Employing a double-time flow, the Rap God puts on a clinic of emceeing on "Forever," a reminder of his status of one of the greats of all time. But even the G. Initially making his name in rap off the strength of his hit-making ability as a producer, Kanye West's transition into becoming a full-fledged rapper was one of the biggest stories in music during the aughts.
Although albums like The College Dropout , Late Registration and Graduation established Kanye as a generational talent and showcased his ability to craft coherent and cohesive albums, in regards to his rank as a pure emcee, it was questioned whether his lyrical aptitude stacked up with that of the greatest rappers.
That debate would be settled over the years, with Yeezy giving a number of the most respected wordsmiths a run for their money on various occasions. Known for stealing the spotlight with his guest spots, Kanye's competitive nature shown through with his verse on "Forever," as the Chi-Town native comes through with a stanza that outclasses that of his collaborators and serves as the most electric portion of the song. From dropping catchy pop references, to touching on the pressures of fame, Kanye runs the gamut from braggadocios to introspective, resulting in a verse that proves to be slightly superior from the rest and worthy of top billing.
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Filed under: Interest Kanye West Drake. Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter. YouTube In hip-hop, fans and critics often marvel at and put a premium on the supreme soloists or groups who can craft classic songs and bodies of work while remaining the central figure.
Specialty Shows. Catch all that embodies the local music scene pm - pm. Full tracklist. By Gio Gilmore Music Journalist. The music video for the song features the four artists and a guest appearance from Lebron James in the beginning. In the video, each rapper spits their verse as flashbacks of Lebron James pop up throughout. Each rapper was at a different point of their career, but the song was— and still is—a highlight to this day for each of their careers. At the time, Drake just recently released his debut commercial mixtape So Far Gone and was doing several collabs with Young Money artists.
In his verse, he goes in on how he is one of the best artists with all of his accomplishments but he is also tired of being in the limelight all the time. Eminem was still cool. Relapse had come out in May.
Lil Wayne was still a martian. You could legally play poker online. If you look at the chat box, LeBron had timed out and auto-folded the previous hand. LeBron James is an infuriating online poker player.
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