Jul 6
wheatleyI'd say the steamers that made it are really not that entertaining & talented, they get to the top by appealing to the lowest denominator and making braindead content or really not making any they just do react slop which is 100% content thievery
Speed is the exception though, bro legit a content machine
not really, speed is a great beloved entertainer and kai came up being a lovable unique funny ass guy though hes more corporate now the guy somehow has infinite energy streaming every single day hours of his day hes on camera constantly making moments and entertaining people and coming up with fresh gimmicks or ideas. max has a unique personality, a love for music, hes very tapped in, and he has a unique innovative format that has been good for music.
being entertaining every single day in front of a camera for hours unedited and keeping it fresh every time is NOT a simple task for an entertainer.
Jul 6Andre Jaquetwhat does that even mean
I think it means streamers have taken the place of rappers in the current youth culture.
Jul 6·1 reply
NayutaNah you take the highest earning rappers and compare them to Kai, Speed, or whoever else and it's not gonna be close
People like Travis, Drake, Kendrick are hitting well over 50 million annually
Kai Cenat and Speed only really reached this notoriety and fame in the last year or so, only been streaming what 5 years? Aforementioned rappers had to be 10+ years in the game to get those bags. It’s not comparable.
- Jul 6
Durag JesusRappers have always been money oriented
The forefathers of the genre used to wear chains bigger than their heads
And there's always been gimmick rappers. It's just that the talented people nowadays go for other lucrative fields, streaming being one of them because it's easier to do content and faster to make money.
No… the chains came from d*** dealers in the early 70s and 80s. Rappers were emulating them.
Jul 6·3 repliesDurag JesusAnd that's why you have a lack of good rappers currently. There's more money to be made as a streamer, so all the talented entertainers are streamers instead of anything else nowadays
Streamers are not talented entertainers what
Jul 6·1 replyDinoStreamers are not talented entertainers what
That's pretty subjective. Rappers weren't even considered actual musicians by a lot of white people until the early-mid 90s.
Jul 6No. They are streamers.
Jul 6Durag JesusAnd that's why you have a lack of good rappers currently. There's more money to be made as a streamer, so all the talented entertainers are streamers instead of anything else nowadays
You say this like the skills needed to be a musician have a very large overlap wirh the skills needed to stream. That just isn't true
Jul 6Delete all streamer threads please.
- Jul 6Nayuta
Streaming platforms don't make money. What is costs to maintain all that s*** and save VODs makes it impossible to draw a profit from.
Twitch operates at a loss for Amazon
Youtube has never made a profit for Google
Kick is just to funnel people into gamblingAll those companies are fine with taking the loss for obvious reasons
A profit is possible, but it's a long road because these companies haven't properly figured out how to monetize all them eyeballs.
YouTube has finally been profitable the past 4-5 years now and Twitch especially at its current momentum since COVID will probably follow in the next several years as Amazon figures s*** out.
As for kick, God knows
- Jul 6·2 repliesIron Lion Zion
That's pretty subjective. Rappers weren't even considered actual musicians by a lot of white people until the early-mid 90s.
U think streamers who spend they time reacting to youtube vids and playing video games are talented?
- Jul 6
They both benefit from each other streamers can't rap and rappers can't stream
- Jul 6Dino
U think streamers who spend they time reacting to youtube vids and playing video games are talented?
I get what you're saying, but that's up to the sponsors keeping their pockets full to decide.
Jul 6DinoU think streamers who spend they time reacting to youtube vids and playing video games are talented?
I think keeping people’s attention is a talent in its own way
I think Speed is the most talented one of them all but Kai’s charisma and curation is a talent in a way
Jul 6god just end f***ing human race rn. we are done climate change hurry the f*** up and kill all of us
Jul 6cinna the new nicki??
Jul 6Durag JesusTyler is 40 and Speed is barely 18 brother
How old are Pharrell and three stacks
Jul 6·1 replystreamers get hot and become… rappers
this convo never gon get to where y’all want it to go lol
Jul 6·3 repliestimvocalsstanstreamers get hot and become… rappers
this convo never gon get to where y’all want it to go lol
People forget that rapping is way cooler than streaming lmao
Not just about the money
Being infront of a camera for hours reacting to s*** will never feel cool bc its the opposite of being effortless- Jul 6
Marx would have a heart attack if he saw streaming
The ultimate alienation 
Jul 6Nah
Jul 6DinoStreamers are not talented entertainers what
the good ones are
Jul 6Durag JesusTyler is 40 and Speed is barely 18 brother
Big age gap hasn't stopped Tyler before
Jul 6
CourtsideNiggas will complain about the value of music declining while also disrespecting the art by not acknowledging the difference between a streamer and a rapper
- Jul 6Dino
Streamers are not talented entertainers what
being talented is not enough to make something emotionally resonant (which is what good rap does)
I don't mean that in just making people cry, but the motivational top of the world euphoric feelings of rap are basically unrivalled in any other art form