I mean in a way Ye was the new Michael lol. Has there ever been a direct “new” version of anyone that worked? Drake and Hov vaguely come to mind but then again nah

Someone break down what the qualities respectively would be

Also its kinda funny that these dudes really just all his eras split up into their own person on some superhero multiverse s*** lmao

Tyler = MBDTF/LR
Travis = Yeezus
Chance = College Trilogy/Graduation
Drake = 808s and Heartbreak
Gambino = 808s / Yeezus

also why do y'all compare every artist to kanye like he's the ultimate artist

He may objectively be the ultimate artsy / non street rapper especially after 2000

Until someone surpasses him he’s the metric or standard to go beyond

Tyler is definitely not MBDTF, it's Late Registration

Gambino would also be Graduation, because he had a lot of tracks on Camp that were reminiscent of Graduation era Ye.

Firefly is basically his own version of Good Life.

Telling me you don't like Donald without telling me you don't like Donald lolol

I suppose so. He's one of the few that produces and performs on his albums. Also one of a handful of artists who care about the entire rollout process having an artistic vision. In those regards he is.

mercy and clique

I can see Tyler and LR now that you mention it damn

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because he was the ultimate artist

Tyler’s got the production and album building for sure

Travis has the rock/electronic inspiration, the same type of fanbase, and the post-2013 Kanye ability to get the best people in the room to come up with the best sounding music possible

Chance has the soulfulness & the gospel elements

Drake has the pop appeal and the crossover hits

And Gambino has the ability to completely reinvent himself and sound like a brand new artist album after album

nope

As far as hip-hop goes, he kinda was the ultimate artist.

From 2004-2016, there was not a single aspect of artistry that he didn’t excel at

tyler aint black enough to be kanye bruh im sorry man hes like if pharrell was selfish and DL but i love bro

So tired of this s*** man

They’re missing the Pac/Nas rap orator influence that’s essential to Kanye’s iconic vocal delivery. In other words, they’re missing the “powerful black man” quality to their voice that helped define what prime Kanye was

We shouldn't be looking for the next MJ or next Prince or next Kanye. None of those guys were "the next ___". Maybe we're conditioned to love nostalgia and want remakes but truth is a remake will never hit the same. We need new innovation

Because he was the ultimate artist

Why do Kanye’s sons only take the nerdy s*** from him, theres so much untapped possible Kanye influence we’ve yet to see to help create dope new s***

That would require the music to be good

Cause it takes a nerd to do that style of music

What would that look like? Is Drake not the closest thing to that

To a certain people probably