Are these the most influential artists of all time?

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  • Dec 6, 2020
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    gay4frank

    and do niggas today really fw elvis?

    niggas today dont even fw most artists from 10 years ago

  • 10 most influential in no order (not necessarily the best)

    Little Richard
    Chuck Berry
    The Beatles
    Bob Dylan
    The Velvet Underground
    David Bowie
    Prince
    Brian Eno
    Patti Smith
    Kanye West

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    Can someone explain to me how Madonna deserves to be top 10 or even top 20?

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    this is a stupid thread idea

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    thenewjimmorrison

    Can someone explain to me how Madonna deserves to be top 10 or even top 20?

    huge lgbt following

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    LordPrettyFlackoJR

    Eminem was the biggest artist in the 2000s how tf didn't he influence anyone,idk maybe earl? Tyler? Kendrick? J Cole? Nicki Minaj? Kanye? Ed Sheeran? List goes on and on

    thats cap lol. i aint never heard no em in the club

    and i aint never heard a nigga in my life say put on that new em

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    thenewjimmorrison

    Can someone explain to me how Madonna deserves to be top 10 or even top 20?

    She was a pioneer of the whole Ultra Popstar. If it wasn’t for her, would there be a Brittany, Rihanna, Jlo, etc?

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    TheGarden

    thats cap lol. i aint never heard no em in the club

    and i aint never heard a nigga in my life say put on that new em

    Doesn’t matter why you think. Or what your experience is. These artist on are record giving em his props and or saying he influenced them

  • rvi 🐸
    Dec 6, 2020
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    thenewjimmorrison

    Can someone explain to me how Madonna deserves to be top 10 or even top 20?

    basically the first major female musician to actually be in complete control of her art and paved the way for women after

    massive influence on the creation of the "pop star" archetype

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    where is kraftwerk

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    frank 2022
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    They’re just listing iconic artists, influential would mean they change the sound of music. In terms of how albums are approached and technology is used to affect the sonics of music, these guys have the biggest footprints in my mind. No particular order

    1. Beatles - superstars truly crafting albums/phases. Huge effect on all the greats from mj to Bowie to kanye

    2. King Tubby - Dub has such a huge influence with how much it utilized bass-boosting and delay as the main textures. All modern music should thank the king

    3. Stevie Wonder - just chords good god. Prince, Pharrell, tyler, frank, all owe a lot to the man

    4. Afrika Bambata - one of several artists to popularize sampling in beats, but also brought up early greats like tribe, jungle bros, etc.

    5. Phil Collins - created the 80s sound w the gated reverb snare right at the top of the decade. Fr all 80s and early 90s used this exact drum sound.

    6. Biggie - changed how rappers flowed, but I’m willing to give this to someone else if anyone has an idea. edit: some other people recommended rakim for this one

    7. Tpain - made autotune what it is honestly. Direct line from tpain to kanye to drake to every single artist out rn.

    All facts, t pain really the godfather

  • Kengi 💭
    Dec 6, 2020
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    imagine thinking this. Madonna? jfc

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    I don’t think I ever heard a single Elvis song 🤔

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    Lil Wayne literally influenced a generation. The disrespect is crazy

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    branmalt

    no salem

    ktt isnt ready for this convo yet

  • Kanye is more influential than at least 2 of them

    And im not even a huge lil wayne fan but hes more influential than eminem

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    How in the world do any of ya’ll have list NOT include Aretha Franklin and Jackie Wilson? ..niggas wouldn’t even be singing in falsetto without this mf..

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    A lot of these lists include ppl that are the result of the influence laid by the true trailblazers, which aren’t getting any acknowledgement..it seems as if the baton receivers take precedence over the ones that started the race and laid the groundwork; the true pioneers that actually built the table and foundation for the beneficiaries (Elvis, Madonna, The Beatles, MJ) to build off of. If there was a top 10-15 I’d include them, but top 5.. nah homie.

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    Ignore me
    https://twitter.com/josephkahn/status/1335414756572876802

    Kanye more than Eminem

  • HURRY UP sab 🧔🏻
    Dec 6, 2020
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    Nothing Was New

    If I had to make a list of the most influential (music) artists it would be this, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

    James Brown
    Chuck Berry
    Little Richard
    Lou Reed
    David Bowie
    Kurt Cobain
    The Beatles
    Michael Jackson
    Prince
    Madonna
    Jimi Hendrix
    Kanye West
    Bob Dylan
    Black Sabbath
    Rakim
    2Pac
    Miles Davis
    Queen

    Let me know if I missed anyone important

    T-Pain more influential than Kanye

  • Dec 6, 2020
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    In what sense is Eminem even influential? Someone please enlighten me

    I dont think Ive ever seen a list as stupid as this one

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    TheGarden

    thats cap lol. i aint never heard no em in the club

    and i aint never heard a nigga in my life say put on that new em

    Hows that cap when it's black on white

    I've heard em in the club....what u gon say now

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