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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
I'm not sure you're being fair, 808 had a significant comeback in the "dirty south" era which influenced a significant portion of the mid-2000s and more specifically the evolution of trap..
but hey, I'm not surprised that y'all would attribute everything in rap to Kanye  |
I'm not talking about the literal use of the TR-808, which has been vogue in virtually every branch of hip-hop, on and off, since we were all in diapers.
I'm talking about the album by Kanye West that set the precedent for albums like Bush. Forget about the actual physical equipment, and listen to my typing noises: Kanye's 2008 minimalist masterpiece was not influential for its use of the Roland TR808, it was influential because it was a total left turn, and prioritized singing and melody over rapping.
The mark its left on the genre can be traced to similar projects by countless artists who have tried to embrace singing, melody, and minimalism. Drake called it the record that had the greatest influence on his own sound.
I'm not being unfair to the 808 (moneymakin'moneymoneymakin' ... Lol), its just that the actual product has nothing to do with the argument I'm making, which is that this is Snoop's version of "808's & Heartbreak".. The album.
... Throw me a bone man. Tell me you get it. It's not even a value judgment. I'm finding these songs more and more infectious. But they are about as close to The Doggfather or Doggystyle as 808's & Heartbreak was to Graduation. (Obviously nothing in Snoop's canon holds a candle to anything in Yeezy's, but that's another discussion for another day -- I hope. So bad)
