That's literally exactly what's going on now and why the game is where it is
If you are a local street ***** with over a few thousand followers and can ride the beat well enough when you sing along to 21/Migos/Future/Thug now is the most lucrative time than ever to rap
I've seen it time and time again just with these Carolina trap rappers, dudes go from playing with pills and bundles on IG Live popping **** and eventually they just start rapping and **** around and get A&R's interested or full out signed because follower counts > talent
None of the popping *****s on a trap rap level have that much rapping experience unless you talking ten year vets lol