Even though Mike Dean admitted that he was trolling -- after all, he's had a hand in the creation of all of Kanye West's albums -- this is a discussion that could possibly be pretty interesting.
Somebody proposed a situation on Twitter: if Eminem and Kanye West's discographies were combined, which albums would be at the top? Producer Mike Dean replied and said that every Ye album from College Dropout to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy would sit strongly as the best of the best.
A Kanye stan responded and said that Yeezus and The Life of Pablo should be included on that list, to which Dean admitted that he was just trolling, correcting himself and saying that all of West's albums are better than Eminem's.
Although he is joking, this proposes an interesting equation. Both artists have become legends in their own right and, while they may not be entirely comparable, their discographies are damn-near perfect with the occasional flaw. There have been some mishaps in both of their careers but, for the most part, Em and Ye have influenced almost every rapper in the game. If you had to rank Eminem and Kanye West's albums as a combined force, where would you place their classics?
Let us know in the comments!
50 Cent Would Be Down To Battle Snoop Dogg Or Ludacris
50 Cent told La La Anthony that he’d definitely be interested in battling either Snoop Dogg or Ludacris on Instagram live.
50 Cent told La La Anthony on Instagram live that he’s certainly not opposed to battling either Snoop Dogg or Ludacris, and that he’d be interested to see Mase go up against Fabolous, as well. The seasoned rapper-turned-television-tycoon hopped on La La’s IG live session just days after he left a low key thirsty comment on her bikini photo. With all the battles going on between producers, songwriters, and artists in general in the hip hop and R&B world, La La wanted to know who Fif should go up against, in his opinion.
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“Snoop’s catalogue would probably do it,” he said, speaking to the vastness of both their discographies. “Outside of that, wait…maybe um….who else, who else?” he pondered, before settling on another worthy opponent. “It would be fun to do Ludacris.”
“Luda, okay! A lot of people wanted me to get Luda on here, too,” La La said. “So, you versus Snoop, or you versus Luda.” She went on to note that, since the Teddy Riley vs. Babyface battle was postponed, the last one she saw was T-Pain versus Lil Jon, which was “crazy.” “Yeah, they got some music,” Fif acknowledged. “You know who else people are asking for?” La La continued. “Who could go against Fab? They said Fab versus Mase.” When she asks him if he’s on board with that, he agrees with the selection. “That would be good,” he concurs, “because Fab made a lot of female-oriented records.” What do you think? Would you want to see Fabolous versus Mase? What about 50 versus Snoop, or Ludacris? Let us know your dream IG live battle in the comments.
Nicki Minaj Confesses Which Songs She Wishes She’d Never Recorded
Nicki has some regrets about her discography.
Nicki Minaj has had her hands full lately. After flying under the radar for the last little while, the rap queen is back in the public eye in full force, in the best and worst ways. On Wednesday, Nicki got involved in her most recent newsworthy event, when she and ex-boyfriend Meek Mill engaged in a nasty back-and-forth on Twitter, which brought up some serious accusations of domestic violence and child sexual abuse cover-ups. The whole ordeal shocked the Internet, and it all took place the same day that Nicki attended the Pollstar Live Conference. During a Q&A session with the audience, Nicki spilled about how she wished she'd been asked to spit on Beyoncé's "Sorry" and that "Yikes," the song she previewed on Instagram that includes a controversial Rosa Parks lyric, will not be her next official single. While Nicki is gearing up to put out new music, she did confess to having a few regrets when it comes to her old material.
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While she notes that she still loves the visuals that accompanied some of these tracks, Nicki reveals that she wishes she'd never recorded a few of her biggest hits. "...So much of my discography. I wish I'd never recorded 'Anaconda,'" she said. "I like the video but *ugh.* I wish—my first ever solo song on Billboard was "Your Love." To this day I hate that—I love the video but I hate the song. I could go on and on. I hate "Starships." I mean, like, yo, "Starships"? Like, why did I do that? I really think that every time I hear it." The crowd laughs along with her, but many fans would probably disagree with at least one of these answers.