Sometimes I wonder what the lyrical appeal is of rappers like Yeat, Ken Carson, and Destroy Lonely. Sure, their beats have some of the most gloriously unhinged and futuristic production right now — that’s mainly why I’m listening — but I’m curious why fans obsess over the frequently awful lyrics, spamming them on Twitter and TikTok. For these diehards, the rappers are not just disembodied voices ad-libbing into the aural ether but role models and tastemakers; every piece of designer clothing they wear is bought by a stan somewhere, everything they say is a maxim to mimic.
INCREDIBLE SONG— and the mash-up is goated, especially considering the group's influence on his music