I must be, because there's no one I look up to that much
You have Chance the rapper in your avatar (no shots).
Odds are that you grew up in the social media era. No real heroes to speak of. Too much access, which makes it difficult to maintain a larger than life persona. Everyone gets picked apart and humanized in some capacity.
But AI was able to connect basketball, hip-hop & the hood in a way that inspired a whole generation on some level. Now add in the fact that Pusha is also from VA, and you start to understand.
Dude was a trailblazer.