If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. However, the earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of up-and-comers and their widely acclaimed self-titled 1998 album debut, Black Star, helped make Rawkus Records one of the premier underground rap outposts of the late '90s. Kweli and Hi-Tek
“WHICH ONE,” shouts the lettering on the alternate cover to Kanye West’s new album. Its boldface type and repetitive hammering reads less like a question and more like a blunt statement - and no matter how unusual or unimportant it may seem, it offers an adequate representation of this album and Kanye West in general. There’s almost no denying that West is a narcissist and/or egomaniac - he has supplied evidence a thousand times, on his Twitter and in real life. But in spite of - and perhaps because
MF DOOM was the most influential artist and was ahead of his time. Do you listen to modern artists like Tyler, the Creator, or A$AP Rocky and just like their work? Well, MF DOOM or Metal Face Doom when he is rapping or Metal Fingers Doom when he is producing. He is considered an underground artist and to me, I think MF DOOM was the most influential artist and was ahead of his time. He did not always start as MF DOOM however he joined a music group called KMD which stood for Kausing Much Damage.