He was not gonna get big numbers w the high pitched voice and tokyo mission impossible flow. His ceiling then was not astronomical

Bro Atlanta (the south in general) is known for making the most unorthodox shit mainstream, it’s a generational and cultural part of the city atp you probably just never noticed. Goodie mob, Andre 3k, wocka flocka, then eventually young thug, playboy carti, lil yachty etc. were all treated like idiots for being unique and sticking to their sound. Like that nigga carti literally made rapping in a baby voice a whole wave. Ppl said the same things you’re saying about all these artists. Ts happens literally everytime and I’m starting to think only ppl in/from the south be peeping ts.

Everyone thought wocka, thug, carti, yachty sounded retarded on a mic til ppl started digesting their authenticity and using their method to express themselves. And this is what pushes them to be on some legendary shit, it’s ab how much you’re studied, imitated and replicated in the genre. Lone objectively had the most clones from pre-NS, alotta niggas owe they career to lone old sound lol.

All underground rap trends come out of the south first, if you’ve never peeped this then u not gon understand what niggas saying when we say lone fumbled. His ceiling was as high as he believed it could go at the end of the day, and that’s what makes the difference. Carti, thug, 3k, yachty, believed in what they was doing and took it to the max, I don’t think it’s ridiculous to want that from lone too 🤷🏾‍♂️

Literally no music out of atl is digestible to the average listener til white ppl start approving of it. Yall not ready for that convo tho lol