Jan 16
YungDrew· editedMiles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)
Robert Johnson – King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
The Beatles – Revolver (1966)
The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express (1977)
Brian Eno – Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978)
Madonna – Like a Virgin (1984)
Eric B & Rakim – Paid in Full (1987)
Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (2021) 💀Thoughts?
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/albums-that-changed-music
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (2021)
Jan 16·1 replyyou could argue taylor may influence change
but making a list on albums that "changed music history", anything less than a decade old is void automatically. they knew that tho, the taylor album is in there so people will talk about the list
Jan 16
S7vw7n777Kid cudi already was building a solid discog before Kanye was in that era and yes every song on motm is better and more meaningful than Kanye droning about not having a kid lmaoooo
Nigga he had A MIXTAPE out.. what the f*** are you talking about?
Jan 16Genuinely asking, why Fearless 2021 specifically outta all her albums?
- Jan 16·2 repliesJeffersonSteelflex
motm came out after and no it did not do it better
I think if you’re being fair MOTM and 808s is debatable
Even if you prefer 808s i dont think its crazy for someone to prefer MOTM
- Jan 16·1 replymr get dough
I think if you’re being fair MOTM and 808s is debatable
Even if you prefer 808s i dont think its crazy for someone to prefer MOTM
That’s fine but I never said it wasn’t debatable
- Jan 16JeffersonSteelflex
That’s fine but I never said it wasn’t debatable
No it did not do better leaves no room for discussion
Jan 16
Danny- Thank Me Later
- More Life
Not the ones I would have picked
Jan 16Raising Hell should be on this list
Rap music was largely singles based until it came out.
It went platinum in 3 months.
- Jan 16S7vw7n777
Kid cudi already was building a solid discog before Kanye was in that era and yes every song on motm is better and more meaningful than Kanye droning about not having a kid lmaoooo
- Jan 16·1 replymr get dough
I think if you’re being fair MOTM and 808s is debatable
Even if you prefer 808s i dont think its crazy for someone to prefer MOTM
I don't really get the comparison outside of "they are sad"
Plenty of sad albums out there, 808s and motm are just too inherently different
- Jan 16·2 repliesFever
I don't really get the comparison outside of "they are sad"
Plenty of sad albums out there, 808s and motm are just too inherently different
Yeah MOTM isn’t even really a sad album honestly I feel like the arch of the album is very optimistic and it has a happy ending
I wouldn’t compare it to 808s and it def doesn’t have the same impact. I do think quality wise it can hold its own with a lot of albums though
So fresh and forward thinking for its time but basically a timeless album imo, just spun it a few days ago and still loved it. Probably more than ever because I’m approaching the age he was on the album and its mad relatable
- Jan 16mr get dough
Yeah MOTM isn’t even really a sad album honestly I feel like the arch of the album is very optimistic and it has a happy ending
I wouldn’t compare it to 808s and it def doesn’t have the same impact. I do think quality wise it can hold its own with a lot of albums though
So fresh and forward thinking for its time but basically a timeless album imo, just spun it a few days ago and still loved it. Probably more than ever because I’m approaching the age he was on the album and its mad relatable
Don't get me wrong I like both motm 1 and 2 more than 808s by far but credit is due for what 808s did
Agree with all you said
Jan 16At this point they just include Taylor in everything for maximum engagement and clicks
Jan 16·edited·4 repliesS7vw7n777Brain dead list. 808s did not exist in a vacuum . Motm exists , Lover Boy Andre exists , Prince exists , and all did it better .Completely nonsensical. I think they just added Taylor to avoid being firebombed or something idk
yep 808s is a dead end in terms of influence. amazing album but that's BECAUSE it sounds so unique. look at the 80s pop influence and african msic influence all over that album, completely absent in any hip hop artists "inspired by 808s". except for a few drake songs i guess
also rappers started using autotune because of lil wayne and t-pain and did it in their style, not kanye's
and drake got being emotional from houston (zro trae etc.) and added his own feminine spin on it, cudi got it from having mental illness since birth, that's how we got emo rap. nothing to do with kanye.
none of this is to hate on 808s which is my 2nd favourite kanye album, just stating facts. if anything it makes 808s better that nobody could duplicate it
- Jan 16EliminationofDrake· edited
yep 808s is a dead end in terms of influence. amazing album but that's BECAUSE it sounds so unique. look at the 80s pop influence and african msic influence all over that album, completely absent in any hip hop artists "inspired by 808s". except for a few drake songs i guess
also rappers started using autotune because of lil wayne and t-pain and did it in their style, not kanye's
and drake got being emotional from houston (zro trae etc.) and added his own feminine spin on it, cudi got it from having mental illness since birth, that's how we got emo rap. nothing to do with kanye.
none of this is to hate on 808s which is my 2nd favourite kanye album, just stating facts. if anything it makes 808s better that nobody could duplicate it
That’s downplaying it heavy and you can make that same argument for the rest of the albums listed. It did more than just birth Drake.. it birthed modern rap as we know it. Without 808s you do not get Drake, Cudi (yes he worked on it but if Ye didn’t put him on I don’t think Cudi gets that huge of a fanbase), Future, Thug, Uzi, Juice, Abel (not a rapper but yeah) and the list goes on
Jan 16
amoryno free engagement with these c***institutions
They do it intentionally knowing it’ll generate clicks, no doubt about it
Jan 16Hahahhahahah knew they were gonna add Taylor
Fearless really?
Jan 16Danny- Thank Me Later
- More Life
Jan 16·1 replyHow is Thriller not on there , wild
- Jan 16·1 replymr get dough
Yeah MOTM isn’t even really a sad album honestly I feel like the arch of the album is very optimistic and it has a happy ending
I wouldn’t compare it to 808s and it def doesn’t have the same impact. I do think quality wise it can hold its own with a lot of albums though
So fresh and forward thinking for its time but basically a timeless album imo, just spun it a few days ago and still loved it. Probably more than ever because I’m approaching the age he was on the album and its mad relatable
MOTM1 is a classic it’s about on the same level as 808s imo
- Jan 16flizzy 999
MOTM1 is a classic it’s about on the same level as 808s imo
I like it more probably, I love 808s too though
- Jan 16EliminationofDrake
yep 808s is a dead end in terms of influence. amazing album but that's BECAUSE it sounds so unique. look at the 80s pop influence and african msic influence all over that album, completely absent in any hip hop artists "inspired by 808s". except for a few drake songs i guess
also rappers started using autotune because of lil wayne and t-pain and did it in their style, not kanye's
and drake got being emotional from houston (zro trae etc.) and added his own feminine spin on it, cudi got it from having mental illness since birth, that's how we got emo rap. nothing to do with kanye.
none of this is to hate on 808s which is my 2nd favourite kanye album, just stating facts. if anything it makes 808s better that nobody could duplicate it
Shout out to connecting Kid Cudi with emo rap, I also think he had part in it
- Jan 16
I’d accept Adele - 21 instead of the Taylor album
- Jan 16·1 reply
GrossNone of those albums changed music history that I’m aware of.
What new subgenres or artists were spawned from those albums?
808s and Heartbreak gave us Cudi, Drake, Juice WRLD, etc! A new sound pallet of Rnb/Hip-Hop/Pop Blend,
How did 808s give us cudi when the success of day n nite prompted Kanye to keep making that album ?