poptimists | POP TRUMPS: Week 9

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POP TRUMPS: Week 9

The rules are here but it couldn't be simpler. 10 is the highest, 0 is the lowest, if you really don't know then go for 5. Giving reasons for your scores in the comments is encouraged!

This week our pop trump contestant is also at the top of the charts with a certain lady friend of his. He's got an ego the size of a planet and a colourful array of knitted jumpers - but how good is he at being a pop star?

Kanye West

[Poll #1161925]

Justin Timbersnake ratings:
- Singing voice/musical ability: 7
- Consistency: 7
- H0TTness: 7
- Dancing Skillz/Visual: 8
- Chart success: 8
- Extra-curricular activity: 6
- Party Animal Rating: 5
- Eccentricity: 2
- Legacy: 5
- Best track: Cry Me An River

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I don't think I've heard any of these! Which is a shame as I think Kanye's strength is as a producer - he has an excellent ear for using famous samples without them sounding clunky ('Stronger' is perhaps an exception to this).

I'm SURE you've heard 'Izzo (HOVA)' and 'You Don't Know My Name'! If you have time you should def look at least the top 5 of these up on youtube. Kanye was an in-demand producer long, long before he was an artist in his own right, he basically invented the whole sped-up chipmunk soul sample sound (which he's now moving away from in favour of a more electro feel). I think he's a great frontman but he does have a propensity to fall on his face - when producing for others that risk is removed.

Apropos of nothing I have long repped for that 2004 Brandy album, which got ignored basically everywhere else, but god, if she'd only sat on it for a couple of years! Almost wholly Timba-produced, Kanye guest spots...that's the recipe for a No 1 these days.