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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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8:01

India Cox / India Royale | Before They Were Famous |...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

6ix9ine needs to chill in the comments we here at Before They Were Famous are just thankful this didn't end up another tragic story. These rappers' real lives are no joke and Lil Durk certainly has a ride or die on his hands with India Cox or India Royale as she's known by on social media. If you don't know about the latest news, the couple were allegedly awoken at 5am after being shot at, they pulled out their guns and returned fire on the perpetrators who breached their home in the Chateau Elan

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10:10

FPSRussia | Where Are They Now? | Fighting Cancer,...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

YouTuber FPSRussia, whose real name is Kyle Myers, once operated the most successful firearms and explosives channel on the platform. What set his content apart from all the rest was Kyle’s performance as “Dmitri Potapoff”, a reputed Russian from Moscow who would explore the ins and outs of a new firearm in each video, all while entertaining his audience with anecdotes in a thick, and fake, Russian accent. It was a winning formula and one that has attracted a whole lot of eyeballs – in fact, despite

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9:31

Giannis Antetokounmpo | Before They Were Famous | How...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the man who’s best known as “The Greek Freak”, is a basketball superstar of such remarkable ability that he’s become one of the most popular celebrities in all of Greece, the country of his birth. But for most of Giannis’ childhood, he was largely considered a foreigner by those very same people he met on the streets of Athens. As the son of African immigrants, he and his parents lived in constant fear of deportation back to Nigeria. Not only that, but he had to fight tooth

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8:41

Silento | Where Are They Now? | Tragic Consequences...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

If you’ve ever heard the song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”, then chances are you’ve heard of the rapper Silento who climbed to nearly the top of the Billboard Charts back in 2015 with this one-hit-wonder. But ever since that moment, Silento has made more headlines for this erratic behavior than he has his music. In the summer of 2020, he was arrested not once, but twice, for committing some seriously bad acts, one of which involved a hatchet. And now, less than a year later, he’s been arrested once

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8:02

Scarlett Johansson | Before They Were Famous | How...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

When it comes to modern-day Hollywood megastars, few people can compare to award-winning actress Scarlett Johansson. After beginning her professional acting career at the young age of 7, Johansson wowed critics and fans alike with iconic roles in Lost in Translation, Match Point, Under the Skin, and, of course, Marvel's Avengers franchise. But before she was Black Widow. Well, it turns out, her childhood growing up in New York consisted of her family living off of welfare. Plus, her personal life

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8:11

Big Ed | Where Are They Now? | How Popularity Ruined...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

It hasn’t taken long for “90 Day Fiancé” to become one of TLC’s flagship series. The show is currently on its eighth season and nearly as popular as ever thanks in large part to the man whose small stature meshes unbelievably with his larger-than-life persona – I am, of course, talking about none other than Big Ed. Few reality stars have skyrocketed to fame quicker than Big Ed Brown. After first appearing on “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days”, viewers couldn’t get enough of his car-wreck of a

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13:33

90 Day Fiance | The Dark Side of Fame | The Sad Truth...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

On the DARK SIDE OF FAME is a different story altogether and throughout the course of its seven years on television, “90 Day Fiancé” has given us reality stars who are constantly having run-ins with the law, cheating on one another, uttering racial slurs, or generally just being horrible, horrible, people. I mean, why else do you think so many of us watch? So, I hope you guys will join me as we plunge into “90 Day Fiancé” -- The Dark Side of Fame.

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8:06

Johanna Leia | Before They Were Famous | Who Is Amari...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Drake and Michael B Jordan were recently spotted courtside at a Sierra Canyon game. But it was basketball star Amari Bailey’s mother, Johanna Leia, who grabbed all the social media attention. Drake was standing right behind her and we all know how Drake likes his ladies. Well for his recent date with Johanna Leia he decided to up his game and not only take her to dinner but to rent out the entire Dodgers stadium. But who is the lucky lady? Well, Johanna Leia is a former model for Wilhelmina and Ford

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8:37

Backpack Kid | Where Are They Now? | How He Turned To...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

In today’s constant news cycle, viral celebrities don’t always get their 15-minutes of fame -- more often than not, it’s more like 15-seconds – but the enigmatic content creator known as The Backpack Kid is looking to change that narrative. This young man kicked off one of the most popular dance crazes ever a few years ago when he dropped “The Floss” on all of our unsuspecting eyeballs. But as much as that dance might have captured the minds and hearts of all those who saw it, typically, if you

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8:46

Yung Bleu | Before They Were Famous | Jeremy Biddle's...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Perhaps now more than ever before, the music industry is going through a crazy influx of emerging young artists – meaning that it’s becoming increasingly hard to stand apart from the pack. But for up-and-coming hip-hop superstar Yung Bleu, that’s anything but the case after his newest hit singles featuring appearances from the likes of Drake and Chris Brown have him finally garnering the type of attention he’s always deserved. Only a few years ago, Yung Bleu was getting his start by crafting

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9:31

CM Punk | Where Are They Now | Tragic Downfall From Fame

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

In this history of professional wrestling, no one created quite the “cult of personality” as CM Punk did during his heralded run from 2011-2014. Despite the immense success, he found in the latter half of his run with the company -- to say that this former world champion left WWE under a dark cloud of resentment is probably something of an understatement. In the seven years since he left the squared-circle behind, Punk has worked hard to reinvent himself – he’s dabbled in MMA, become a comic book

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10:14

WhistlinDiesel | The Rich Life | How He Makes Money?

