HOT TAKE : I dont think him walking out on stage is THAT deep

yall just liked the dude last week but now he's cringy🤦

calling it rn ian is gonna switch genres as soon as he gets big , hes gonna pull a post malone and switch to country

That walkout was hard to watch ngl

When everyone first heard him, he was loved, but now the more popular he got, the more ngas start switching. And it probably has something to do with mainstream fans finding out about him as well

The way his label is pushing him we have to judge him on a serious standard , if he was just a soundcloud rapper thats forever gonna be stuck on like 100k monthly listeners then cool but nah they pushing him to be some superstar lmao

I fw bro energy, his music not my style but he ain’t bad. people just hatin

saying ian is more of a meme rapper than lazer dim is crazy work.

My main thing is his formula is kind of one dimensional. It’s 1.) Make a TikTok / IG video doing something not typical for a rapper like just be a normal white guy, 2.) preview a snippet in one of these videos either with random friends or thugs to show a contrast between them and his image, then 3.) release the song that sounds almost exactly like all his other songs. He has funny wordplay and charisma on the mic so he can for sure make good, catchy music, I just think now that he has that freshman release out, he gotta evolve his sound a bit so he can shed that “Yeat clone” moniker. Trippie had to do the same to escape the “Uzi clone” moniker (yes, people really was saying Trippie was biting Uzi back in the day). Also I just think people don’t believe in his come up, there are so many artists that, by the definition of what the internet defines as an “industry plant”, make it into the mainstream without people even realizing, but Ian’s come up was too calculated, too well executed that it didn’t seem like a kid in his basement grinding to make it, it felt like a rich kid who had a bunch of money who was able to just buy promo and high quality production to buy his way to the top. While I know he’s been making music for a long time and I don’t agree with that logic of him being a plant, it’s all about perception in the court of public opinion and rn people in rap just aren’t getting behind it (I think over time, if he stays consistent then he can overcome this period).

People hating like all their favourite artists don’t bite swag too 😭

Ian just not cool to me

I'm not even a fan but ppl hate becuz they hate themselves so they project that hate onto the hottest new rapper which is ian rn, and ppl are jealous seeing someone do something they wish they can do. "If i saw you in the mirror i would hate myself too" - ian, magic johnson

Ppl hating on Ian for the walkout is so weird, he did it cause yachty was literally on the stage and he prob wanted to reference his walkout

I really don't see the problem wit him, people just hatin just to hate. Everyone can agree that the album was desirable and even if he is an industry plant idrc cause his music is fire icl

What carti is to ken and lone, is what lil mabu is to ian

lmao ngl the hate is kinda justified he not adding anything new to the already saturated scene but a sound he bite off yeat and others, the only difference is his marketing approach and acutal words he put behind his songs and they way he blewup with little music is giving off red flags all around (industry plant) fs

Calling someone corny yet your on the internet talking about him crazy,

It’s 98% cause of his looks super sad but it’s true. If Homie looked like someone else we wouldn’t even be talking about this..

Yo dutie what u think about lil yachty whole concrete boys group. He tried it already wit the “sailing team” but that failed, u think this new group gonna be different?

Music has just gotten so lazy, like how did we get to the point where someone jumping around alone on stage out of breath to a backtrack is called a performance 😭

They finna give Ian the jack harlow treatment 😭

To be really honest, I only listened to a couple Ian songs and I hear a little of Yeat and another rapper’s style in his songs. I think people will switch up and end up liking Ian if he hit mainstream. That’s what happens to every rapper that comes up from the underground

Nah explain yo beef with homixide gang

Mfs can’t differentiate paying homage & stealing something. Yachty (the dude who literally did the og walkout) is standing RIGHT BESIDE HIM HE’S PAYING HOMAGE

The underground has been biting eachother for a very long time people just hating.

Save the World literally made a video on this not even a couple days ago lmfao but like I said then I give Yeat and Nettspend a pass bc unlike Ian, they make their own type of music that while inspired by black culture, does something new and unique. Unlike Ian, who gentrifies 2009 Gucci Mane, which predates most Ian fans’ birthdays. You can dislike Yeat and Nett however much you like, but they don’t rely on their race to sell.

I think its just yall are THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH yall swear he has alterior motives cause of his race when its just him playing into WHO HE IS a suburban white guy. Hes tapped in he produced for Tiji, tana produced for him, Yatchy fucks with him, hell his managers black 😭😭😭

ian music is tuff so i mess with him, and thats all i care about walkout was a lil interesting tho

yall complaining about ian when u got brennan jones walking around.

back 2 back uploads 🦫🔥

I know if everyone was giving a chance to do exactly what ian did on that stage they would’ve in a heartbeat

You're a star, keep shining bright!

when i first saw the performance walkout on twitter i was thinking "damn that was clean as hell". but then i looked at the comment section n was like: 😮

Bro walking out stage like the mystery gang running from the creepy killer

he jus being himself n ppl call him a meme most rappers try so hard to seem more cool or wtv so this is refreshing

ian one of the hardest out. people hate cuz he new

Dutie when is the last time you had a positive headline???

