That or the fact he was choking and/or flat out dying to big name battlers hes clearly better than. You can only do that so much before you have crawl from out of obscurity, if the fans will even let you.While this is true, this is true for anything. In mainstream Hip Hop there are verses that Ransom has spit in the last 5 years that if Nas spit the exact same verse, nikkas would be calling it verse of the decade.
That's just how it goes. When you establish a legacy, it garners you attention that others haven't gotten to yet. Jey just hasn't gotten to the level of notoriety that would cultivate a big enough fanbase to champion him for performances like they should.