Originally Posted by brewgrl /img/forum/go_quote.gif love Kanye... the man has 13 BET awards, 8 Image awards, 6 Grammies. Jesus Walks with Me was a break through song in the rap industry. He's politically outspoken, taking up issues for civil rights on all fronts including homosexualtiy (something that NEVER happens in the Hip Hop world), we all remember his criticism of the president during Katrina.
Before he was a Rapper, though, he was THE producer. Alicia Keyes, Janet Jackson Jermaine Dupri, Mobb Deep, Eminem...
he produced and wrote almost all the big hits of Jay-Z's Blueprint (which could arguably be the best album of Jay-Z's career), including Izzo.
plus, he is a snappy dresser. He brought Izod back fromther dead, AND brought it into the hip hop community.
and that is why Kanye thinks he is shit dont stink...
I forgot that he produced Jay-Z's Blueprint. That is his best album by far!