Peace to the planet Charlemagne tha God here I'm not a rapper so being and I'm
not a rapper I gotta listen to other people's lyrics and I'm taking the
Genius Test to see how much I know about Kanye West. I have seven favorite rappers of
I have seven favorite rappers of all time and Kanye West is not one of them.
It seems like early Kanye West was a
perfectionist you know early Kanye West was like all about making it sound
absolutely right like they didn't seem like there was any rushing like it
seemed like the last thing Kanye West would do in the studio was rush now it
just seems like he's kind of just throwing music out there so it's not as
groundbreaking. Kanye's first five albums are... could be debated
classics you know amongst anybody but you know the more recent work not so much.
I appreciate Kanye's art. I appreciate his music I think he has
classic albums but I don't think I'm going to do well on this Genius Test but
I might surprise myself I don't know.
What is Kanye West's only number one hit
on the Billboard Hot 100 that doesn't feature another artist
Jesus Walks.
Oh wow. Okay. I thought it was a feature on Stronger. It's no feature on Stronger?
Oh wow. The lyrics on that was trash.
[sings]
He was relying way too much on production on that record to me.
Dialogue from what film is sampled on Watch the Throne's Paris?
Oh Blades of Glory
Yeah we gon' skate to one song and one song only. So yeah, Blades of Glory.
I like white movies. I just don't like those kind of white moves. I
like like Jonah Hill white movies.
Which rapper was a member of Kanye's original group
the Go Getters?
Um, A) GLC.
I just didn't realize that they were a group. I
just know that him and GLC used to collaborate a lot that's why I was able
to guess that one.
What Kanye West album was originally titled Swish, then Waves?
C) The Life of Pablo, which is actually one of Kanye West's best albums
but his antics and the character that he is
overshadowed all the dope music that was on that album.
Who's the female vocalist
featured on the final version of All Falls Down?
C) Syleena Johnson
Lauryn never clears samples
So I'm shocked she didn't clear that sample. I just remember Syleena Johnson because Syleena was in
the video and in Kanye said, "Syleena, you just like a safe belt. You saved my life."
What was the first JAY-Z album to feature production from Kanye?
Imma stick to The Blueprint, even thought that's probably wrong.
Ah! That was an easy layup!
I ain't even think about it. Jesus. I mean because the record sounds so much like Kanye
when you think about it like yeah okay. Him and Ye might be cool again but I
can't see them making music.
Who did Kanye write his verse on Keri Hilson's
2009 hit Knock You Down about?
Alexis Pfeiffer
What?! Kim was popping when Keri Hilson love Knock You Down was out?
Wow okay. Well congratulations to them.
What 2005 Kanye single samples a 1971
James Bond movie theme?
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Yes. That's just another one that sounds very very cinematic like it just sounds like
something is about to happen when you hear that record you know what I'm
saying? Like it just sounds like the beginning of something great. Like that
is a song that somebody regal would would come come out to you know? I just
that record is incredible.
How many people aside from Kanye were featured on
his song Monster?
Aight. Rick Ross, Hov, Nicki
Four.
yeah 'cause RZA.
But RZA get's a feature though!
It is four though. It's Ross, Nicki, Hov
I don't know who that is but I said four, so that's what I did correct.
But Nicki really did body that record. A dope verse is when you hear it and you just find
yourself repeating it and didn't even realize you knew the words. You know what I'm
saying so if somebody can say that shit right now. "Pull up in the Monster, automobile gangsta...
... Sri Lanka...First thing's first I eat your brain like
you just know the bars like Nicki.
Kanye West has never produced a song for which of
these singers?
Imma say C, Christina Aguilera.
Oh. I can see why you wouldn't do a song with Ciara.
Kanye sold his first beat ever to which rapper?
Um, Kanye West sold his first
beat ever to Do or Die
Grafh??? I don't know if he was signed to Rockefella at one point?
Oh I have no idea who that is.
Eh, okay. A little below average. Story of my life it's
Yeah, it's okay. You know how back in the day on Fresh Prince when he was like you when
you take a multiple-choice test, just put C? That's what I feel like I did
throughout this whole thing I just put C for every answer.
if Christ ever comes
back right, if Jesus ever really comes back, you're gonna see a sandal step out
the sky and you either gonna hear Wu-Tang Clan's triumph instrumental or We Major.
Produced by Kanye West. Just depends what mood Jesus is in.
If he come in to pressure wash everybody it's gonna be Triumph. If he's coming to like
you know you know rescue everybody it'll probably be We Major.