Stephen A is not for hardcore sports fans, or people too immersed in politics. He is for casuals. For hot topic clickers. For those that barely have interest on sports or politics. He knows it and plays it well.
He did not get where he is by being dumb.
He knows exactly what he's doing.
Funny thing is, take away his over-the-top tone and he actually makes very reasonable arguments.
He has his hands on every other platform, and it seems like overkill. But that is the world we live in, unfortunately. You have to grind to the clicks.
If he didn't go solo, he wouldn't have had the leverage to negotiate a $100m contract.
Like Akademiks, they have found their lane, and they shameless make millions every year from their grind. No matter how much hardcore hip hop fans or hardcore sports fans wish they would go away.