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!”
