on what somebody else brings in, and then it also goes in circles...Producer A makes something new and fresh, B comes and imitates and puts a twist but it's not as good, then producer C comes and modifies that and makes it just as good or even better than producer A did.

Of course, this is
>hard to prove, it may be subconscious so you think it sounds
>better just because you know it comes from the originator.
>However, I often think you can hear it as well even if it's
>hard to explain in words. Especially when older artists who
>were already established in another style tries something, it
>can even get embarassing at times...

That's when a LOT of producers end up falling off, and falling off hard. Such as how Jermaine Dupri borrowed Scott Storch's style during that Mariah Carey "It's like that" era. It wasn't bad, but it was blatant that he was using his style. I feel that JD was dope at modifying the G-Funk in the 90's though...might even say he's an example of "Producer C" in my paragraph above.