Is being a "Social Media star" going to overtake "being a rapper" as the urban youths big dream?

[El_Mero_Mero]

TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, etc. are very popular and seem to have a lower barrier of entry and less chance of death than being a rapper. What y'all think?

 

[Absolut]

Going to? It’s all people want to do

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Already has.

 

[010101]

whatever takes the least work/talent*

 

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[RickyDiBiase]

"Urban youths"?

who the hell talks like that

 

[BaggerofTea]

I refuse to believe that is true

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

everyone trying to sit on their ass and be a YouTuber these days or a TikToker etc... shyt been going on for years. You got broke hoes in dirty apartments trying to be a MUA on YouTube... you got warehouse workers tryna be comedians on TikTok..

 

[maxamusa]

I mean I dont see how you make actual bread doing it.....couldn't be me.



the whole point of doing anything was to put paper in my hand.





I fully understand at a certain level you can make $$$ ; but if you a kid the chances are super slim.



you gonna starve before that happens.

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Nvm

 

[Kooley_High]

They already do lol. Its been like that for a couple years

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Breh even the rappers are trying to be social media stars. Its the signs of the times. At the end of it all, by 2030 the social media star will be movie star status, while rappers will become the new Jazz musicians.

Making trap tunes for a quarter tip, while some Gen Zer in a suit goes "get a job lil zanny molly"

 

[southpawstyle]

My nephew ms talked about being “YouTubers” years ago breh

It’s over

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Neither requires any real talent (now) so I’m not surprised.

 

[Ski Mask]

With the rise of kai cenat, I can see a boom in streamers. Just hope we can fix the racist issue over at twitch or learn how to carve out a space for us.