Kanye West Taps RZA, Q-Tip & Pete Rock For 5th Studio Album

[M Dogg™]

With Q-Tip, RZA and Pete Rock, 3 producers who Kanye modeled his original sound after, I am sure Kanye will comeback refreshed and back to his roots. And not a moment too soon, Hip-Hop NEEDS Kanye to be on top of his game if Hip-Hop it's self wants to strive.

[Jimmy H.]

Hasn't Kanye always had outside producers on his albums? And I don't mean like in a Dr. Dre "co-producer" way. I don't have his last album but I'm pretty sure the first three had at least a few songs that were produced by other producers. Obviously, he produces the bulk because as an artist, he knows he wants but I don't find him bringing other people into the fold to be that odd.

[Action!]

I liked 808s production sound.  Granted it doesn't work with many artist vocal styles but Jeezy sounds amazing over the tweaked 808s.

[Black Friday]

With Q-Tip, RZA and Pete Rock, 3 producers who Kanye modeled his original sound after, I am sure Kanye will comeback refreshed and back to his roots. And not a moment too soon, Hip-Hop NEEDS Kanye to be on top of his game if Hip-Hop it's self wants to strive.

agree'd  It's nice to see RZA on a couple big albums as well first I saw he on Game's now Kanye's

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

he needs to go back to college dropout formula

[M Dogg™]

he needs to go back to college dropout formula

He got that style from Q-Tip, RZA and Pete Rock. In College Dropout he called himself the new age Pete Rock. The other producer he models himself after is Dr. Dre, but his busy not releasing Detox... 

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

he was the dretox on that album....he had his own sound...and noone else was fluckin wit him at the time...he hasnt been the same since

he needs to go back to college dropout formula

He got that style from Q-Tip, RZA and Pete Rock. In College Dropout he called himself the new age Pete Rock. The other producer he models himself after is Dr. Dre, but his busy not releasing Detox... 

[13th Duke]

Kanye is a producer before an MC, don't get why he wouldn't produce his whole album by himself.  But those three are fantastic producers so I'm sure it won't hurt.

I'd rather he use these producers. Kanye West has made it very clear over his past two albums that he can't make a decent hip-hop beat for himself anymore. If he wants to continue making pop music then thats cool, I wish him luck, but if his next LP sounds anything like 808s did then he's lost a one-time fan in me.

[Chamillitary Click]

Kanye was an mc/rapper before he was a producer. He only started making beats to rap over his own shit.

really? i heard that Kanye been making beats since he was a kid.

[M Dogg™]

Kanye was an mc/rapper before he was a producer. He only started making beats to rap over his own shit.

really? i heard that Kanye been making beats since he was a kid.

He was a producer before he was a rapper. He also just wanted to rap too.

[Chamillitary Click]

Kanye was an mc/rapper before he was a producer. He only started making beats to rap over his own shit.

really? i heard that Kanye been making beats since he was a kid.

He was a producer before he was a rapper. He also just wanted to rap too.

yeah, i always thought he produced first.

[13th Duke]

He did produce first. No idea what that guy is going on about.

[morbidenigma]

Kanye started out as a rapper when he was underground/not signed to a major label. But mainstream Kanye became well known as a producer first as labels were hesitant to market a 'non street' rapper. He said himself in an interview a few years ago, that he only starting producing so that he would have something to rap his own shit over.

[M Dogg™]

Kanye started out as a rapper when he was underground/not signed to a major label. But mainstream Kanye became well known as a producer first as labels were hesitant to market a 'non street' rapper. He said himself in an interview a few years ago, that he only starting producing so that he would have something to rap his own shit over.

Dude was ghost producing for D-Dot aka the Mad Rapper WAY before he was rapping. Check his interviews. He ghost produced a ton of shit for him in the 90's.

[jeromechickenbone]

Hopefully this doesn't suck.