’t automatically come with the focus and discipline to execute effectively or coherently - the constant flow of ideas and level of obsession can be too much to keep up with. Say and think what you will about Kanye West - about his ego and politics and mental health and indefensible public statements and all the rest of it - but he actually is a musical genius, at least by the contemporary definition of the term.Īs a songwriter, lyricist and rapper, he’s excellent - but as a producer and conceptualist and creator of exciting and emotionally moving music (in both positive and negative ways), he’s brilliant.
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