There’s a huge difference between liking what someone says and doing nothing with it, versus hating what they say but actually using the advice. It’s crucial to get out of the mindset that an idea is only good if you like it or if someone you like tells it to you. Your enemies can be the best source of info if you have an ear. Advice you hate can save your life if you listen. Flattery on the other hand gets you nowhere worth being. Learn to recognize good ideas you hate from people you can’t stand, and good advice that pisses you off. That’s where the gold is.
I have no problem with Ice Spice because i now she’s hustling. She’s not trying to be the next Joni Mitchell, she’s just a boriqua baddie looking to get an American Express black card and come up off some good-ass credit.
More power to her. As long as she doesn’t pretend to be the next Joni Mitchell, she’ll be fine.
Keep in mind the type of mindset that even cares to chase fame is already pointing at a celebrity/influencer mentality, so don’t be so quick to knock Ice’s hustle.
A truly mysterious person would be off social media entirely, but ok.
Make sure this work is of a professional standard before you go chasing fame. Russ and J.Cole have both said and proved that the internet will find you if your stuff is good and you consistently put it out.
If you’ve been putting stuff out for years without success, you either have bad art, bad promo, or both. That’s the uncomfortable truth of the matter. Either the content isn’t good or the promo isn’t. Those are your two bottlenecks. It may even be both.
Figure out where the problem is and fix it, then continue creating. Again if you’re good and consistent, the world will find you.
You don’t get to decide whether your art is commercial or not. Your audience does that for you. Your decision is whether the art is of a high quality that others would enjoy or not, and whether you’re promoting it to the right people.
Man plans, gods laugh. Whatever plan you have will go sideways, they always do. But plan anyway. It’s good mental discipline.