Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin publishes scathing essay on “sophomoric” artist Kanye West

COS reports:

Veteran record producer Bob Ezrin recently wrote a lengthy commentary on Kanye West for Bob Lefsetz’s newsletter, the Lefsetz Letter. Ezrin, who helmed culturally impactful albums like Pink Floyd’s The Wall, KISS’s Destroyer, and Lou Reed’s Berlin, argued that Kanye is not worthy of equal critical acclaim.

“Sure, he made some great music for himself and others. But in spite of what the aspirationally-cool media keeps saying about him, unlike other creators in his genre like Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer for that matter, it’s unlikely that we’ll be quoting too many of Kanye’s songs 20 years from now,” Ezrin wrote. “He didn’t open up new avenues of public discourse like NWA, or introduce the world to a new art form like Grandmaster Flash, or even meaningfully and memorably address social issues through his music like Marshall, Macklemore and Kendrick.”

Ezrin went on to say Kanye’s songwriting is “sophomoric at best” and his production skills pale in comparison to the likes of Timbaland and Rick Rubin.

Kanye isn't too happy with the legendary Bob Ezrin. After all, it's highly unlikely Kanye's music will be talked about much 30 years from now.