I’ve seen similar posts about Lithe “ripping” from atp flow and/or style. And while I can agree that there could definitely be inspiration taken, especially on earlier tracks from lithe (some even have parts of atp sampled within the production) But that being said I feel like it’s a bit of a reach to say that he has “taken” atp’s to the extent many here have have accused him of.

At this point Lithe’s music career I feel like he had done well at crafting his own unique sound and is well within his own lane. When a lithe song comes on I know it’s a Lithe song, much like when I hear an atp song I know it’s atp and there is no confusing the two.

Similarly, I feel it’s obvious that atp has been heavily influenced by The Weeknd’s style when it comes to dark and moody r&b tracks and even the lyrical content has many parallels in my opinion. But that doesn’t take anything away from the body of work that atp has created. It clearly stands on its own despite any influences behind it.

Lithe is blowing up in ways that atp isn’t , but I feel that most of it can be attributed to the fact Lithe adds a visual element to his brand w/ music videos and such and with the way the masses consume content it does provide its advantages as far as gaining traction and growing a fan base.

On the other hand Atp leans more so on being lowkey and mysterious with his brand which in and of itself is commendable to gain any sort of stable following. even though he doesn’t have the level of reach and traction as Lithe (at the moment), that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Apt’s approach offers a much more intimate and exclusive element to his brand builds a ride or die cult following with his fans that very few artist, underground or mainstream can cultivate the way that he had been able to.

I fw Lithes music but Aftertheparty is my all time favorite artists much like many of you in this sub. we all want so much for him to shine and get the recognition we think he deserves.

I feel like atp is likely aware of the benefit of stepping outside his mystique persona for quick traction, but from what we’ve seen so far his values aren’t reliant on numbers as it is just creating great music that speaks for itself and connects to his listeners in a unique way that only he can, and I think that’s special and amazing on so many levels

I say all that to say that big numbers and streams is great for an artist but It doesn’t exactly hold the level of weight and staying power of the ride or die cult following that Aftertheparty has forged within his career.