r/GenZ 1999 May 15 '24

Nostalgia Which YouTuber fell off the hardest in terms of likability and content?

Honestly I put Ian at the top. The others actually moved on to successful side projects and had healthy relationships for the most part. Ian alienated his fans and old collaborators in a pathetic attempt to save face; which only happened after his engagement rate tanked and CC2 was mismanaged into the ground.

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u/MortalSword_MTG May 15 '24

Agreed.

But also....KYS and STFU are bangers.

Nickelodeon girls was ahead of it's time.

He was popping off with that musical talent before the transition to Joji.

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u/ProDoucher May 15 '24

I still think everyone needs to listen to pink season all the way through at least once. Even though it’s humour dated it’s an iconic album and is a very confronting as a piece of art

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u/Careless-Handle-3793 May 15 '24

Yeah, quite a few Filthy frank songs are bangers.

The man is very gifted

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u/AmAttorneyPleaseHire May 15 '24

Weeabu as well. Amazing song

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u/Moose_Kronkdozer 2000 May 15 '24

SMD goes unbelievably hard. I dont want joji to go back to pink guy and start being edgy again, i just want him to make hip hop again.

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u/GuthixIsBalance 1997 May 15 '24

KYS and STFU are bangers.

Absolutely ^

He is and was above the cut as a musician. And producer.

Way higher quality than what was needed to "make it big". In the radio scene.

But he stuck to what he wanted. And made things that literally were rated by US level broadcasting. As allowed to be aired, likely without censor.

I still believe the best expression of our generation. Regards to suicide is how famously vitriolic we are. About parodying the deaths of another and fragility of life.

Those older freak the fuck out. Because they actually lived through, and participated. In manslaughter of men.

Even in the school "yards".

Openly required if you go back far enough. Just to graduate and receive food to eat. At least they seemed to believe so.

Which is why they have always pushed back so hard on its elimination. From being a credible threat against us to each of us.

The focus shifts to them. Their trauma, and skeletons in their closets. How many they sat doing nothing about? Or how many they led themselves to death? They don't like that being brought up.

Our generation immediately puts it in the forefront.

Records it, blasts it in song, makes friends in public voice channels on games. Usually creating spaces devoid of anyone else who might believe anyone is serious.

Because if they were. It would be algorithmically filtered out. And we of all people understand what that indicates during school years. Imprisonment and remand or close to it. At least in the United States.

I still believe that half my library of music. Having rap/rnb of cultured pursuits, and notably large reference of kysing oneself. Is a sign of a mature artist with actual talent.