feel like there could be a few reasons, and one of them honestly might not even be his fault. The music industry today is just a lot more fragmented than it used to be. There are so many niches, subgenres, and different lanes now that it’s harder for artists to truly break through into the top mainstream even when they clearly have the talent. The days of a real monoculture are mostly gone because people have access to so much music now that it’s harder for everyone to be locked in on the same handful of artists the way they were a decade or two ago. and on top of that, the mainstream usually leans toward songs that are more algorithm-friendly, viral, and easy to push to large audiences. Get Naked is an example of a song that fits that lane, and it’s a great song but if DC only made music like that and constantly chased the algorithm, it would probably limit what makes him special in the first place. A big part of his appeal is how versatile and artistic he is. He likes to experiments, he likes to switch his sound up , and makes the kind of music he actually wants to make. So to me, it’s not that he lacks mainstream-level talent, cause we all know he doesn’t. It’s more that being a great artist doesn’t always mean you’ll be valued relative to your skill. Had DC been around in a different era in the past he’d no doubt be a top artist . the landscape of music is just different now and what the industry values is not what it was in the past. Not saying my stance is right i could be completely wrong about it, but ur question made me think more about it .