I totally agree with you, using 'bots' for me is like you're devaluing the post and when you use bots tpo much you won't be getting upvotes from people that much again.
I've been following you up for a while now and I've seen that you're really doing a great job on Steemit with the cypher sunday drops and others, I'm also a Rapper and aspiring music producer but currently having some issues, but it's all good. Looking forward to seeing your post on this weeks Rap Challenge.