Well, yes. Bob Ezrin is best known as the producer of such albums as Pink Floyd's "The Wall," Alice Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" and Kiss' "Destroyer." And he doesn't think much of Kanye West.
"Sure, he made some great music for himself and others," Ezrin wrote in an essay for the music industry blog The Lefsetz Letter. "But in spite of what the aspirationally-cool media keeps saying about him, unlike other creators in his genre like Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer for that matter, it's unlikely that we'll be quoting too many of Kanye's songs 20 years from now."
After a few unfavorable comparisons, Ezrin added, "Kanye's greatest achievements have been in the form of excessive behavior, egomaniacal tantrums and tasteless grandstanding."
Ezrin's post got a rise out of West -- not to mention many others, since some attempts to access the Lefsetz Letter resulted in "connection timed out" messages Wednesday afternoon.
All this attention comes at a busy time for West. He's gotten in a Twitter spat with Young Jeezy, offended Taylor Swift, let loose on "Saturday NIght Live," proclaimed that he was $53 million in debt and issued multiple versions of his new album, "The Life of Pablo."
Kanye West's rant sparks new concerns
His public outbursts have become as much a focus as his music, though at least one person believes it's all as calculated as the activities of his in-laws, the Kardashians.
"You can't be wrong that many times in a row unless you're working at it," Dr. Phil told James Corden on Corden's talk show Monday night. "He just gets up, says something and so here we are talking about it, so it's working."
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