Kanye, De La Soul, Tribe and the Man who Influenced it all (Patreon)

This guy you've probably never heard of is connected to EVERYTHING - he was tied into the early hip hop scene, influenced several early hip hop groups, and directly and indirectly influenced Kanye on his third album Graduation. Today, I'm pulling out some red yarn to show you that if this guy didn't exist, neither would Kanye's Graduation.