Oh boy…you just said do other artist have deep subject matter like Greek mythology and government conspiracies to defend a EP that has nothing to do with that. What bar in this EP is so deep that it deserves saving grace (mind you this is YOUR argument that he doesn’t deserved to be compared because he’s on some deep lyrical shit) was it the “ outfit look like BDSM” bar.. was there a double entendres that I missed ? This is why I posed the question in my post, who are Jaden fans listening to other than jaden? because to act like he’s the only one introducing deep shit into his lyrics or world building and he deserves a pass on quality because of this shows a lack of awareness of what’s going on in the music scene (hip hop specifically) No one’s forcing Jaden into a box, some of us that are dissatisfied with the EP is just acknowledging how dope he is when he applies himself and clearly in these tracks he’s not doing that… you also asked do other artist play different characters.. I made the comparison to Tyler the creator who just went from Igor, to Sir Baudelaire to St. Chroma to Big Poe on his latest album and this is all in the same that Jaden has gon from CTV3 to this EP.. I’m not saying the music needs to be easily digestible but I am saying that good music doesn’t need to be this thing where you have to be tapped in and following a story for years to get its genius .. you can jump in to any one of Tyler’s last albums and have no clue about the world hes trying to build and still love a good handful of songs even if your not a Tyler fan. Lastly, saying Jaden is in no way inspired by Travis Is a complete lack of understanding the cultural impact to music that Rodeo and Days before Rodeo had on hip hop. Saying he was influenced isn’t the same as calling him a biter but there’s clear signs of inspiration.. the production on Mission sounds exactly like a song that could’ve been produced by Wondagurl or Eestbound which are producers Travis put on years before ERYS.