Billboard's recent ranking of Jelly Roll as one of the 10 greatest pop stars of 2024 has sparked a whole reaction on social media, specifically from fans who are in a tight spot trying to wrap their heads around how this could happen. In recent years, the rapper-turned-country-singer has gained quite some attention and yet the ranking still manages to have people scratching their heads.
Fans React to Billboard's Ranking of Jelly Roll
Known professionally as Jelly Roll, this genre-bending artist, born Jason DeFord, has been causing waves within the music industry with a sound that is equal parts country, rock, and rap.
He began doing rap music but has lately shifted to a more country and rock-based sound, which has opened up new areas for his fans.
Heavily emotional lyrics that delve into personal struggles, addiction, and redemption make Jelly Roll's music easily reach the hearts of listeners who find honesty in his rawness.
The record A Beautiful Disaster was so commercially successful and was positioned on the Billboard charts that his fans from all walks fell in love with him. Not long ago, his success during the Grammys and his sold-out tours sealed him as a figure in the mainstream, making him one of the best pop stars 2024 has seen to date.
Despite his recent popularity, there have been many funny reactions to Jelly Roll's ranking on Billboard. "No real person has ever said this," some people post on social media in reaction to the ranking; others just make fun remarks, such as, "Name one Jelly Roll song or die (Everybody Dead)."
These fans questioned the authenticity of the list, to which some commented with amusement that Billboard is literally naming whoever these days.
Others in the internet-savvy style have swiftly reacted and voiced their befuddlement over the quick rise to fame of this star asking, "Who the f*ck is this?
Although some of the responses towards Roll's ranking are jest, they reflect a deeper argument regarding Billboard's selections and the implications on how things should be viewed as making for a pop star.
Fans cannot stop showing disbelief and laughter. Many are pointing out that this ranking is completely unexpected. Some have even made a joke, saying that Billboard may have mixed up the lists or is just "out of ideas."
Some fans on social media even humorously claimed that being a pop star for Jelly is more of a prank than reality, flooding timelines with memes and witty comments.
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Whether you accept the ranking or not, it is undoubtedly true that Jelly Roll has been able to establish himself as one of the most influential voices in music, with a combination of genres that speaks for itself to the listeners.
Only time can tell if Jelly continues to defy the odds while keeping the laughter and conversation in place for the coming years.
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