Ian appears in Lyrical Lemonade's "Lunch Break Freestyle" series, users joke: "Y'all be making everybody famous"

Ian O'Neill Smith, popularly known as Ian, is one of the emerging artists in the Hip-Hop landscape. With popular mixtapes and tracks like Valedictorian, Figure It Out, and Goodbye Horses, Ian garnered a worldwide fanbase mainly through TikTok and SoundCloud. His recent appearance in Lyrical Lemonade with 'Lunchbreak Freestyle' stirred mixed reactions among fans.

Lyrical Lemonade is an influential multimedia company that gives a platform for hip-hop artists to showcase their contribution to the industry. Ian rapped the verses of Lunchbreak Freestyle in a recent collaboration. However, not many seemed impressed as netizens joked about the track.

On the other hand, Ian got back to Tyler, the Creator's alleged attacks from August 2024's interview. Tyler had made remarks about 'white kids' who made music in an attempt to mock artists like Future and Gucci Mane. Although the attack wasn't directly aimed at Ian, fan theories hinted at it. Some even felt that the verses of 'Thought I was Dead' attacked Ian.

In Lyrical Lemonade's Lunchbreak Freestyle, Ian responded to the allegations.

"I ain't wanna show no disrespect, so I kept my mouth shut and that's not human / da*n, would've been a dumb*ss thing to do."

Users joke as Ian appears in Lyrical Lemonade's "Lunch Break Freestyle" series

Making everybody famous (via TumeloTiger1/ X)

Netizens seemed to be unimpressed by Ian's verses in Lyrical Lemonade. They questioned his popularity.

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A user speculated on the possibilities of Ian's career as a rapper.

"I wonder what 2030 will look like for him"

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Some sided with the rapper, defending him against the criticism.

"This is the actual industry plant but ya’ll not ready for that convo."

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A user shared his opinion on the music.

"Dude lagging behind the beat and im convinced its not intentional"

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It looks like not many are fond of the current rap scenario.

"I miss the days when kids who grew up in the suburbs learned how to sing and play a musical instrument instead of pretending that they are little tough gangsters."

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A user added.

"I’m disappointed in NFR for platforming this smh"

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Another user pointed out.

"He could have been making some new blink 182 music but nah"

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A netizen seemed confused about the online hate, given that they enjoyed Ian's music.

"Why tf does he get so much hate?? Like the freestyle is good"

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A user questioned his appearance in Lyrical Lemonade.

"Is he worthy of an Electric Company guest appearance?"

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Ian's appearance in Lyrical Lemonade's Lunch Break Freestyle series may not have matched the audience's expectations. However, many fans did enjoy the verses and remained unaffected by the criticism.