People arent just saying "they dont like it", they're getting all territorial and acting like its an outrage that a younger artist remade a song from their upbringing, and ripping at him it in exactly the same ways that the older generation used to blindly hate on artists and songs we liked which were samples or remakes.
And understand this....this kid probably wasnt even born when Candy rain came out, and they're definitely marketing to a base of kids who werent born when candy rain was popular. Thats the way these things work. The producers updated the song to sounds that are familiar and accessible to whats hot now, so that a younger generation can enjoy it. I have a 14 year old sister, and Id much rather her listen to this song, which is a song I loved as a kid, then some bullsht Tray songz type nonsense. The kid can sing, and he did a good job with it. The song isnt marketed for you. Just listen to the original if this bothers y'all. Damn people get old, and forget what it was like when they were young.