What i've noticed about this kid and most of this generation that's willing to go back and take a firm listen to the 90's is that they ain't afraid to call b*llsh*t lyrics when they hear it. Like there's a reason this kid rocked with some 80's sh*t and most of the "rap nerds" or "wannabe down" listeners would diss the 80's cuz it wasn't "lyrical enough", back then in the 90's you really had some people think Lyrical miracle rap was made a rapper great and the more you couldn't understand it, the more people assumed you were just "deep". These kids of today love their lyrics to be straight up, sort of what Jeezy is (another reason why he succeeded) and 80's rap was just that, STRAIGHT UP, no bs, just tell it how it is. That's where i give props to this generation, they'll cut the BS and let you know who really was talented and related to people and who was straight garbage on the low. Remember in the 90's we'd be like "Oh why did so and so rapper blow up and why (said underground rapper) never got his props" well here's your answer, the rapper that blew up "dmx, ll cool j, mase, biggie" resonated with the PEOPLE. You gotta understand in the real world, if you're on that bullsh*t "lyrical miracle" ish, then you'll lose people's ears immediately, especially if you don't have a flow or a delivery that's unique. If you sounded like the way RZA sounded on triumph, then you'll lose people quick, that's just how it is. That's why the kid f*cked with the hard straight up sh*t and left the other stuff that was saying too much in the back burner. The 80's was real easy for him to digest and gives you another reason why big daddy kane, rakim we're geniuses. They just went in and made you feel it. The punchline rap from Big L is another reason why he fell in love with him, the lines were easy to get and delivered with such ease. Remember when we all thought Canibus was GOD the first few years he was out? He felt the same way almost with that 4,3,2,1 video. That was when Bis was straight raw, spitting easy to grasp lines before he started getting all weird and put some alien sh*t into his bars and straight lose his audience.
I've actually learned a lot watching this kid and some of my theories that i've had over the years have been answered by just studying his reaction. I think we learned more than he did with the stuff we grew up with.