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Whistlin Diesel is doing something right because this man is pulling in a lot of views on YouTube & Facebook which is allowing him to destroy a lot of high-priced machinery. I mean his latest Instagram post boasts that he's already dropped half a million dollars into a customized truck called the Monstermax 2 which he said will be the largest truck on the road. He's bought plenty of vehicles worth over $100K just so he can destroy them. Were talking about an F250, F350, A Smart Car, a Toyota Hilux,

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8:04

DemolitionRanch | Before They Were Famous | Matt...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Matt Carriker, is a veterinarian with his own clinic, but he has generated millions and millions of subscribers through his various YouTube channels — Vet Ranch, Demolition Ranch, and OffTheRanch but his YouTube career started off modestly enough with him posting Dog Versus Deer over a decade ago. His fan base are known as the Demolitia which is described on Urban Dictionary as: the term used to describe an unstoppable army of g u n-crazed Americans led by Matt Carriker, the creator of Demolition

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8:02

ZIAS! | Before They Were Famous | Who Is AdinRoss...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

For those of you who may not have heard of them yet, ZIAS! is a YouTubing duo comprised of the entertainers “Just Zik” and B. Lou -- two former football players who met at Tulsa University and instead of going pro in their sport of choice, ended up betting on their own personalities carrying them to internet fame. When speaking about the beginnings of their relationship, they told Oklahoma’s News On 6. Zik might not know how to explain it, but I think I can – long story short, these two made the

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9:05

Vin Diesel | Before They Were Famous | Why He Did...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Let’s face it – with his shaved head, muscular build, deep voice, and appealing charm, Vin Diesel is a true Hollywood Star – but what you might not realize is just how much of a self-made-man Vin really is. Vin grew up in New York City at the far edge of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in what they used to call “Artists’ housing”. Basically, it was a space where relatively poor artists and their families could find an affordable place to live. But even back then – in the earliest days of his youth –

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8:50

Cast of Malcolm In The Middle | Where Are They Now? |...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

After lead star Frankie Muniz would reveal to the world that he he is suffering from extreme memory loss and doesn’t remember filming the iconic show. “Where were you 20 years ago today? I know where I was...Watching the very first episode of Malcolm in the Middle. Can you believe it? 20!! Thanks for embracing that crazy family of mine.” The cast even got back together during the pandemic to read the pilot episode although not all the members decided to come back. Erik Per Sullivan who we all

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8:02

Oli London | Before They Were Famous | How He Became...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

This has been the week of Oli London. He’s made headlines the world over and his most recent trip to a plastic surgeon has him pulling in as many as 50 Million search results on Google at the time of this recording. I don’t think the press is good press but it looks like Oli London is an influencer who will take what they can get. From the Dr. Phil show to TMZ Oli is proudly showing off all the publicity his transformations have garnered for him and he’s not done yet! London first hit headlines in

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9:16

Gotye | Where Are They Now? | How One Song Ruined His...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

It’s not every-day that a musician creates a hit single so popular that it racks up over a billion views – and it’s even rarer when that artist then drops off of the face of the planet – but somehow, that’s exactly what happened to the man behind “Somebody That I Used To Know”, the enigmatic singer/songwriter known as Gotye. That single was a pop-culture staple of the early 2010’s and took home a whole slew of awards including three Grammys for Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and

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8:07

Slim Jesus | Where Are They Now? | Tragic Downfall of...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

Believe it or not but by all accounts, Slim Jesus made a pretty decent success for himself during his fifteen minutes of fame – in fact, he’s reported to have made as much as $1 Million off of his 2015 single, “Drill Time” – the track that announced him as the newest drill artist to keep an eye on. The music video for that single turned into a viral hit and featured Slim Jesus, armed with guns while rapping about smoking grass and taking specific pills, basically giving everyone the impression that

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10:37

The Wack Pack | Where Are They Now? | Tragic...

Before They Were Famous ·

2021/09/20

The Wack Pack has been a part of the Howard Stern Show, and -- by proxy -- it’s listening audiences’ lives, for decades now. We’re talking thirty long years of high-pitched voices, shock antics, and the type of un-PC hijinks that have really fallen out of favor over the past handful of years. But the fine folks that make up the membership of this group aren’t exactly the kind of people who you can tell what to do. Wack Pack members have almost all started off as fans of the Howard Stern show who

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