Musical Geniuses...

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Devin The Dude

DJ Quik

Warren G

Pharell

 

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Juicy J/DJ Paul

Jermaine Dupri

Dallas Austin

 

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Biggie

Guru

Mannie Fresh

Cee Lo

Soon to be:

Mac Miller

Big Krit

 

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Kid Cudi

Pimp C

Krayzie/Lazy Bone

 

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The Roots

 

[S2J]

How did i forget Ms. Lauryn Hill...

 

[S2J]

^^^ Cant tell if ur serious lol

Out of all those I'd say Ceelo and Pharell are in the conversation

 

[sully]

I wouldn't put Kanye up there. What has he shown outside hip hop that can point to him being a genius musically? He's produced some R&B stuff, but R&B production really isn't that different from rap production nowadays.

I think Kanye's dope, but the acclaim of "musical genius" is better awarded to people like RZA, Rick Rubin, Pharrell, Timbaland, Their ears for music extend beyond a single genre.

 

[Already Home_17]

I wouldn't put Kanye up there. What has he shown outside hip hop that can point to him being a genius musically? He's produced some R&B stuff, but R&B production really isn't that different from rap production nowadays.

I think Kanye's dope, but the acclaim of "musical genius" is better awarded to people like RZA, Rick Rubin, Pharrell, Timbaland, Their ears for music extend beyond a single genre.

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you can hear rappers over these beats?

alright lol not labeling him a genius in the R&B department but he has some gems in his catalog

 

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So, Cee Lo can get in but Warren G and the Roots can't...?

 

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Rico Wade/Organized Noize

 

[N YO HOOD]

Thete are no rappers in this category

 

[Lab Baby]

Anyone Outkast/Organized Noize/DF related

RZA

Dilla Dog (damn near created his own genre)

Marley Marl (took sampling to a whole new level)

Fuck it... Rick Rubin

01-07 Kanye gets in, but he's become more of a prima donna than a producer these days.

 

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Madlib

 

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Still breathing . .

Robert Glasper (listening now)

Herbie Hancock

George Benson

 

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Madlib

Fuck! How did I forget him?!

And to add on... Nujabes. I had to listen to his whole discography to understand his talent.

 

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Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis

Kenneth Edmonds

Rodney Jerkins

Teddy Riley . .

 

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DJ Premier

 

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Salaam Remi

No ID

Q Tip

 

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K-Os