That s*** is terrible omg

Lil wayne set the bar too high for coolness and niggas been trying to copy him for almost 2 decades now

niggas don't understand what the word controversy means

Controversy (noun)

• A dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding opposing views.

explain to me how nba yb going to jail in 2016 was a controversy

was it a controversy for bobby or gucci? was there a massive debate over any of their standings as artists because of it?

I know you said bobby but i'mma replace him with boosie.

Gucci and boosie got bigger from being in jail

especially for boosie-- he became a mythological figure.

Bobby also popped because of the rico and gang ties.

Same s*** with Tay K

you're using roundabout logic here

artists only get bigger through controversy and...
going to jail is controversial because they got bigger because...
artists get bigger through controversy and... (rinse and repeat)

I'm asking why going to jail is controversial and you're not answering that

I feel like I shouldn’t have to explain why jail is controversial to audiences and why that would lead to a boost of interest in curiosity we caught literally saw it with XXXTENTACION

XXX wasn't controversial because he went to prison. He was controversial because he beat women, did the whole emo gatar schtick, and started s*** with drake without an album out.

I'm asking why going to jail is controversial. you can't keep standing on this statement without explaining yourself, especially when you make random ass illogical statements

going to jail can make you popular yes, and controversy can make you popular yes, but where's the controversy in going to jail?

Carti spent like an entire year tryna match that aura and failed, niggas just gotta give it a rest

still has one of the highest selling rap albums of the year and you say he failed?

The album was very successful in not gon deny that but wlr era>>>

Because that s*** was corny nobody trying to be like Wayne in 2025 going into 2026

underground rappers are damn near the taste makers for the most popular trends in music and fashion I think that qualifies

2015-2017 carti maybe the coolest rapper ever bro

rocky was cooler then imo

people were not carti fans outside of his cult base and late 2017 was a major slump for him

He got into some type of trouble and I was like 'yo you could stay at the crib,' but when he got into trouble that's what blew him up.".

-Denzel Curry

talking bout an artist that literally went viral from his mugshot lol.

yes and the mugshot went viral because it was tied to his violent and abrasive persona, not merely for going to jail.

The whole crux of the controversy is his personality and actions, not him going to jail. going to jail in itself isn't a controversial thing.

2018-2021 carti easily clears

that 06-09 dipset x weezy run was prolly the peak coolness as far as rappers go

18-21 was less cool but had more mystique