Yet, you can't hear it in any of their music, with the exception of Lupe (at points) and don't think you're slick for putting Jeezy twice in that struggle list.

It's not like you said that he was better and more successful or anything like that, you're stating the obvious. Future is hands down more influential (as of now) than 3k.

There are absolutely more mainstream artists today that sound like Lorde than Bowie. I mean, what does Bowie even sound like? He was a sonic chameleon. Lorde has a very specific sonic palette that has influenced pop music. Bowie tried everything and that is what inspired people.

When talking about influence, it's easy to point at obvious soundalikes, but when you're talking about artists like 3k, Pharrell, Kanye, etc. it's also about attitude and style. There's so much that those legends left behind that can't be captured on record.

All I'm saying is discussions of influence are complex.

You dont have to use 808s trap beats or use melodies to sound or be influenced by a rapper

The biggest artist of our generation, young thug

It's funny because these new niggas in the past year arent even citing future as their influence like that unless they from atlanta and grew up on the same block

I tol dat b**** I tol dat b****!

Yo you listed 2 rappers who will forever be way more important and influential than 3k btw (Kanye and Wayne)

2. You gave me 9 rappers. Now if we talking strictly 2010s for future then it’s gana be 9 vs 50. Every artist post 2013 took futures style of cadence and melodies. Alongside thug. Everyone sounds like them. It’s the go to sound. 3k isn’t as influential as future and never will be.

wrong

Disrespectful

One is a music genius and a lil fruity. And the other is a toxic heroin addict.
Mmmm.. dis a hard one.

Yea it’s complex but in this particular discussion it isn’t. It’s future vs 3k as of right now. Pretty obvious who it is man lol

Damn, stop using Lorde as an example and use the one who influenced her, as well as Billie Eilish, Zella Day, Weyes Blood, etc.

"The south has something to say

Is all you need @op

Future wasn't even "big" til his 3rd album, and those first 2 albums are hard-core meh. No outkast album (with the exception of maybe idlewild) is meh

Future

By lil Wayne

I respect Andre and his legacy but Future and it's not close

KTT only considers direct replications of artists as influence

name 5 in the past year outside of atlanta

Can't wait for whatever generation comes after Gen z to tear down your heros and call them dusty

The only one that gets cited as a influence more than Future these days is Gucci.