re: Kanye West interview with Joe Rogan

a few years ago he was going bankrupt and now he is a billionaire. the way he built his brand is unmatched. He is an oddball but he is also a genius.

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He’s a musical genius

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I can understand if he, alone, walked unto a studio and did all the writing, recording, composing, mixing, mastering and concept all by himself..

But I just looked at his record credits from a few of his outputs..

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Technical

Andrew Dawson – engineering (1–8, 10, 11, 13, 16–20)
Mike Dean – engineering (1–8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 18–20), mastering (all tracks)
Noah Goldstein – engineering (1–13, 16–20), mixing (9, 14, 15)
Anthony Kilhoffer – engineering (1–8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 18–20)
Mike Malchicoff – engineering (1, 7)
Nathaniel Alford – engineering (7)
Dee Brown – engineering (7)
Alex Tumay – engineering (7)
Tom Kahre – engineering (8, 10)
Ty Dolla Sign – engineering (12)
French Montana – engineering (15)
MixedByAli – engineering (17)
Manny Marroquin – mixing (1–8, 10–13, 16–20)
Kez Khou – mix assistance (7, 13)
Chris Galland – mix assistance (12, 17, 20)
Jeff Jackson – mix assistance (12, 17, 20)
Ike Schultz – mix assistance (12, 17, 20)
Kuk Harrell – vocal production for Rihanna (4)
Zeke Mishanec – vocals recording for Swiss Beatz (4)
Marcos Tovar – vocals recording for Rihanna (4)
Shin Kamiyama – vocals recording for The Weeknd (11)
Joe Balaguer – vocals assistance for Rihanna (4)

Musicians

Chance the Rapper – vocals (1)
The-Dream – vocals (1), additional vocals (7)
Kirk Franklin – vocals (1)
Kelly Price – vocals (1, 2), additional vocals (7)
Desiigner – vocals (2, 8)
Kid Cudi – vocals (2, 10)
Caroline Shaw – vocals (3, 13), additional vocals (11)
Rihanna – vocals (4)
Swizz Beatz – vocals (4)
Young Thug – vocals (7)
Chris Brown – vocals (10)
The Weeknd – vocals (11)
Ty Dolla Sign – vocals (12, 19)
Vic Mensa – vocals (13)
Sia – vocals (13)
French Montana – vocals (15)
Max B – vocals (15)
Kendrick Lamar – vocals (17)
Post Malone – vocals (19)
Sampha – vocals (20)
Natalie Green – additional vocals (1)
Samoria Green – additional vocals (1)
El DeBarge – additional vocals (7)
André Benjamin – background vocals (16)
Anthony Evans – choir contracting (1)
Shanika Bereal – choir (1)
Kenyon Dixon – choir (1)
Aaron Encinas – choir (1)
Crystal Lewis Ray – choir (1)
LaKesha Shantell – choir (1)
Tiffany Stevenson – choir (1)
Chavonne Stewart – choir (1)
Rachel Whitlow – choir (1)
George Young – choir (1)
Mike Dean – keyboards (1, 2, 7, 11, 12), bass guitar (1), Moog modular (2), vocoder (16)
Donnie Trumpet – trumpets (1)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (7)

Design

Virgil Abloh – assistant creative direction
Peter De Potter – album artwork design
DONDA – art direction
Joe Perez
Mark Seekings
Justin Saunders
Nate Brown
Ryan Dwyer – photography
Sheniz H – photo model
Kanye West – creative direction

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Musicians

Sunday Service Choir – additional vocals (1, 2, 6, 7)
Ant Clemons – additional vocals (2, 7)
Bongo ByTheWay – additional vocals (2)
Michael Cerda – uncredited vocals (5)
Bradford Lewis – guitar (6)
Federico Vindver – uncredited vocals (7)
Labrinth – additional vocals (8)
Kenny G – saxophone (10)
Jesse McGinty – tuba (11), trombone (11), trumpet (11), saxophone (11), French horn (11), euphonium (11)
Mike Cordone – trumpet (11)

Engineers

Josh Berg – recording (all tracks)
Josh Bales – recording (all tracks)
Shane Fitzgibbon – recording (1, 2, 6, 7)
Zack Djurich – recording (2, 6)
Jesse Ray Ernster – recording (2, 6)
Steven Felix – recording (2)
Randy Urbanski – recording (2–11)
Jamie Peters – recording (2, 6–9)
Andrew Drucker – recording (2–7, 10–11)
Federico Vindver – mixing (1)
Mike Dean – mixing (2–4, 6–11), mastering (all tracks)
Jess Jackson – mixing (2–4, 6–11)
Manny Marroquin – mixing (5, 11)
Chris Galland – mix engineering (5, 11)
Sage Skolfield – assistant mixing (4, 6)
Sean Solymar – assistant mixing (4, 6)
Robin Florent – assistant mixing (5, 11)
Scott Desmarais – assistant mixing (5, 11)
Jeremie Inhaber – assistant mixing (5, 11)

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Some fricking creative genius there..

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He’s a musical genius

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Let's not get carried away!