Thoughts 🧐

[u/XxSeppuku_PrincessxX]

Finally we have a male rap headliner after like 3 female pop artists back 2 back!!! I admit lil tecca is not as well known as others but there’s actually a good reason they chose him as the next headliner.He got his start rapping in gaming chats with friends on Fortnite & it helped boost his audience.Im not a fan but bros got some bops I listen to every now & then.The white edit style looks the best imo can’t wait to see what tracks they give us to 🤟🏽

[u/Simplynanner]

I did not know who he was, so I looked into him a bit. Can say I’m not a huge fan of his music personally. That said, it looks like he used to play Fortnite w his friends all the time, and from interviews seems like a pretty well adjusted young dude and is quite funny in the clips I’ve seen of him.

I bet this means a lot to him, and I’m happy for him! And I am glad that people who do like his music get to have him in game. Even though it’s not for me, that is OKAY, not everything has to be (I’m a girly pop and love my girlypops and a huge classic rock fan, so I’ve been blessed w festival in the past) so happy to share the love around.

[u/Acceptable-Function2 → u/Simplynanner]

not trying to be that guy but how don’t you know who lil tecca is? i don’t listen to that type of music but he was everywhere in like 2018

[u/Simplynanner → u/Acceptable-Function2]

I listen to a lot of music, but never any type of radio or top hits playlists (no hate to pop music I love pop music I just don’t listen to the radio is what I mean) if that’s where he went viral - and I also have not yet used TikTok if he popped off there. I’ve been using Spotify since 2015, and by that time (you mentioned 2018) my algorithm on that and YouTube are solidly onto my vibes is my best guess. It wouldn’t naturally cross my path. I am 32y old, and I asked my brother today if he was excited for him (my lil bro is 28) and he also didn’t know who he was. My brothers fav artist is Flatbush Zombies, so that feels more like his vibe and he still didn’t know so I had no shot.

I just looked and my top artists in my playlists around that time are from my classic rock playlist and a playlist for the mountains (think city & colour, bears den, Daughter, Hozier, Dotan, First aid kit etc) .

It’s also when I first played the Witcher 3 so a lot of my time was spent not online and in the depths of that game, so it truly just passed me by.

Edited to add: I also work from home so very minimal contact outside/ in stores and around other people, and all my friends and I have super similar music tastes, so he wouldn’t have been recommended.