The Protégés of Kanye West

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[@robhiggins7823]

In like 50 years someone should make a family tree kinda thing showing the protégés Kanye had, and the protégés they had and the protégés they had etc

[@XpertGamer300]

Mind blown *boom*

[@BOI-hh8yw]

I've actually thought of this too before so far the best example I got for this is Jay Z>Ye>Travis>Don/Sheck Wes Jay and ye don't really have the same style but Jay was extremely crucial to Ye's come up

[@liamsandersonmusic]

@@Xzymandias Jaz-O>Jay Z>Kanye>Cudi>Travis>Don

[@flux202]

So we start with HOV?

[@MindsetHalo]

Jay Z MJ Kanye Cudi chance Sean Drake Travis Tierra Don KayCyy

[@ros_berth]

If Yandhi would've dropped, Ant's career would've blown up

[@lihleskeyilihlesikeyi5861]

I'm with you on this

[@orangeman3220]

slave name 😩

[@Jeezy3k]

He got my attention on JIK regardless

[@d.o6356]

who tf is ant

[@mcjcave18]

@@d.o6356 Ant Clemmons

[@str1ve305]

Let’s not forget to mention that Ye and Travis were practically brothers in law at one point.

[@Hmm-ex4rw]

Arguably still are, trav clearly still with kylie in some form and ye and kim arent divorced yet seems like they still working on it ngl

[@yehezkielpurba4149]

@@Hmm-ex4rw they already divorced fym bruh

[@carlosvillarreal3610]

@@yehezkielpurba4149 but they’re always together he probably still smashing

[@commentrater7482]

@@carlosvillarreal3610 difference between smashing and married

[@carlosvillarreal3610]

@@commentrater7482 but they’re always together and they got kids together so they basically still together just how Travis and Kylie “ broke up “ a few months ago and look at them now with another kid so yeah

[@lettherebegames8]

I think Vory was quite a big protege for the donda era as well, he was featured on 3 songs and has writing credits on another

[@LoMeinProtaganist]

Vory has been around for so long… we love him in our city, and he has been tapped for many projects as well. Very disrespectful

[@lettherebegames8]

@@LoMeinProtaganist obviously he's been doing his thing for a while and I'm not saying Kanye made him or anything, I'm just saying that his involvement in donda will hopefully give him a big boost in popularity

[@atmbcito]

@@LoMeinProtaganist I have never heard of Vory prior to DONDA. Kanye took Vory from a successful dude to a worldwide name.

[@isaacwilliams398]

070 Shake and Kanye need to make a full album together

[@bangbangrogers2750]

Would be amazing, love 070 Shakes album

[@kelvinleung6746]

YES

[@maxrebo2466]

Ghost town was one of the best songs off the album so it would interesting if they did another collab.

[@beigegecko]

idk she's pretty underwheliming as an artist

[@ELISHACAEZ]

070 Shake should have gotten the attention Dua Lipa is getting right now.

[@joan3422]

Kanye , cudi and travis The holy trinity

[@frandavis1990]

Kanye: The Father Cudi: The Son Travis: The Holy La Flame Mos Def: John the Baptist

[@coastercraziness]

Drake technically wasn’t a Kanye protege, but he really reached a bigger audience because of Kanye. It’s crazy to think about because now he’s debatably the biggest artist in the world

[@chrislouis9143]

Well when 40 said he’s copying Kanye whole 808s and heartbreaks style, and Drake got find your love from Ye

[@randomhumanontheinternet9857]

thats not a debate. popularity doesnt = skill and good artistry

[@FF-iz4su]

@@randomhumanontheinternet9857 True

[@traplover6357]

@@randomhumanontheinternet9857 but popularity does correlate somewhat to influential, which Drake has spawn so many sing-songy rappers

[@randomhumanontheinternet9857]

@@traplover6357 tbh thats really kanye and wayne's influence cuz drake isnt the first RnB / pop artist / rapper. Kanye been sing-songy since 2008 and thats drake's fav rapper according to his interview in like 2019

[@fxckdarrow]

I’ve always said Kid Cudi is Kanye’s only true portégé and at Chance’s peak he sounded like Kanye if Kanye would’ve stayed on his gospel rap style he started off with. Travis is more like Kanye’s rap son and sounds like if Kanye would’ve stayed on his 808’s & Heartbreak sound. Don Toliver is like Kanye’s grandson also sounding like the 808s era

[@markusschafer9572]

Travis is basically the son of kanye and cudi

[@himachaldayal9458]

@@markusschafer9572 then don toliver is his son

[@notbryce9411]

This channel is so fkn underrated, love all the content being put out because I’m always learning new shit every video

[@coastercraziness]

Basically every highly regarded rapper in the game right now. Not all of them, but a lot of them

[@TheSpectr]

lmfaooo kanyes like batman looking for his next robin💀

[@astronova6150]

Cudi is his robin, drake is evil robin

[@Antwannnn]

@@astronova6150 there is no "evil" Robin

[@josiahsmith7237]

Then who's Jason todd?

