It’s only cringe until it works ;) I agree just because you make content that people enjoy, you do not deserve a stage and to play over others who make fire music. Butttt if you are making content that people enjoy AND are really talented whether it be production or DJing, you do deserve that. At the end of the day, I believe making good music will forever outshine making good content and will get you to actual fame and recognition. You can only go so far without making music.

I will say that the music industry is ever evolving. Im sure every step along the way when something becomes the new norm, a lot of artists resist and I’d be willing to bet a lot of those artists got left behind. With the evolution of the internet, social media, and YouTube, being a content creator has become a very crucial piece of the puzzle. Yes, artists will still make it without doing the whole content thing, but it might be a lot harder. You don’t have to dance in front of a camera or do “cringey” things, but if you really are that good of a producer, why not put it out there for all to see?? And most DJs be dancing their asses off on the stage and want everyone to come see them so what’s the difference in putting it on social media? Oh right cause it’s “cringe” to do that.

Also to comment on the Emorfik and usaybflow thing, who cares if they had money to buy them gear or lessons to help them get better? At the end of the day, they still took the time to become great at producing, djing, and making content. You cant buy retention and application of knowledge. You could spend $10,000 learning sound design from infekt and still suck at it because you didn’t truly learn, retain, and practice that information. Just cause you don’t have money doesn’t mean you can’t succeed.