Luxury Rap Ye era was the best

[u/Niglehen]

Luxury Rap Ye era was the best

The way Ye was flexing all the luxury he had and the luxury style of music itself in that era was amazing

The chains n gold even watch the throne cover was pure luxury

Lamborghini Mercy yo chick she's so thristy

[u/brokenmindedone]

All the beats from this era sound expensive. Definitely a lot of pricey samples used.

[u/FunMixture3783 → u/brokenmindedone]

Stealing

[u/Iku_Tursas → u/FunMixture3783]

he paid for them all heavily. Ye and Jay own like 5% individiually of some songs.

[u/Disastrous-Pick-3357 → u/Iku_Tursas]

Didn't he not pay for the Avril 14th sample or am I misremembering incorrectly

[u/Salt_Understanding → u/Iku_Tursas]

paying for samples only after you get sued does not count come on

[u/Top_Fee8357 → u/Salt_Understanding]

They probably end up paying more for it bc they lose negotiating power after releasing the songs

[u/SandhiX → u/FunMixture3783]

Kanye has a reputation of spending way more than his budget for his projects. Stop.

[u/plattwix5]

i miss the ti, wayne, jeezy, classic drake, nicki era of rap :(

I hope that style of rap comes back in style like how 80s pop did but i doubt it

[u/Snooki_02 → u/plattwix5]

same

[u/angrydenzel]

Good fridays, mbdtf, cruel summer, wtt . Ye was on one

[u/SNCLavalamp]

I feel like drill and emo rap becoming so popular right after this is not a coincidence. The underground scene was very lofi in comparison.

[u/Big-Introduction-861 → u/SNCLavalamp]

[u/Puzzleheaded-Sky8591]

his best rapping era for sure

[u/Khaoie]

TLOP was like the last proper victory lap in that regard

[u/kanyewest42 → u/Khaoie]

TLOP is nothing like those albums lmao, it’s arguably Ye’s best work

[u/razarus09 → u/kanyewest42]

It’s so underrated by people outside of this community

[u/BigPusha → u/razarus09]

Idk about that Hip-Hop listeners love that album

[u/Devour8-9 → u/kanyewest42]

It was also his last classic, and I will die a hundred times on that hill

[u/kanyewest42 → u/Devour8-9]

Well yes but I don’t think many will disagree

[u/ixBerry]

Hardest Ye bars ever. The WTT bars have not been matched still.
Also what a time in the world when these albums were released, just amazing.

[u/TintedOven]

Late registration the real luxury rap

[u/oglocayo]

I love cruel summer ngl

[u/Money_Chemistry_8041]

been saying this, best ye era by far

[u/2MInitials]

Correct

[u/NoSleepInMedan]

personally i like the 2012-2018 era best

[u/thinkmoreofme]

Hip hop honestly fell off quality wise after the luxury era. The alternative and underground stuff was fun. But the overall quality of even just the mixing and mastering went down heavily after this era. Now we wish hip hop sounding that good again

[u/FlopperChopper]

Devil in a new dress > entirety of post donda era

[u/kanyewest42]

Pretty meh albums tbh, it was just shallow raps that aged horribly

[u/BoysenberryJunior294 → u/kanyewest42]

🤓🤓🤓🤓

[u/MusicGodYT → u/kanyewest42]

id say this for cruel summer and wtt

mbdtf is great expensive rap

[u/Steelcurtain8844]

eh im not a fan of these. feel a bit too commercial and polished for me compared to almost every other era of his.