I consider it the perfect blend of pop-rap ^_^, its an ear candy, but Kanye doesn't half ass his bars either, he actually drops some quotable that I can respect xD, Gorgeous, Power, Hell of a Life, etc. And you are right, it influenced people a lot to try it out. No one has been as successful with it as MBDTF tho, but you commend the effort and the influence.Opinions are opinions but that album influenced an era of music.