i think the psychology is similar to blue collar GOP aspirational voters

dude seems so relatable even tho u will never be on his level, cats defend him like theyre defending their own lives, as if his status somehow validates them

edit: another theory is that he validates your "growing up", as hip hop moved
from the street and the radical politics to money worship and hedonism, he was there to validate your own "selling out" as you transitioned from counter culture kid to corporate culture grown up