With recent news of Kanye West announcing a November release date for his upcoming adidas sneaker, Swizz Beatz spoke with Sneaker Watch about the iconic producer, calling him a “genius” and “one of one.”
“Let me tell you something, Kanye is a genius,” Swizz Beatz said. “He’s misunderstood. He’s a genius. I know what he called me as a producer, that was generous. People know what he called me and I ain’t that yet. I said, ‘I’m gonna work to be work towards being the greatest producer of all time.’ But whatever creation that Kanye does, I respect it because he puts his passion into it, he puts his time into it, he’s dedicated to it. He’s a one of one…He’s the architect that’s misunderstood. He’s the designer that people wish they could. He’s the rapper that’s unspoken but often heard of. He’s the producer that’s 808 greatness. Kanye West is to music like Ralph Lauren is to fashion. It is Ralph. Kanye West is Ralph. He is those lines of design as Dre is to Beats, as Pharrell is to ‘Happy,’ as Swizz is to Ruff Ryder’s anthem. Kanye West is one of one, we will never ever have him again. Let’s love him while he’s here. A lot of people like to speculate and a lot of people like to disrespect ‘cause of his passion. He’s just brave enough to do it. A lot of people go in the closet and wish they could do it. Kanye West is the best of the best. We don’t ever get that twisted.”
Recalling an experience in which West asked him for insight as a producer, Swizz Beatz went on to credit Kanye for having no filter when speaking in public.
“I remember him when he was in the studio at Crazy Cat, asking for my drum sounds, writing letters as a student,” he said. “He’s Timbaland to Aaliyah. He’s Dr. Dre to Snoop. He’s Swizz to DMX. He’s Havoc to Mobb Deep. Kanye West, there will only be one. My brother, he’s RZA to Wu-Tang. Kanye West is one of one and whatever he choose to channel his energy to it’s gonna happen because his passion and his destiny is something that humans might not even be able to understand. You understand? Humans might not understand that man. They wanna post pictures of him at the awards and all this shit. He told people how to dress man. He told people how to move. He told people how to motherfucking express themselves with no filter. We come on this shit here, VladTV, wherever TV, motherfuckers got filter. I ain’t got no filter. But Kanye West ain’t got no filter. He married the most controversial lady he could find because she matched his spirit. And now they have a beautiful family, that’s divine.
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Yesterday, Swizz Beatz also took to his Instagram account to post images of himself reuniting with former frequent collaborator DMX in the studio. “This is The best way to bring in my Bday,” he wrote. “I hope everybody have fun now shit about to get real #focused @DMX the Great…i don’t care what it takes I’m bringing the DOG Back!!!!!”
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