[@asap314]

Can’t wait for WIKC, he’s promising af and has a beautiful voice, I hope he brings new sound with him

[@lilyandhi3927]

I made 808's im everyones dad

[@robhiggins7823]

I might hire the whole team from ACG

[@doggyfizzle719]

Taylor too, he made her famous after all

[@justajobro1266]

FOR ALL THE SOUTHSIDE N*GGAZ THAT KNOW ME BEST

[@Maseratech]

Fax

[@coastercraziness]

Vory got snubbed, apparently Kanye’s gonna be on his album

[@Whodnl]

You know this is a classic video

[@adamd.3571]

Just discovered this channel going down a Kanye rabbit hole since Donda came out. I always loved Kanye, but learning from all this stuff about him behind the scenes makes me appreciate him so much more, and in my head, cements him as the greatest musical artist of all time. Keep it up

[@chrislouis9143]

The thing about Frank is that Ye put him on to a bigger audience he heard nostalgia I sent it to Jay then flew Frank Out

[@ejejejelelelel926]

To be fair him, tyler, and the rest of his group were already big. They had their own audience before that.

[@avellowo]

Nostalgia ultra was known, but not in the way that jay and kanye were lol

[@LILREZY01]

He was signed to Jay when Nostalgia came out

[@kamakaze098]

Trippin sayin Kanye wasn't in a position to have Lupe as a protégé. You too young broddie

[@frandavis1990]

Lupe was lookin like the first protege between Ye and Jay but Lupe stuck with his own label and people

[@abdoonyt9049]

Lupe wasn't that small in '05, the popularity gap wasn't much back then.

[@davyee]

Where's Taylor Swift?

[@goldyskitchen6736]

Lol

[@Rohan-rp3kg]

💀

[@flamingoxe5984]

😹

[@yapha3284]

🤣

[@ThaKeeMan]

John Legend was one Ye's first signees. He's in that grey area of protege and partner though.

[@sopretty43vr]

this vid reminded me of two hits i forgot to add to my throwback playlist. make her say and marvin and chardonnay

[@barry4649]

070 Shake is the one to watch right now, her album this year was like where Travis was at with Days Before Rodeo, her production, beat switches and singing are great on this, lyricism and narrative aren’t quite there yet but it’s still a great album, the next one though I’d say will blow everyone out of the water

[@foxxmonger]

this video is gonna be big. i can already tell. keep up the good work man

[@goldyskitchen6736]

Vory and 070shake got some crazy talent

[@kanyesintern4133]

Love ur content bro, supper underrated channel

[@patrick.3]

Somewhere there’s an alternate universe where chance the rapper signed to GOOD music and released a classic album produced by Kanye West

[@Equites279]

It's crazy how much of a workaholic Kanye is. I swear it seems like this man is always working behind the scenes on something. So much respect for him

[@danaenaegod5203]

you're a goat for this one

[@Thed538dhsk]

Honestly Tyler the creator I think is the true heir to Kanye's talents. And Tyler was influenced by Yeezus but he's never been an official protege even though they get along. Kudi I see more of a younger brother. Drake is another student of Kanye but nearly bigger than him business wise. Kudi is kinda 808 Kanye. Big Sean is graduation Kanye. Designer is tlop Kanye. 070 shakes is ye Kanye.

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

Drake is bigger than Kanye business-wise? Kanye is a billionaire and Drake isn't close to being worth a billion let alone 300 million

[@Thed538dhsk]

@@Watchingvideoslikeu but Kanye is rich from yeezy not his music. Drake gets more streams, album sales, etc. So music industry wise Drake is bigger atm but Kanye has a legacy and producing talents as well and no ghost writer controversy.

[@enduranceedit]

I agree I thought TTC was going to be mentioned

[@Watchingvideoslikeu]

@@Thed538dhsk my man it doesn't matter if Kanye made billions from selling cashews. How do you think he got the clout to sell Yeezy’s from his music and how it resonated with his audience. Doesnt drake have a shoe deal with Nike? Doesn't he have OVO clothing brand? If it was his designs resonated with fans he’d have a billion as well. Kanye was in debt not too long ago. He's more successful music wise because he has more critically acclaimed albums.

