Sorry, But Kanye Is the GOAT

Thank you for telling us all about who the greatest rapper is, Mr. White Man.  No one knew anything about this until your liberal candy-ass opened up and told us.

Interesting article Mr. Westoff; you more or less anticipated most of my opposing arguments, including the Outkast/Rakim/Tupac argument for who is GOAT. 

I wouldn't have minded a longer article, though, if you could have expanded on some of your arguments, particularly on point 10. Your overall reasoning, similarly, could have been just a bit more rigorous. 

Also, the question of whether we can proclaim an artist (or athlete: think LBJ) GOAT is complicated when the said person is still in their prime, which I would contend Kanye is at the moment, at least in regards to his solo career. As another commenter pointed out, Source declared Rakim the best in '94, he was already a couple years past his prime, and nobody debated the distinction. Here, Kanye's legacy is still a contentious issue as it is still being written.   

this is true

I can't believe people are still talking about Kanye. This guy is a fucking laugh out loud joke. He has to rely on childish antics to get any attention in the mainstream media. He is not an icon although his music may make a comeback on VH1 in 2045 on their series "I love the '00's"

Ben Westhoff is obviously high and jacking off to Kanye.

My favourite rapper is Lauryn Hill. So nope, Kanye isn't better then "my favourite rapper". Kanye is awesome though.

Best producer ever? ERM, he mostly samples. Prince is the best producer ever.

Kanyes flow is average, his delivery is good, his rhymes are average (he employ writers), he has nice beats. Its a insult to hip hop to label a guy who doesnt write all his rhymes as the GOAT. 2pac, Jayz, Nas, BIG Andre3000 are light years ahead of Kanye in terms of rapping. Kanye doesnt make the top 20, put him up against the likes of Ice Cube, DMX, Scarface, Rakim etc..The person who wrote this article sounds like a moron. 

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best PRODUCER ever? maybe. Don't call him the best ARTIST simply because his production skills outshine his rapping ability. You jumped the gun on this, and you also made TERRIBLE points, the average rap fan would have made better and more logical points in favor of your argument. Joke.


Still deciding who lost a bigger chunk of their mind, Ben Westhoff or joser.368(lil wayne? really? throw your ipod in the trash now please, thx)

Sorry but“ EMINEM is the GOAT

Holy S. Thank god there's only 4 comments, it means nobody is reading. West is a pop star not an icon. Seriously, this is like saying Britney Spears or Mariah Carey are the greatest of all time. Unbelievable. 

It is quite obvious that this is the review and final opinion of a "young buck" as we used to say in the 90's.  You haven't even scratched the surface in regards to what it really takes to be considered the GOAT in Hip Hop.  You're catering to an audience that spans the 16-31 y.o. demographic.  Hip Hop has to be measured by a broader age range, a much more entertainment industry educated columnist and it is quite obvious that the fanfare of Kanye West's "mystique" is driving your so called subjectivity, if you even have any.  Back when Soucre Magazine declared Rakim the GOAT ca. 1994, no one in America (or in the world, for that matter) would even think to argue the point.  Mind you he was at least 4-5 years past his prime but the relevance of his musical/contributions were irrefutable.  The same cannot be said about your boy Kanye and he really is too subpar in terms of his delivery, cadence and lyrical content.  I'd have to pick Lil' Wayne, whom I despise, over him any day and won't come anywhere near giving him such an auspicious title.  You youngsters are trying to hard to switch the paradigm via shallow opinions and over dosing with Media devices/communication.  Love for an artist can be created so to speak but when it is earned it lasts so much longer, hence your predicament with Biggie and Tupac, have at it!

Using pseudonym "Ben Westhoff," Kanye West has added "Trolling Blogger" to his resume.

WATCH THE THRONE AND CRUEL SUMMER WERE AMAZING ALBUMS. I was following your logic, and I was gaining confidence in the fact that I could bring up all these points the next time I wanted to go toe to toe with someone..... Then you were bashing Jay-Z, and then I saw another one of your bloggers praising WAKA FLOCKA FUCKING RETARD, because that is what he could be mistaken for....And now? Your opinion means nothing Marc Engel is right. 

This is the stupidest article I have ever read. Why anybody could care what the Village Voice thinks anymore after reading some trash like this is beyond me. Ben Westhoff, what a joke.