Kanye West says he ‘invented every style of music’ of past two decades

Kanye West has claimed he "invented every style of music" of the past two decades.

The Runaway rapper made the grandiose statement in a joint interview with fellow hip hop artist Ty Dolla $ign.

“I done invented every style of music of the past 20 years,” Kanye told industry heavyweight Big Boy, on his YouTube channel BigBoyTV.

“I created this genre. I created (The) Weeknd’s genre, Trav(is Scott), Drake… I’m gonna go ‘head and say it, with all love, Future and (Young) Thug also, because of the autotune album, 808s (& Heartbreaks), if you think about it.

"Now everyone, they added whatever it was to it.”

Fans and rappers alike were quick to dispute 46-year-old Kanye's claims.

Rapper Kid Cudi, who worked with Kanye on 808s & Heartbreak, posted a screenshot of the album's Wikipedia page that read: "Kid Cudi’s sound is what inspired and led Kanye West to create his cathartic ‘808s & Heartbreak’".

“Ye was definitely influential but y’all gone stop disrespecting T-Pain," one fan wrote on X/Twitter.

"At one point before 808s was out if you used autotune you were “singing like T-Pain”. He needs more props for his influence!”