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Before They Were Famous

Michael McCrudden

Based on the popular YouTube Channel "Before They Were Famous" with over 3 Million YouTube Subscribers & nearly 1 Billion views. This is the audio version of those recordings documenting the rise to fame of both traditional stars but mainly internet stars. Artists in rap, comedy, instagram models & YouTubers. This channel profiles who they are, where they came from and how they reached the top of the entertainment industry. Thanks for tuning in.

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10:19

BruceDropEmOff | Before They Were Famous | How Twitch...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/12

Before becoming one of the most popular streamers currently gaming on Twitch and all across social media, BruceDropEmOff was born Bruce Ray Jones on September 23rd, 2000 in Riverdale, Georgia. As a kid, Bruce grew up in the nearby Clayton County area where he developed a deep-seeded passion for two things in particular, fashion and gaming. Back then, Bruce attended Kendrick Middle School before heading off to high-school where a few of his fellow classmates would turn out to be Lil Keed and Lil

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8:05

Suki Baby | Before They Were Famous | Her Loss Girl...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/10

BEFORE her face would be revealed in November of 2022 as the cover image of Drake and 21 Savage’s collaborative mixtape “Her Loss”, model, adult dancer, nail stylist and artist, Suki Baby, was born Qui Yasuka in North Carolina. As you might imagine – when Drake and 21 originally revealed Suki Baby as the front cover to their new mixtape, it left many fans confused, wondering not only who this mysterious woman was but how she earned this distinction in the first place. To begin with, Suki is of

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8:43

Edot Baby | Gone But Not Forgotten | Tribute To...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/08

Before he would tragically pass away at the age of only 17 years old, rapper Edot Baby would be born Elijah Irvin on February 6th, 2005 in New York City’s Harlem Hospital to his mother Tanya Gabriel -- a hairstylist -- and his father, Vincent Irvin. Thanks to the name he’d make for himself incredibly early on as a promising drill-rapper, most people tend to think that Edot came from the Bronx, but in point of fact, he was raised in Harlem. Now, last time we told Edot’s story, we got our information

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12:05

Jas Prince | Before They Were Famous | The Man Who...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/05

Before becoming the man who first discovered Drake, Jas Prince was born on October 30th, 1987 in Houston, Texas to his mother, Mary, and his father, James Prince – the CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records. Back when Rap-A-Lot was still looking to find its footing, Jas recalls showing up at his father’s business to sweep the floors, work in the mail room, and occasionally hype up the label’s newest release as a member of the street team. Since then, the company has established a reputation as one of hip-hop’s

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8:12

TaTa | Before They Were Famous | The New Face of...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/04

Before he would become arguably one of the most popular members of hip-hop’s newest collective known as “41” -- the rapper TaTa was born Zaire Tasean Rivera on February 17th, 2005 in the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Born to his mother, Joniqua Alvarez and his father, Zaire Rivera, Zaire Jr. was raised in a Puerto Rican and Panamanian family alongside three brothers, Zyon, King, and Prince, as well as one sister, Laila. Together, these four spent the vast majority of their youth

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8:44

Sky Bri | Before They Were Famous | From Target to...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/04

Before becoming the newest piece of eye-candy blowing-up “OnlyFans”, adult entertainer and model Sky Bri was born on February 21st, 1999 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Growing up in the small town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania prior to their emergence in the public eye, the only real friendship Sky Bri had in her life was the one she had with her boyfriend. Well, until she walked in on him sleeping with someone else when she was only 18 and was charged with assault for scratching up the dude’s face. Other

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10:27

Takeoff | Gone But Not Forgotten | Tribute To Migos...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/11/02

Before influential rapper Takeoff -- one-third of the hip-hop collective Migos -- would lose his life in a tragic passing on Halloween night, he was born Kirshnik Khari Ball on June 18th, 1994 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. That’s just the beginning as we have lots to cover in this video from their childhood. 2008 beginnings as the Polo Club. Old videos you wont find anywhere else and the latest on what happened late into the night on this tragic Halloween. That was 7 years ago and this man accomplished

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9:23

Nicole Moorman | Before They Were Famous | Lil Durk's...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/27

Before Nicole Moorman would become the hottest celebrity defense attorney this side of Camille Vasquez, she was born on April 17th, sometime in the late 80s, in Chicago, Illinois. Nicole would then spend the next two decades of her childhood and adolescence living in the greater Chicago area while working her all-too fine derrière off to become a criminal defense lawyer. Upon her graduation from high school, Nicole would accept an academic scholarship to Southern Illinois University where she would

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8:35

Curly Savv | Before They Were Famous | Brooklyn Drill...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/26

Before he would become one of drill’s longest-running Emcees, rapper Curly Savv was born David Simpson on October 18th, 1999, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie -- a place where he generally got along with most people he met. In terms of his childhood, David grew up in a half-Jamaican and half-Italian family where he was the middle child of 5 -- but his parents split when he was quite young. His relationship with his dad early on wasn’t great because his pops always seemed to think that his

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10:21

Loski | Before They Were Famous | The Legend of...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/26

Before UK rapper Loski would become one of his country’s most promising new performers, he was born Jyrelle O’Conner on May 6th, 1999 and grew-up out on Kennings Way – a brutal stretch of South London located in Kensington. As a kid, Jyrelle was a huge movie fanatic and he especially loved any film starring Adam Sandler or Chris Tucker. He’d watch those classics with his two siblings on his father’s side of the family -- a little sister and kid brother -- both of whom he’s quite close with, which is

