I don't know if there still are people who would like to discuss it here but I was thinking about this today - who is the greatest producer of all time?
The first one that came to my mind was Dre (Dr.Dre). It might be a blasphemy but I don't think he's all that great after all. He produced some dope tracks and then some mainstream hits but are his beats really THAT great? Many of his beats were big fails. Also he fell off and failed to come up with at least a few good ones over the last few years. I really like Dre but I don't think that he deserves a top spot that many, many people place him at.
There are many producers that were 'good' only for a short period of time and I have no idea why some people think that they are all that great. Examples - Scott Storch or Just Blaze. They made a few decent beats (mostly mainstream) and it was enough for some people to place them amongs the greatest. Why?
The next one that comes to my mind is The RZA. In my opinion he's really, really dope. He had a lot of beats that were awesome and were not boring. I could listen to his productions for years without getting bored of them. He's constant. From the beginning he made awesome beats and he stll creates them. Also, I think that his best beats are better than Dre's best beats.
Also, there are many, many less popular producers that are really good, often underrated but I don't t hink that they can be considered the greatest. Definately they are top20 though. Those'd be 9th wonder, Dre (of cool&dre), Agallah, el-p, Mathematics or QD3 for example.
Maybe DJ Premier stands out but can he be considered an all time greatest? I don't think so.
What's your opinion?
The first one that came to my mind was Dre (Dr.Dre). It might be a blasphemy but I don't think he's all that great after all. He produced some dope tracks and then some mainstream hits but are his beats really THAT great? Many of his beats were big fails. Also he fell off and failed to come up with at least a few good ones over the last few years. I really like Dre but I don't think that he deserves a top spot that many, many people place him at.
There are many producers that were 'good' only for a short period of time and I have no idea why some people think that they are all that great. Examples - Scott Storch or Just Blaze. They made a few decent beats (mostly mainstream) and it was enough for some people to place them amongs the greatest. Why?
The next one that comes to my mind is The RZA. In my opinion he's really, really dope. He had a lot of beats that were awesome and were not boring. I could listen to his productions for years without getting bored of them. He's constant. From the beginning he made awesome beats and he stll creates them. Also, I think that his best beats are better than Dre's best beats.
Also, there are many, many less popular producers that are really good, often underrated but I don't t hink that they can be considered the greatest. Definately they are top20 though. Those'd be 9th wonder, Dre (of cool&dre), Agallah, el-p, Mathematics or QD3 for example.
Maybe DJ Premier stands out but can he be considered an all time greatest? I don't think so.
What's your opinion?