[@Thed538dhsk]

@@Watchingvideoslikeu Music wise drake gets more streams and not all people who like kanyes music buy the shoes and vice versa. Also kanye has a high net worth because he made lucrative business decisions like owning yeezy and having partnerships with Adidas and gap with royalties. Drake like most celebrities don't own their brands exclusively like kanye due to that being very hard to do since it was a pain in the ass for kanye to build up. Kanye may bw better than drake we'd have to obejctiveky try to pinpoint that otherwise its just each others opinions. Drake is the bigger musician I'm terms of streams and sales ATM

[@samueldale4030]

love your videos bro. keep it up

[@base4yrface]

absolutely love shake, so excited for her sophomore album!

[@MasterOwl01]

on kanye west’s tombstone it will say ”I deserve to be here because I signed Big Sean”

[@febiyun]

great video, the world needed this breakdown showing kanye’s influence and how it has shaped culture, Sonics, and the aesthetics of a wide variety of artists. thank you for sharing this with us

[@Mark.mp3]

Tyler is sooo influenced by Kanye. The way he reinvents himself every era and his rapping style is very similar to Kanye

[@fobos7417]

If you watch these in 240p it feels like a lost midday MTV show from the early 2000s

[@zachservello7846]

god i hope KayCyy blows up

[@barry4649]

I agree on Pusha T because of Clipse days and having a Billboard number 2 single with Grindin but Frank Ocean was still only just after releasing Nostalgia Ultra when he was on Watch The Throne and that gave him ten leg up

[@kartierglory]

If this was a series, I'd love you 💀 Maybe With other artists

[@tad16]

Kid cudi is ye’s protégé but really in his own lane considering he made his own sound from the 808 heartbreak inspiration ,chance was chance until after he dropped acid rap that made him ye’s protégé,Travis is definitely ye’s protégé,and don is Travis protégé for rn until he continues to evolve his sound,DON really could be our generation’s Nate dogg as far as hooks go

[@04Breezy]

Another good video

[@nabiltoumi7202]

OK let's subscribe you a goat

[@swavyy.adrian2181]

Vic Mensa? Was a big part of TLOP

[@hyvemynd605]

15:14 why chance look so photoshopped in that left picture haha. Great job dude. A lot of work went into this and it shows. I’ll like and sub for you, b

[@dr6316]

seeing ant clemons performat the inauguration made me kinda happy he got dropped by ye. what a backstabbing move, corny

[@kiandocherty3589]

We don't know the story. Kanye seems to have great relations with his other protégé's so something tells me there is a story here.

[@Aaaaaaaa-ix4rp]

@@kiandocherty3589 the story is he did a corny song for a corny corporate dude

[@Waluigi-vr4qz]

I dont understand what you mean Can you explain with other words?

[@Aaaaaaaa-ix4rp]

@@Waluigi-vr4qz ant Clemons was working with kanye through Ye yandhi and Jesus is king. After JIK he kinda distanced himself fully from him with a pretty lackluster stream of releases culminating in him writing the Biden inauguration / promo song while Kanye was running for president. Always seemed like a very lame move from ant Clemons possibly fueled by guilt for being a big part of red hat ye’s music. Regardless the inauguration song sucked and it seems he’s at a standstill

[@nesamohammed7243]

You are really awesome

[@mash8424]

Amazing video bro! Keep it up! Also is 070 not on Donda? She does the outro on Pure Souls?

[@DIGITALxDWNLD]

Appreciate you! Also Shensea is on the outro.

[@mash8424]

@@DIGITALxDWNLD noted. Thanks for the information. Keep up the content bro🔥 Would you also do something related to Carti and Kanye?

[@DIGITALxDWNLD]

@@mash8424 For sure!

[@mash8424]

@@DIGITALxDWNLD thanks man, sending love from South Africa🔥⚡️

[@ajlen22_48]

Your channel is 🔥🔥🔥

[@Figs3]

Big Sean and Kid Cudi have entered the chat.

[@prod.mohomid]

Bruh what about vory ⁉️

[@afrobro6882]

Kanye indirectly made Brockhampton 🔥

[@fametypebeat2909]

Travis the best

[@devinkk]

Lupe Fiasco and Ye basically started at the same time, but Lupe had already been signed with as part of Da Pak Epic in 1999. Ye found a better look first, but they're more peers than anything, even though Lupe is 5 years younger which is impressive in itself. Ye started producing for the Roc in 2000. So no, it's not because Ye didn't have a platform yet in 04 that he couldn't put Lupe on, it's that Lupe was already putting himself on.

[@6oseph]

I’ll give you $30 for the TLOP vinyl in the back

[@glowchaser.]

