(08-07-2017 10:34 AM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  

(08-07-2017 07:02 AM)DNEagle Wrote:  

(08-06-2017 11:04 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  No, DJ Kahled is not a big deal.

He's closer to Big Pun than he is to Biggie.

He'll long be remembered for All I Do is Win, but I doubt he ever has a bigger hit

No. DJ Kahled is a big deal. I would imagine 4-6 out of every 10 hip-hop/R&B songs over the past 5 years have had his influence on those tracks.

He is not a rapper, but a DJ; he produces music. The comparison to Biggie is misplaced. Khaled is this hip hop generation's version of Funkmaster Flex, DJ Clue, or Swizz Beatz (these 3 dudes are all considered hip-hop giants).

On the song you mentioned, you should have noticed he doesn't rap at all...that track, like any track that he headlines, enlist other rappers to perform over a beat he created.

He's not even Pharrel, no way is he remembered alongside pioneers, especially the likes of Funkmaster Flex.

Perhaps if he actually made an appearance on your campus wearing your gear, that would have been a "big deal", but his assistant holding his phone while he throws out buzzwords and coach speak?

I realize it's the offseason, but c'mon...

Tho I may agree he may have a bit ways to go get to Funkmaster Flex's level, what Khaled is doing for hip hop/R&B right now is not something anyone should be discounting. Flex (from the late 80's), Pharrell (starting out with Teddy Riley & The New Jack Swing Era) have longevity, being doing it for a long time...obviously, Flex for much longer.

And Khaled's relevancy is far too young for him to be remembered with the greats...but to draw a comparison of his efforts for this generation of hip hop heads to what the greats did for their particular generation is prudent...hence, the reason I said "THIS GENERATION'S VERSION OF..."

You don't get to work with best hip hop and R&B artists of today without being respected in the industry (Kanye is a once in a lifetime story), and doing it for a while to become respected. This translates to one becoming big time if those artists are seeking you out to produce songs for them/or to guest appear on his songs.

Offseason has nothing to do with this conversation you added to....and I have not being on campus for 22 years (saved for a few games here and there), so, I wouldn't know who of fame makes it to campus without it being announced on message boards or in the news...however, I would be no less excited for the buzz their appearance creates (like Tori Bowie winning the 100m World Championship yesterday, sure she'll be back on campus this fall)...

But I'm still and will forever be a hip hop head, and that alone all but qualifies me to know who and what is big time in the hip hop community.