Keyshia Cole featuring Kanye West, вЂњI Changed My MindвЂќ (2005) Kanye grabbedВ The MarvelettesвЂ™ вЂњAfter AllвЂќ for JayвЂ™s classic shopping spree, crafting one of the most memorable tracks of the early millennium. Jay Z featuring Twista, Big Boi and Killer Mike, вЂњPoppinвЂ™ TagsвЂќ (2002) вЂњThe CornerвЂќ is one of the greatest creations of that marriage. The beauty of KanyeвЂ™s early beats is that they perfectly balancedВ soulfulness and grittiness. Yet another vastly underrated track, the subtle rumblings of Jerry ButlerвЂ™s вЂњNo Money DownвЂќ make for perfect mood music here. Regardless of who whipped it up, that sample of William BellвЂ™s вЂњStrung OutвЂќ is a keeper. ThereвЂ™s long been debate about this one вЂ“ Ye has said in the past that the trackВ was produced byВ Brian вЂњAll DayвЂќ Miller, but since Kanye is still typically listed as co-producer weвЂ™ll count it here. CamвЂ™ron featuring Kanye West and Syleena Johnson, вЂњDown & OutвЂќ (2004) Jay Z featuring Kanye West and Rihanna, вЂњRun This TownвЂќ (2009)ДЄrguably YeвЂ™s last great beat (so far), frantic guitar licks and tribal drums ramp up the paceВ and gave KanyeвЂ™s big brother another hit. This one is all about that infectious whistle вЂ“ the one that you hear going through your head RIGHT NOW the secondВ you saw the title of this track. Dilated Peoples featuring Kanye West, вЂњThis WayвЂќ (2004) Kanye took one line fromВ Lenny WilliamsвЂ™ вЂњCause I Love YouвЂќ (вЂњgirl, you know IвЂ¦вЂќ), sped it up, loaded on heaps of strings and keys, and yet another hit was born. Twista featuring Kanye West вЂњOvernight CelebrityвЂќ (2004) Foxy sounds like she has a head cold but itвЂ™s all good. Shyne Po takes great pleasure in roughing up thisВ angelic score. Shyne featuring Foxy Brown вЂњMore or LessвЂќ (2004)Д¬onfession: It was only recently whenВ I realized that Kanye produced this banger вЂ“ thatвЂ™s how prolific he was back in the mid вЂ™00s.

The subtle intensity of вЂњGoвЂќ drives that point home. Common, вЂњGoвЂќ (2005)Д¬ommonвЂ™s BeВ should be in the conversation of modern albums that nearly achieve classic status. All credit goes to thatВ insane sample of The Persuaders вЂњTrying Girls Out.вЂќ 17. IвЂ™ll say it: KanyeвЂ™s remix is leagues better than the admittedlyВ great original track. Jay Z, вЂњGirls Girls Girls (Part 2)вЂќ (2001) Ye snagsВ Creative SourceвЂ™s вЂњIвЂ™d Find You AnywhereвЂќ and lets Game unload on a bevy of video vixens. Game and Kanye have always exhibited surprising chemistry. The Game featuring Kanye West, вЂњWouldnвЂ™t Get FarвЂќ (2006) We really need more Ye and Nas collaborations. This soulful backdrop is the perfect setting for Nas, as he waxes nostalgic about his childhood. Trina featuring Ludacris, вЂњB R RiteвЂќ (2003)Д®asily the greatestВ Trina track no one remembers, Ye whips up a seductive soundscape for Trina and LudaвЂ™s flirtatious bars. DMX, вЂњDogs OutвЂќ (2003)ДЄrguably the best track on XвЂ™s last great album, the Darkman blacks out over threatening instrumentals. This trackвЂ™s brilliance was in its structuring, with the sample ofВ Eddie KendrickвЂ™s вЂњDay by DayвЂќ slowly ramping up as the seconds tick by. Kanye borrowed fromВ Gil Scott-HeronвЂ™sВ вЂњWe Almost Lost DetroitвЂќ to provide one of CommonвЂ™s most uplifting cuts. In an era when posse cuts were fading fast, Ye chopped up MIAвЂ™s hit вЂњPaper PlanesвЂќ to serve as the backdrop forВ four of the gameвЂ™s hottest artists. TI and Jay Z featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, вЂњSwagga Like UsвЂќ (2008) Honorable mentions: Jay Z, вЂњNever Change,вЂќ Janet Jackson, вЂњI Want You,вЂќ Jay Z, вЂњEncore,вЂќ Common вЂњTestifyвЂќ 25. *Note: Because ofВ TidalвЂ™s death grip on YouTube and other online services, some album versions of Jay ZвЂ™s songs couldnвЂ™tВ be featured below. Of course, Ye shows up on nearly all these tracks, but IвЂ™m sure thatвЂ™s no surprise. LetвЂ™s look at 25 of the best Kanye West beats he crafted for other artists. While he has produced many of his own hits, YeвЂ™s pretty generous вЂ“ passing alongВ some of his best material to his peers. WhileВ he hasВ settled into the role of infrequent co-producer these days, in his heyday he reinventedВ the musical landscape with his soul samples and boundless creativity.Д«y the mid 2000s, he was unquestionably the greatest beatmaker on the planet.

Before Kanye West became the aggravating loudmouth but brilliant artist we sometimes love (and mostly tolerate) today, he was one of the most prolific вЂ“ and successful вЂ“ producers in rap and R&B.

Kanye type sample chops