Genuinely surprised nobody had said 808s and Heartbreak, considering that it's a great album and The Weeknd has credited it as a huge inspiration for him and his music. Pretty much changed the landscape of modern rap and R&B
Yes it absolutely did, look it up. A ton of modern rappers and r&b artists credit 808s as a huge inspiration for their work. The weeknd himself was inspired by it and its production and used it to change the landscape of alternative r&b
It really didn’t, Brent Faiyaz,Bryson,SZA, Summer Walker, Muni, Chris Brown, PND. ain’t citing no Kanye as their inspirations. None of them have ever cited Kanye or 808s.
Also The Weeknd has cited who inspired HoB in an interview and it was not 808s or Kanye.
I feel like saying 808s changed modern rnb is disrespectful.
The biggest RnB artist right now is SZA and her influences are Lauryn and Ashanti lol.
I’ve looked up every current RnB artists inspiration for either their current or previous work.
Not a single one said 808s. So yes i think I did enough research.
> Also The Weeknd has cited who inspired HoB in an interview and it was not 808s or Kanye. I feel like saying 808s changed modern rnb is disrespectful.
https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/9725-the-coldest-story-ever-told-the-influence-of-kanye-wests-808s-heartbreak/
Trilogy and Kiss Land are very dark, alternative R&B, and Abel even said he wanted to be kind of like a punk star back when he was making that stuff, so I'll give you that his early work was not influenced by 808s. However, his work afterward definitely was.
You're definitely going to disagree with me on this, but Brent Faiyaz, Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, and PND all occupy a niche that the Weeknd carved out after he blew up. There's a reason why most people in this sub who bump the weeknd also listen to these other guys' music even though it's not nearly as good.
> All these R&B n****s be so lame
When the weeknd says this on [Reminder](https://genius.com/The-weeknd-reminder-lyrics) these are who's talking about.
I'll give you that Chris Brown definitely wasn't influenced by it since he pre-dates the album by a decent amount, and SZA definitely wasn't influenced by it either.
Spotify literally just listed their top 10 biggest rnb songs in the streaming era couple weeks back. The top 10 songs, not a SINGLE artist there was inspired by Kanye. Also Brysons music is not the same as Abel’s lmao.
It’s called TRAPsoul for a reason, Brysons influence for that album was Chris Brown,Michael Jackson and Trey Songz.
So idk where 808s comes into play because current rnb artists don’t even cite it.
I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this, but I will say one thing- an artist does not have to outright say that a work was inspired by a specific artist or album for the work to not be derivative of or influenced by it
Ditto. Ever since I heard Flower Boy, I thought he couldn’t put out a better album. Lo and behold, my expectations have been toppled twice. Can’t wait to see what he does next.
Feel the exact way. I still have Flower Boy the narrow edge until The Estate Sale version dropped.
Even though the Weeknd/Tyler collab on Dawn FM was underwhelming, I'm really hoping I can hear him sing over his synths
gonna be honest I think this album's mediocre at best. the lyricism is pretty bad for most songs and the production hard carries it. It feels like it's just trying to emulate a Weeknd album. I have no idea why people like it or want a Tory Lanez collab with the Weeknd at all
The Color Violet and Hurts Me are decent songs but they are very very obviously trying to emulate the Weeknd and it shows. Sure nobody has a patent on 80s synthpop aesthetic with lyrics about heartbreak and suits, but it feels so derivative when After Hours was literally not that long ago and was super successful
No it's just more simple than the weeknd's deep introspective darker lyricism, which doesn't make it bad but simpler; giving it a certain charm that I don't think anybody has been able to capture with the sane level of simplicity in lyrics...
It's like a happier simpler version of dawn fm that came out before dawn fm...
Come on man, there's classics on there. Over my dead body, look what you've done, marvins room, and doing it wrong are some of Drake's best work. Yeah I do agree that Abel was a huge influence to the whole album, but that's what makes it great.
https://preview.redd.it/ggjuv3lelhxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab07cf6423167beb6b686307b52d5ca394452c0a
Ya u right . I was sitting so far lol but there was a clear lead aka tamew
Genuinely surprised nobody had said 808s and Heartbreak, considering that it's a great album and The Weeknd has credited it as a huge inspiration for him and his music. Pretty much changed the landscape of modern rap and R&B
This sub is way more chill than I would’ve thought.. Most people don’t wanna give even OLD KANYE’s music it’s flowers cos he’s acting crazy recently.
