Metro Boomin Blasts "Fake Mysterious" Artists, Believes They're "Ruining The Game"

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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 08: Metro Boomin attends the 2016 BMI Holiday Party at Rose Bar on December 8, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty Images)
The producer made these comments after announcing that he'll be uploading more videos to his YouTube page on a regular basis.

Metro Boomin is going to take it back to the old days soon, announcing via Twitter this weekend that he will start uploading regularly on his YouTube channel. If you weren't aware, he used to upload vlogs, beat-making sessions, and a whole host of other engaging sneak peeks for his fans. But the Grammy-nominated producer took a fan's praise a bit further than they probably intended. Moreover, one fan quote-tweeted his announcement praising his deviation from "mysterious" artists who barely engage with their listener base. Then, the St. Louis creative commented on this in a pretty interesting way.

"The fake mysterious s**t with artists is ruining the game!!!" Metro Boomin expressed on the social media platform. "Everybody too cool." Furthermore, this is very curious because he's either very close or has worked with artists that tend to eschew a lot of connection with their fans. In fact, it's kind of ironic because some people might put Future in that camp, and they're coming out with a collab album very soon. Regardless of how much you could scrutinize this and nitpick, it's a sentiment that many people share, especially with artists like Frank Ocean, Playboi Carti, and many more that keep to themselves to the dismay of their anticipating fanbase.

Metro Boomin Doesn't Like The "Fake Mysterious" Game In Music

However, the 30-year-old said "fake mysterious," so it's entirely possible that he thinks some artists can pull it off. Maybe he appreciates people who are legitimately off the grid, and referred to artists who act all low-key but really just want even more attention for it. For example, André 3000 decidedly falls into the former camp, and Metro Boomin recently clowned publications who believed him when he said that the Outkast legend played the flute on "Mask Off." When it comes to others, though, he probably won't be forgiving or appreciative enough to even give them a shoutout.

Meanwhile, another big example that Metro connected with recently that could fall into either "mysterious" camp is Kanye West. Many fans think that the beatsmith will appear on the rapper's next album, but with the limbo state Ye's releases and public image are in, it's hard to believe until it actually comes out. Nevertheless, we're looking forward to see what he drops on YouTube, which is a staunch rejection of the "fake mysterious artists" that won't engage with their fans for whatever reason. On that note, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Metro Boomin.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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