earlier you said there is nobody like French Montana outside of NY. Look at DJ Khaled lol

>It's very clear what separates them, and it doesn't have much
>to do with how the music sounds.

Right, it's not the music. Both were the lightest dudes in their videos. Both have face tats. Both screamed loud on trap beats and wave guns. One is Mexican & Puerto Rican from Brooklyn, the other is Cuban and Greek from Florida. Both raised a ton of internet buzz through outlandish youtube videos.

>He's way bigger than Stitches ever was, and where he's from is
>a big reason why. The idea that Tekashi has some semblance of
>street cred makes his character a lot more fascinating.

One is more successful than the other because of proximity to New York industry and being younger and more instagram-friendly, most likely.