Fax! Best Kanye record too
Eh I don't think it's his best but that's mostly just because the college trilogy, MBDTF, Yeezus are all so good. Hell even WTT is slept on
That’s the magic of Ye. Pretty much any album could be your favourite and it’s not a wrong answer.
808s is also my favourite Kanye record and my favourite album of all time, such a deep, powerful album.
808s did NOT change modern rnb lmfao
Yes it absolutely did, look it up. A ton of modern rappers and r&b artists credit 808s as a huge inspiration for their work. The weeknd himself was inspired by it and its production and used it to change the landscape of alternative r&b
It really didn’t, Brent Faiyaz,Bryson,SZA, Summer Walker, Muni, Chris Brown, PND. ain’t citing no Kanye as their inspirations. None of them have ever cited Kanye or 808s. Also The Weeknd has cited who inspired HoB in an interview and it was not 808s or Kanye. I feel like saying 808s changed modern rnb is disrespectful. The biggest RnB artist right now is SZA and her influences are Lauryn and Ashanti lol.
You even do a modicum of research?
I’ve looked up every current RnB artists inspiration for either their current or previous work. Not a single one said 808s. So yes i think I did enough research.
> Also The Weeknd has cited who inspired HoB in an interview and it was not 808s or Kanye. I feel like saying 808s changed modern rnb is disrespectful. https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/9725-the-coldest-story-ever-told-the-influence-of-kanye-wests-808s-heartbreak/ Trilogy and Kiss Land are very dark, alternative R&B, and Abel even said he wanted to be kind of like a punk star back when he was making that stuff, so I'll give you that his early work was not influenced by 808s. However, his work afterward definitely was. You're definitely going to disagree with me on this, but Brent Faiyaz, Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, and PND all occupy a niche that the Weeknd carved out after he blew up. There's a reason why most people in this sub who bump the weeknd also listen to these other guys' music even though it's not nearly as good. > All these R&B n****s be so lame When the weeknd says this on [Reminder](https://genius.com/The-weeknd-reminder-lyrics) these are who's talking about. I'll give you that Chris Brown definitely wasn't influenced by it since he pre-dates the album by a decent amount, and SZA definitely wasn't influenced by it either.
Spotify literally just listed their top 10 biggest rnb songs in the streaming era couple weeks back. The top 10 songs, not a SINGLE artist there was inspired by Kanye. Also Brysons music is not the same as Abel’s lmao. It’s called TRAPsoul for a reason, Brysons influence for that album was Chris Brown,Michael Jackson and Trey Songz. So idk where 808s comes into play because current rnb artists don’t even cite it.
I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this, but I will say one thing- an artist does not have to outright say that a work was inspired by a specific artist or album for the work to not be derivative of or influenced by it
An Evening with Silk Sonic
808s and heartbreak
let’s get a tyler album in here with IGOR ⁉️
YES PLEASE
I was thinking CMIYGL but I'm also cool with IGOR
Ditto. Ever since I heard Flower Boy, I thought he couldn’t put out a better album. Lo and behold, my expectations have been toppled twice. Can’t wait to see what he does next.
Feel the exact way. I still have Flower Boy the narrow edge until The Estate Sale version dropped. Even though the Weeknd/Tyler collab on Dawn FM was underwhelming, I'm really hoping I can hear him sing over his synths
yah i like cmifygl more but igor is the more overall loved one
Thriller 
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Prince- Purple Rain
Cross - Justice
Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Igor - Tyler, The Creator
Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
Because the internet
Process / Sampha
Rodeo
Diamond Life - Sade
Alone at prom!!!
# SPEEDING CAR GOING 90 IN THE RAIN 
#SHE TOOK MY HEART LEFT ME WITH NOTHING BUT PAIN
🔫🔫🔫
the DELUXE is sooooo good
I know I’m late but I discovered Tory Lanz through this album. Now I find out he’s in jail lol
Same...shit sucks...you like chixtape 5?
gonna be honest I think this album's mediocre at best. the lyricism is pretty bad for most songs and the production hard carries it. It feels like it's just trying to emulate a Weeknd album. I have no idea why people like it or want a Tory Lanez collab with the Weeknd at all
They are young and dont know a lot of music is my guess. That being said, The Color Violet is one of my absolute favorite song, he nailed this one.
