
So I'm in class and we watched a clip on Louis Armstrong, and they are talking about how he was the driving force that clarified the direction of jazz and was the one who made Jazz relevent. This got me thinking about Hip-Hop, who would you decide is equivelent to louis armstrong?
The biggest and best comparison to Louis Armstrong in the hip hop world would be Kanye West. I hate to say it but with his release of 808's and Heartbreaks, he has really set a new direction for Hip-Hop. One of the largest factors of Armstrong was the fact that he pierced the novelty of Jazz just as Kanye West has done with his tracks "Heartless" and "Love Lockdown"
I am curious to find out what you readers have to say about it!!