How TikTok ruined Steve Lacy

In this video, I breakdown the events unfolding on Steve Lacy's recent tour and what it means for his career and the state of the music industry.

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Steve Lacy, TikTok, Steve Lacy Camera, disposable camera, bad habits, I bite my tongue, static, the music industry

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"can you say hi to my mom!?"
"Can you be quiet?"

THAT SHIT SENT ME FRRRR

[macieee]

for someone who’s been a fan of steve since 2019, it’s great to see his him be successful but it’s also hard not to feel bad for him bc ppl r just abusing one song and going to a concert knowing that one song without giving his other projects a chance and it’s sad

[TrevorDaniel]

i can relate to this - i played a show a few nights ago and people had “play falling and go home” written on their phones. and had cups thrown at me, etc.

[sese]

TikTok isn't just ruining Steve Lacy, it's ruining music.

[thatscrazyyyyyy]

personally, im not that worried about Steve’s success. he’s actually a talented and worthy artist whos been well known way before. so even if he’s now in the mainstream cuz of tik tok, bro will go down as one of the greatest of this generation.

[hmcv]

I think short form content as a whole has destroyed the generation's perception of art. The fashion industry, as another example, has been reduced to Instagram-able viral moments rather than the appreciation of the care and time taken to produce looks and garments that are coming down the runway. In a similar vein, music has been reduced to soundbites and trending TikTok sounds / videos rather than actual albums and actual, you know, music you listen to

[Caesar_Online]

I've been listening to him for over five years and I'm happy to see him blow up like this, but the reception has been disappointing. He deserves so much better, genuinely talented person who started out with an iPod Touch and GarageBand.

[tennisgem]

The downfall? This is a REACH. Steve is genuinely talented and will continue to do well for himself.

[aronistak]

This is beyond fucked up, I knew Steve since 2020. But didn’t get into his music until 2021, when I heard that he was dropping Gemini Rights I was excited. Safe to say not only am I pissed at how terribly Steve’s new fans are treating him, I am more pissed at the fact that he’s being known as the “Bad Habit” guy.

[daysstraight]

i hope these tik tok heads don't do the same thing to frank ocean

[adrian.eduardo]

As a fan of Steve Lacy, I appreciate his recent behavior. He’s just setting boundaries and telling the audience what he will accept and what he won’t. It’s also part of his evolution as an artist. Wouldn’t it have been more disappointing if he had actually leaned into this new phase of success and therefore having to change his personality probably leaving us longer time fans behind?

[alexandriarobertson]

When I got really into Tyler the Creator, I discovered The Internet through their collars and fell in love, later finding Steve Lacy’s Dark Red through an ex boyfriend of mine. When Bad Habit rose to popularity, I listened back through his old albums and his Spotify This Is, and with this unique and wonderful of a sound, Steve Lacy deserves better. His work is a masterpiece, and TikTok threw soup on it.

[LeonLush]

good insights, the music industry is completely fucked, as are people's attention spans and ability to appreciate anything artistic outside of it's ability to create viral moments... won't be unfucked anytime soon either

[andrinioo]

It's so sad seeing such a great artist being ruined by TikTok. He's so underappreciated man.. Imo the best RnB artist of recent years.

[sixtifyz]

I feel bad for Steve Lacy, He’s one of my favorites and one of the reasons I started picking up guitar and writing songs again, I know all his songs by heart now and it makes me feel bad that some of his “fans” don’t even know the rest of the song. Why waste your money just to hear part of one song? I’m so happy I even got the chance with how little money my family has right now to go see him when he came to Dallas, and I was relieved that everyone knew all the lyrics. I’m glad he’s successful and getting the recognition he deserves, but i’m upset that people can’t even bother listening to his other amazing songs and listening through the whole song.

[LittleMissSunshine]

Steve is a talented guy. He’s not for the shenanigans & he’s just an artist that is serious about the craft. Loved The Internet, by the way.

[certainlynotanna]

Most friends I talk to never really get as invested into an individual artist’s work anymore. It’s sad. If I hear a song and I like it enough, I will listen to the full album and see how the song fits in with the other songs, and I come to love the art piece as a whole. Several of the artists I’ve listened to for years are now being affected by tiktok. They have to release remasters of their most popular songs as well as slowed or sped up versions. Yeah, they have a lot more fans now, but not everyone really experiences the rest of the said artist’s discography. Although I never lived through the time before music has become so accessible with just a click of a button, it was nice that back then, people were at least more obligated to get whole albums if a song they liked was in it and sometimes they didn’t know what to even expect. It was just like picking up a book that you had to read fully through even if you had only heard about the summary of the book or a single chapter in the book. I just feel that especially if you’re going to attend someone’s concert, you should at least listen to their latest album.

[notgonnaargue]

I found Steve lacy in 2019 when I was a junior in hs I'm a junior in college now. I listened to dark red, then found his older songs and his collars with other artists (ravyn, Tyler, frank) and I fell in love lol. Listened to The Internet, which is a band he's in. Anyways, I love how he blew up but its annoying to see your favorite artists blow up and people not recognize them for their full talent. Plus I'm a substitute teacher so hearing middle schools sing bad habit and talk about him all day is extremely annoying LOL my inner fan has to stop from rolling my eyes. Anyways he's gonna get big so I wish Steve the best

[abhinavthota]

Don't comment often but I was shocked that this is your first upload given how well made it was. If you can keep going and upload regularly, I'm sure you'll blow up! 🙂