yge stan here, 2012 happened to him lmao :\ none of us really know what happened but his public persona at least became this really... strange over-the-top tryhard douche image??? which he says is the ~real him~ but idk man. there are still moments where i like him, i.e. him being super sweet to the fans during the concerts and signing things for people waiting around his van in nyc, but he still makes me side-eye