he isn't selling as much as more mainstream artists. I realize sales numbers aren't everything but I see artists like NBA Youngboy or whoever doing big numbers and their music doesn't appeal to me, so maybe I'm just out of touch?
like Nas isn't selling as much either these days and he's my GOAT so it kind of hurts to see these amazing artists who are flying under the radar (sales wise) even though they are putting out great albums
makes me wonder about other artists who I don't even know about because they just can't get their name out there due to low sales
I mean its not like I want JID to become some super pop artist, but just kinda sucks when attention doesn't always equal talent/ability in the music industry. There are non hip-hop artists that I think are great, but no one has ever heard of them either.
staying somewhat under the 'raydar' is probably a good thing overall for an artist to maintain their own vision, etc.
I feel like he is a little underrated in terms of sales and recognition. He's great but i think he needs to continue branching out and get his voice in more earballs.