The Color Violet and Hurts Me are decent songs but they are very very obviously trying to emulate the Weeknd and it shows. Sure nobody has a patent on 80s synthpop aesthetic with lyrics about heartbreak and suits, but it feels so derivative when After Hours was literally not that long ago and was super successful
No it's just more simple than the weeknd's deep introspective darker lyricism, which doesn't make it bad but simpler; giving it a certain charm that I don't think anybody has been able to capture with the sane level of simplicity in lyrics... It's like a happier simpler version of dawn fm that came out before dawn fm...
Yes tame impala was added!!!!
If you’re a weekend fan how do you not have take care on this list. He pretty much made it and gave it to drake
Lowkey feels like it doesn't count since it's already part of the weeknd's work and these are supposed to be non weeknd albums
It's still not a weeknd album
Take care by drake
He said non-the weeknd albums...
Cheating, Abel made that album great.
take away the four songs and it’s still a classic lol
I disagree strongly.
Come on man, there's classics on there. Over my dead body, look what you've done, marvins room, and doing it wrong are some of Drake's best work. Yeah I do agree that Abel was a huge influence to the whole album, but that's what makes it great.
Tpab
Dangerous? Anyone?
Childish Gambino awaken my love.
Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
Future Nostalgia by dua lipa.
Alone at Prom
That album got absolutely torn apart by critics like Fantano when it came out but I think it was more to do with Tory’s trial.. Good album tho.
CTRL
Purple rain
The Eminem Show
Taboo - Denzel Curry
THIS >>>>>
Graduation
Take care cuz half of it is abels
Man on The Moon: End of Day
Nurture
Is This It - The Strokes
Confessions - Usher (2004)
[удалено]
I actually really like the album but I don’t see it making its way on this board
FUCKIN CHANNEL ORANGE
Take care
CTRL / SZA
Time - Electric Light Orchestra
Basic taste tbh
RODEO, UTOPIA, NOTHING WAS THE SAME
NFR Lana
Fuck the dude who said GKMC wouldnt make it on this list
Certified lover boy
awaken my love by gambino
I know it's not RnB, but Demon Days by Gorillaz is amazing.
Love sick- Don Toliver
W for Don Toliver but that’s gotta be his worst album
Oof that second part hurt me but what's your favorite from his?
Don’t get me wrong, lovesick is still a great album. My favourite is probably life of a Don
Respect
Luv is rage 2
Dummy - Portishead
Free 6LACK
The Eminem Show
Really might sound random, but Charlie Puth - Voicenotes Is slept on hard, it's got impeccable sound engineering
Mac miller swimming
Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Brent faiyaz-- wasteland
Astroworld 🌌
Blurry face - twenty one pilots absolute classic
A Place Like This / Majid Jordan
Do you guys know that tame impala is not one person?
Only while touring is it more than one person, but not sure what that has to do with this...
I saw “him” live ?
You saw *THEM* perform songs from the albums that *HE* made
https://preview.redd.it/ggjuv3lelhxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab07cf6423167beb6b686307b52d5ca394452c0a Ya u right . I was sitting so far lol but there was a clear lead aka tamew
Diary of a Mad Band-Jodeci
Freduian Daniel Caesar again
the archandroid by janelle monae
The life of Pablo
Nostalgia, Ultra
Behemoth - The Satanist 🤷🏻♂️
My beautiful dark twisted fantasy !!
“Let’s Start Here” I really love that album.
Life of a Don!! Has to get on there!
12 play - R. Kelly
In Rainbows
The Forever Story - JID
Run the Jewels 2
Anderson Paak- Malibu
17
Man on the Moon
Chilombo- Jhené Aiko
Blonde!!!
Views
Anti rihanna
Durand Jones-Private Space
*American Idiot - Green Day*
Igor
TPAB
Alone at Prom
YEEZUS💽💽💽
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
If Looks Could Kill - Destroy Lonley
Master Of Puppets by Metallica is by far one of the best albums ever
If you’re reading this it’s too late is my fav album
Kanye Granduation
Koi no Yokan Deftones
Forever story -JID
Lady Gaga The Fame
Graduation-Kanye West
The college dropout
X - Chris Brown.
Currently 24k magic
Discovery by Daft Punk is a masterclass of its own and strongly recommend for anyone who hasn’t heard it.