"the artist"    Commercial rap singers.    Seems to be a contradiction in terms.

They're out for success, for all the trappings that go with it--and especially the money.
Tell me they are expressing their souls.    It's remarkable how conveniently expressing your soul can be done by denigrating women, attacking the police and glorifying weapons and crime. With no requirement to be able to carry a tune.    But you might be advised to carry an automatic weapon, since your fellow artists may take umbrage at something you say or do.