2. He turned hip hop into art. Yes, music has always been an art form, but Kanye has taken his craft to unimagined heights. Ye was always that artist that tried a sound before another artist, giving a window to see the future of music. Take My Beautiful Dark, Twisted Fantasy for example: hip-hop has never sounded so orchestral, so emotional, so gritty, so lush. And now there’s Yeezus, a well-crafted tornado of noise, ego, and sex that pushed the limits.