There's definitely a case to be made that Kanye West is one of—if not the—most influential rapper ever. At the very least, he's right up there with Rakim, Biggie, and Jay-Z for his exceeding influence on the current crop of rappers. Everyone from A$AP Rocky to Drake to J. Cole and so many more seem to have taken a page or two out of the Kanye playbook.
But it turns out, Yeezy's influence is beyond just the sphere of hip-hop. In an interview with Spin, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O revealed Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a big influence on their upcoming album, Mosquito.
Karen O was quoted saying:
Yeezy taught me indeed.
Too bad 'Ye couldn't inspire them enough to get better cover art for Mosquito.
[via Pigeons & Planes]
