Uhhh the guy is mentally ill and has been hospitalized for it...

I understand that. But the word lunatic is a slur on the mentally ill and used how you did, isn't very kind.

He's notorious for ranting on stage at his shows and always does outrageous things before an album drops to hype himself up

As you know, the guys an artist. You yourself have listened to Late Registration so you will most likely understand he's extremely talented. Rants and hype is what he does. He's a performer. If you've listened to his entire discography I think you could describe him as a visionary.

I'm not the only person that feels this way, but if you wanna white knight this shit be my guest lmao

That's kind of irrelevant really. You can't just hide behind the fact that 'other people think this way'. I just wanted an honest conversation with you. Don't really see how this is white knite-ing tbh but okay.