69. "I hear you. I just think people tend to think of sampling as less" In response to In response to 66
"complicated" as live instrumentation. I just don't believe that. What Jay Dilla was doing with sampling was as complicated as playing music with instruments.
I definitely think Kayne can't do what Quincy does, but Quincy can't do what Kanye does.
>A lot of chords involved with what Silk Sonic is doing. As a >producer, it's a lot easier (for me personally) to compose >with singular notes or samples than to compose chords on >multiple instruments without clashing. Silk Sonic's music is >fuller than the vast majority of Paak's solo work, because the >compositions aren't as simple, even though that doesn't make >them better. >Kind of how Quincy Jones once asked what Kanye West knows >about composing an orchestra down to the piccolos. It's a >completely different kind of musical knowledge that very few >in pop music has these days. People here hated on Quincy for >saying that, but I'm 1000% sure he's correct in assuming Ye >couldn't do that to save his life. I'm also sure that >knowledge doesn't make a person's music better, but they do >have a right to say their work in more complex imo.
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