In a way, it was ALMOST the other way around.
Kayne West blew up right around the time he essentially stole "Harder, Faster, Stronger" from Daft Punk.
Without that beat...is that song a hit? Without that hit...is Kanye still around? Yes he has other songs, but that was part of the catalyst of him blowing up big time.
FYI...when Kanye can sellout a show with 200,000 people...let me know. Techno/Trance/House/Electronic/Etc is HUGE in Europe.