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12:17

The Downfall of James Corden

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/26

For eight-years now, James Corden has been a late-night host heralded by many for reimagining the more proto-typical elements of that tried and true formula to re-invent it for the viral age. If you need proof, look no further than “The Late, Late Show’s” YouTube channel which has almost 10 billion views and more than 28 Million subscribers. When Corden took over hosting duties from Craig Ferguson in 2015, he was already an award-winning actor and writer who had co-starred in the Bafta winning BBC

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8:01

2Rare | Before They Were Famous | Hottest...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/21

Before rapper 2Rare would secure himself a “big-bag” as one of hip-hop’s hottest new rappers, he was born Naseem Young on August 12th, 2000 in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Growing up on the streets of North Philly, Naseem found himself exposed to the rough side of the city up close and personal. While witnessing robberies and shootings, Naseem did what he could to avoid the perils of the streets and wound up earning a reputation for himself through different means. First,

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9:05

Kyle Richh | Before They Were Famous | Rising Star of...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/21

Before becoming one of the newest driving forces behind the Brooklyn-drill rap scene, Kyle Richh was born Kyle Henry Fasheun January 22 in 2003 to a pair of African parents in the neighborhood of Brownsville, New York. And while Kyle has always gotten along with his folks, they haven’t exactly been the biggest supporters of his career – in point of fact, they hardly know anything about rap music at all. It probably didn’t help matters that, as a kid, Kyle often found himself out on the nearby

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8:08

Why G | Before They Were Famous | Toronto's Top Demon

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/21

Before rapper Why-G would become one of Toronto’s most promising young artists, he was born on November 12th 1994 and would spend the better part of his youth growing-up around the city’s most notorious neighborhood – Jane & Finch. It was in this part of the city that Why-G would bounce between his mom’s place on Orpington crescent, his Auntie’s home in Driftwood, and his grandma’s house at the intersection of Jane and Sheppard while his mom headed off to her job as a Child Youth worker during the

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10:46

Kara The Vampire Slayer | Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/21

Hey guys welcome back, it's Kara The Vampire Slayer and today I'm doing my "BEFORE I WAS FAMOUS". I might not be famous (yet) but as the soon-to-be Michael McCrudden's wife, and the host of Famous Entertainment, I thought it would be fun to react to some of my best throwbacks. I'm gonna check out everything from my baby photos, to my wild party girl memories, even some embarrassing videos. I appreciate you all for tuning in every Sunday, and I'm almost at 1000 subs! LET'S DO IT! Then I can film

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10:03

Victor Wembanyama | Before They Were Famous | Future...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/20

Before Victor Wembanyama would be hailed as everything from an Alien to the single greatest NBA prospect since LeBron James, he was born in the Paris suburb of Le Chesney on January 4th, 2004 to a family of very, well, tall stalk. Let’s start with his pops, Felix -- a former longjumper who measures in at 6-foot-6. Then there’s his mother, Elodie, a former basketball player and coach who clocks in only three inches shorter than that at 6-foot-3! While Victor’s parents tend to shy away from the

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12:22

Is Tory Lanez Being Blackballed?

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/20

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been a recognizable name to most folks in the hip-hop industry for a handful of years now -- ever since working his way up from the Toronto underground with the release of his hit single “Say It” and the Grammy-nominated track “Luv”, both of which were cuts off his debut studio album, “I Told You” that dropped in 2016. That project would be the very first that Tory ever released on a big-time label, more specifically, Interscope, whom Lanez would partner with for the

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8:27

Marquise Jackson | Before They Were Famous | Why 50...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/20

Before getting wrapped up in a rivalry with his own father, Marquise Jackson was born on October 13th, 1997 to parents 50 Cent and Shaniqua Tompkins. Upon his kid’s birth, the world-famous rapper would credit his son for totally changing his outlook on life. A noble intent to be sure, but one that wouldn’t exactly come to fruition. During Marquise’s early years, however, everything seemed to be going great. Not only would he regularly model for 50 Cent’s G-Unit clothing line, but he’d even walk the

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8:02

TDott Woo | Before They Were Gone | Tribute to Sturdy...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/20

Before New York-based drill-rapper TDott Woo would be tragically gunned down on the Brooklyn streets in early 2022, he was born Tahjay Dobson sometime in the year 2000 and grew up near the intersection of East 98th Street and Avenue L. For those of you who don’t know that area all that well, that’s mostly a residential area in South East Brooklyn known as Canarsie. Outside of where he grew up, a lot of TDott’s youth has remained a mystery. That’s probably because this young man was still very much

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8:07

Yus Gz | Before They Were Famous | Face of The Bronx...

Before They Were Famous ·

2022/10/20

Before Yus Gz would become the next big up-and-coming Bronx drill rapper to keep your eye on, he was born Youssef Doumbouya in Brooklyn, New York on September 19th, 2003. A first-generation immigrant from the Ivory Coast of Africa, Yus grew up a practitioner of the church of Islam and would visit his home continent often as a kid. But faith wouldn’t keep him off the streets and after moving from his original neighborhood to Mott Haven in the Bronx around the age of six or seven, Yus would grow up,

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