He would lift samples and manipulate them—twist them around, turn them up an —until he got something fresh out of something that was made twenty or thirty years ago.
Traitor, genius or provocateur, whatever your view is on Kanye West his influence on popular culture and music as we know it is undeniable.
He incorporated layers of distorted synth-, beats, - rhythms, and a wide array of electronic and digital into his hip-hop production.