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Before West, nobody rapped about religion. Until West entered the game, rap and hip hop culture were focused on difficult childhoods, money they artists had earned, and the gold chains and other spoils they could afford. From the bass heavy and autotune filled production, to the candid lyrics dealing with heartbreak and loss, “Lucid Dreams” shares a musical and lyrical sensibility with West’s “Love Lockdown” and “Say You Will”. Higgins cites “808’s and Heartbreaks” as his favorite album of all time, and his track “Lucid Dreams” draws many similarities to West’s songs. Higgins is one of today’s biggest new artists, with his song “Lucid Dreams” earning its spot as one of only three songs to hit over a billion streams in 2018. In an interview with MTV, Drake expressed his early appreciation of West’s music, stating that “he’s the most influential person as far as a musician that I’d ever had in my life.” The influence is felt throughout Drake’s discography, especially on “Say What’s Real” in which the award winning artist samples West’s “Say You Will” off West’s “808’s and Heartbreak” album.

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Popular rap and hip hop artists from Drake and Travis Scott to Jarad Higgins, (known by his professional name Juice WRLD) have expressed West’s influence on their music through bass heavy production and vulnerable lyrics. This project redefined the rap genre and bent the music toward the heartfelt, “heavy” themes and production many rap artists favor today. With the release of his fourth studio album “808’s and Heartbreak” West achieved a revolutionary moment in pop culture.

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Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.From production, lyrics, even the content of his songs, Kanye West has influenced contemporary rap music more than any other artist. “The White Lotus” is now streaming on HBO Max. The tribal elements Tapia de Veer first created for Kanye West suited “The White Lotus” perfectly, as creator Mike White said, “It’s music that makes you feel like there’s gonna be some kind of human sacrifice at some point… Cristobal nailed that - and then some.” Tapia de Veer added, “So I went back to my system and started finding the right melody.” Eventually “The White Lotus” came across the composer’s radar, and he knew “those tribal voices” would be perfect for the show. The collaboration didn’t last longer than that, and Tapia de Veer said West never called him back about the sounds he made for the Nike project. “And I was like, ‘OK, this I’m going to show to Kanye.’ I was there for like a week and I had to leave, and there was problems, and Kanye started firing people and his lawyers and everything was too long…It was a mess.”

“I had those voices and I tried to find a way to play melodies that is really striking, and this happened by accident and I was like, at that point I knew that this was like gold,” Tapia de Veer said. The Emmys Spread the Wealth: 'Succession,' 'Squid Game,' 'Abbott Elementary' and More - Full Winners List 'Yellowjackets' Stars Tease Season 2, and More from the Emmys Red Carpet

“I went to his place where he works, and then I was trying to understand what he wanted,” the composer said, noting that it was difficult to get an idea of the music West had in mind because he’s “always talking about a million things at the same time.” The goal was to figure out “how this Nike shoe relates to music.” That’s when Tapia de Veer got to work on elements that would later define “The White Lotus” score. West contacted Tapia de Veer to collaborate on music for something related to a Nike project he was working on. The Chilean-born composer recently revealed on the “Broken Record Podcast” that the show’s addictive theme music actually started as an idea for Kanye West. Part of what made “The White Lotus” such a buzzy breakout for the premium cable network is the original score, a tension-swelling burst of tribal music composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer. Mike White’s “ The White Lotus” became a word-of-mouth sensation for HBO this summer, so much so that it earned a second season renewal.

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