Although funny, running rappers off this site helped lead to it’s downfall.
I'd agree, wouldn't say this is necessarily unpopular though.
Killa Tay is probably first that comes to mind after all my reading/observing on here. Which always kinda blew my mind cuz all his early shit is dope as FUCK.
His verse on this track got me ready to fight 20 niggas:
All my reading taught me that product and personality are totally separate. I've encountered a few rappers online who showed me love (D-Sane, Shaolin from 509, Juice from Yakima), but I've found a LOT of dudes were unable to properly handle criticism from fans and often acknowledged trolls, leading to some of these classic ass threads where they get straight ripped by general members of the Sicc.
If you can't handle the internet, stay the fuck off it. Which a lot of those bruhs shoulda did. But I agree that the trolling contributed to the disappearance of the artists and therefore decreased visits to the site.