i don’t agree with the guy trying to take the meme allegations away from laser. bob take made a lot more sense considering laser is known for his personality outside the music and even some of the music or bars being funny

Underground yb is a crazy accurate comparison for lazy

mom:he just another underground that randomly blew up

that walkout literally lost all his aura i even felt bad 💀

mf from the top right is glazing lazer and is in denial of Ian growth💀

Twin , My MGMT Been Tryna Get In Touch W/ You 🤦‍♂

I don't get how people can see how blatantly unauthentic his come up was and still try to fit him in the underground. Bro should be looked at the same way 4batz is. Don't they have the same management team too ?

the discourse around valedictorian has been terrible there be white people calling ian a "colonizer" and then the pitchfork review the bumass reviewer thought that havingmarshawn lynch in the video was an example of "ian using black people to his advantage" even tho he had him in the vid just to pay homage lmaoo

He leaning to much into the „Hey I‘m white & goofy“ - music is decent.

as long as u have a unique aestestic and make somewhat ok music ur gonna blow up in the rap industry the dorkie white guy aestestic goin with the tuff rap shi he makes is a preety intresting contrast

I’m black and live in Atlanta and love his music. Ppl love to hate

Ppl hate dam near everything these days lol

Oh no not Bob 😢

I give almost every rapper a chance but Ian I couldn’t stomach from the jump.

Putting ian on a podcast means he either ruins his career or solidifies it which is a pretty good position to be in cuz even if he still gets hate at least ppl have a personality to grasp on too

Bro just being his self

Ian is always the goat

i’m not an ian fan man personally

I have no idea who he is

Ngl ppl be hating on Ian for no reason

people hate on people that going up

SaveTheWorld just had the perfect counterpoint to this video and it came out the same day

This is the post Malone cycle watch

Ay at least he ain’t got face tats and talking bout gang life 🤷🏾‍♂️ lol

dude himself how can u hate

underground fans will just go with what everyone else says they dont have their own opinions

im ngl people make this shit way bigger then it is and need to get over themselves, im not even gonna say if a black dude did what ian does nobody would care, because they do and nobody cares.

well if your label is pushing u serious than the fans are gonna critique you serious. ppl can tell when something is organic or not .

Eminem - Actually good lyricist and rapper with really good flows. Can try too hard to be edgy and turns out cringey at times. Asher Roth - Smooth frat guy who just so happens to rap but isnt making a big deal about his whiteness. Has decent lyrics too. Yung Lean - Swedish kid who loves autotune and memes. Yeat - Has obvious influences from Uzi, Carti, Thug, Future, Pierre etc. but you can tell he actually listens to and loves the genre. Flows and adlibs are actually interesting and unique. Doesn't bite off of any one artist too hard. You can tell he's ashamed of his whiteness just by listening to him and him wearing a turban. Nettspend - Chronically online zoomer whose music is too intertwined with Hyperpop for him to be biting any one rapper. One of the type of people to say "I don't see race" and 100% believe it. Ian - Gives off the vibe of "No matter what I do, I'll be successful. I don't really need this. Just waiting on my trust fund and my parents to retire so I can take over the family business. Anyways, here's what Yeat would sound like over Chief Keef beats 🤓"

Is this ai

Brah why a few months ago mfs was the biggest fans..and now they hating him??😂😂the switch up crazy

if you genuinely like ian put your age below, i want to see something.

do a video on 1oneam pls

He’s an obvious industry plant, he makes great music tho

Yeah ian is tuff

ian may be corny but whats more corny is how stressed people are about another dude having fun with his career. THAT is far more corny than whatever ian is.

people did the same thing to nettspend

I am not apart of everybody🙏🏻😭😭

Keep it a stack if bro was black no one would be discussing anything like this 😂

he just showing attentiveness to his craft. any & every body does it and none of our own thoughts are original so🤷🏾‍♂️

❤ *accurate ASF*

dutie on a run with these reports

it gets boring seeing the same rapper drip look it’s refreshing to see jus a normal lookin guy rapping like that more authentic

Just reminds me of ngas like mabu who just take from the community

Y’all go check out baljeet da mc. Soon to be the hottest underground rapper‼️‼️

who cares he having fun yall love to hate

everyone hate on u when u up

He just seems so industry plant. I feel like since he sounds so much like everyone else…. there’s no reason why he should be this hyped

The way he walked out on stage isn’t as crazy as everyone is making it out to be. He’s a fan of lil yatchy that’s it

Ian on top fr

No idea who that is...don't know, don't care to find out...

ion know why i hate ian but i js do 💀💀

5:01 boa waaat ya you banned from the A

bro was clearly trolling on the walk out y’all just reach and hate on everything

also white tee guy too right just lolipopping too hard

if this boy was still from the suburbs and rapped like richie rich but was black y'all wouldnt have no problems

Ngl I don’t think Ian cringe I love his personality

nah they just don’t wanna see a white artist with his style and flow

shi, at least the industry plant music is getting better now

I love ian

nettspend is the most hated

ian hard i dont give af

Ngl the walkout wasn’t even corny it just wasn’t as aura induced as yachty