Right.
For twenty five years when a rapper did something out of pocket, funny-style, or straight up wack the streets went to work. You hit the barbershop, rec center, street corner, school yard, parking lot, liqour store, food spot...You were hearing jokes. Those rappers we're getting clowned on. It might just be for a few weeks, months, year. Basically, however long it took for that rapper to correct the situation
We all forgive Kane for "Prince of Darkness" cus he dropped "Looks Like A Job For" afterwards
LL Cool J didn't get clowned on for trying to jump on the Death Row west coast gangster bandwagon for "14 shotz to the dome" for too long because he followed it right up with "Mr Smith"
Nobody remembers Jadakiss for rocking a shiny suit, because he started rocking a "Free The Lox" shirt
The universal clowning of somebody due to them doing stupid shit has kept Hip Hop alive for 35 years. It's our checks and balances.
Now, I can clown on somebody who's unknown, but the second they make a dollar I have to respect the hustle? Now for the first time rappers are able to say "fuck you" to the streets and call them bums and haters when they catch flack. No more divider lines on the freeway. Just a bunch of people crashing over and over and smiling when the ignition still turns. At some point we have to take it to the mechanic.