After a lively Twitter discussion with @_jonnie29 on the influence of Kanye West's album "808s and Heartbreak" and if West or rapper Ja Rule paved the way for Drake, Randall poses the bigger question of if Kanye's influence is being discounted because of the public perception of him.

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-"Hotline Bling" by Drake, "Paranoid" by Kanye West and "Always On Time" by Ja Rule and Ashanti are played for reference and not intended to violate any copyright infringements of these artist, their respective labels and distributors.