TLOP changed my whole living. Made me reconnect to music. Mad respect to Kanye

[@deepfried2654]

Ant Clemons cryin right now

[@devinkk]

Good Ass Job was supposed to be the last chapter: College Dropout, Late Registration Graduation, Good Ass Job but it never happened :(

[@devinkk]

he said let's do a "Good ass job with Chance 3"

[@tobbyhappy3572]

Yes.

[@pietrocervo-mejia8583]

thank god for the algorithm jus found another youtube gem

[@barry4649]

Kanye protégés ranked: Frank Ocean Travis Scott Kid Cudi 070 Shake Big Sean Chance The Rapper Teyana Taylor Vory Kaycyy Ant Clemons Desiigner And I expect 070 Shake and Vory to do nothing but shoot up this list after hearing their recent music, especially 070 Shake who has Travis Scott level potential musically and I’d highly recommend her album You Can’t Kill Me

[@devinxharper]

What's good on that TLOP vinyl behind you?? Bootleg/independent pressing??

[@HOLIDAY_YZY]

I’m gonna be working for Kanye one day 🙏🏽🌍

[@LGBBQSAUCE]

What about Vory?

[@The_End.]

3:47 aged like milk

[@OriginalxNitex]

Pretty sure Trav has a song with a reference from kayycyy, beat is reworked tho. Escape Plan from Cactus Jack & Dior collab. Reference is called Heart Beat 2x.

[@myhairsnappy6843]

What about Vic Mensa?

[@mdnghtppl0000]

Great video!

[@ibleminen]

Low-key thought he would put Vory on this list.

[@yvestonn]

NEW VIDEO FROM U = GREAT NIGHT LETS GOOO

[@milesgordy6389]

KAYCYY PLUTO IS NECT UP AND IS A BABY FUCKING GOATTTTT

[@flawlesslikeme3674]

you left out vic mensa

[@21_God]

He blew the cosign lmao

[@plundyy4202]

Had to put this on 1.75x speed

[@tristanrizzle]

Really cool for video!

[@featherycoffee1401]

The biggest might be Taylor Swift ayooo

[@emilianoortegon6263]

The 2 dislikes are drake and adonnis

[@sirsnaggin6563]

Vory is for sure now a protege in the donda era

[@Mineskyer]

Cudi and 070 Shake my favs

[@T_potssb]

16:52 NAZURRR 🤣🤣 its nasir bruhhh

[@currystain775]

you forgot the biggest protege of them all... NINO BLU

[@BrandonS101]

What about Drake?

[@vinnie4538]

He's a Lil Wayne protégé

[@flamingoxe5984]

@@vinnie4538 and also kanye

[@BrandonS101]

@@vinnie4538 ehh kind of. Drake is most influenced my Kanye's music and Drake even said Kanye is his favorite musician.

[@vinnie4538]

@@BrandonS101 that's not what a protégé is. A protégé is a person who is directly guided and supported by a more experienced or influential person in a field or industry. That's literally what Lil Wayne did to Drake. Lil Wayne is the one that signed Drake & mentored his early music journey.

[@ros_berth]

Wake tf up, digital uploaded

[@pablopuciano]

kaycc gon be huge i pray he is

[@mortezz1268]

Jay-Z -> Kanye West -> Travis Scott -> Don Toliver Like if u agree

[@ezcodylee]

+ desiigner

[@LeRoySlim]

Vory??

[@kajetanmiliankovic3183]

yuh

[@Zootedonsmarties]

Travis is more like drake and ye mixed together

[@elijah3271]

Nice video, what about Vory tho?

[@callenberry]

🔥

[@frandavis1990]

Clicked to see if we would see a Cyhi segment...guess not

[@joshhorrobinstanye2266]

Vory tho??

[@loopsiedoopsie5563]

where did you get life of pablo on vinyl

[@CamseesGhost]

DONNIE

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

Frank Ocean came up with Odd Future which is Tyler’s old group. Kanye actually gave Tyler a co-sign lol so technically Kanye kinda did bring Frank Ocean in as well as Tyler. He just didn’t have them under his wing like Travis, Cudi and Big Sean

[@travahnb.896]

You forgot Vic Mensa

[@deanthomas1900]

Where vory

[@maxrebo2466]

Kid cud is probably the best one. Travis Scott is the second best and Chance the rapper is the worst. Great Video by the way.

[@Prodbyjah464]

Why does this guy put so much emphasis on every word😂

[@lauridsjensen7757]

Kanye's disciples - Yehova's witnesses

[@Ivan-ko9vu]

070 shake was on Donda

[@mikeyestrada1674]

U forgot Lupe Fiasco who was Kanye first person he picked