Before They Were Famous

After Lil Xan hit single, “Betrayed” was certified platinum. After Lil Xan would quit rapping to focus on his clothing line but then uploaded a video with the caption: “not quitting” and even released an album entitled ‘sorry, I didn't quit’. After Lil Xan and Billie Eilish dressed up as each other for Halloween. After Lil Xan checked himself into rehab to combat his addiction to prescription pill...

After Lil Pump would get dragged for endorsing Donald Trump by posting photos of himself in a MAGA hat and with Donald Trump and then releasing his pro-Trump anthem ‘Lil Pimp Big MAGA Steppin’. After Lil Pump would cause PETA to call for an investigation after he visits Doc Antle’s zoo and climbs on Bubbles the elephant’s trunk and loses his balance and falls. After Lil Pump would get brutally sho...

At 4.5 million followers on Instagram at the time, Belle Delphine’s account was banned from the platform on July 19, 2019, citing that she had continuously violated the company’s community guidelines. Could it maybe have been her close to pornographic content? She returned to YouTube this year in June with a parody song of 6ix9ine’s Gooba within it she promoted her NEW Instagram page along with a...

Though some people might still consider YouTube to be something of uncharted waters in terms of overall revenue sustainability, there’s no denying that with each passing day and month, more and more YouTubers are raking in millions of dollars from not only their content but merch sales as well – often out earning more traditional entertainers like actors and musicians. And Danny Duncan is sitting...

About six years ago now, Damien Prince and Biannca Raines knew that their lives had to change. Both were living paycheck-to-paycheck while working at their local Little Caesar’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The two quickly struck up a relationship and before they knew it, Bianca was pregnant with the duo’s first child, an expense that they frankly could not afford at the time. They worked themselves to...

On the BRIGHT SIDE OF FAME – Kanye West is one of the world’s best-selling musicians, exploding onto the scene in 2004 with his debut album: “The College Dropout” and ultimately selling more than 20 million albums and 140 Million singles sold worldwide. He would also go onto become one of the most awarded artists ever, collecting 21 Grammy’s to this point in time, and even seeing six of his 10 alb...

Macaulay Culkin is that name that always rolls around this time of the year…doesn’t matter that’s really been over 25 years that he’s seriously acted in a major motion picture. Macaulay took his hiatus from acting in 1994 and didn’t return until 2003 with a guest appearance in the TV show, Will and Grace and then after in the film Party Monster. In 2013, he co-founded a comedy rock band called The...

YoungBoy NBA is not only the king of the rap game, but he’s also the king of YouTube, which makes him something of a double threat and a man with at least two massive revenue streams that are helping ensure he truly will never (ever) be broke again. In fact, my man is doing so well, he likes to let the entire world in on his success – like showing off a brand-new Porsche Panamera GTS that he bough...

YouTube has made many, many millionaires and Pontiac Made DDG is no different. His rise to fame began through reaction videos, parodies, challenges, pranks, and skit videos and eventually through vlogging his day-to-day life where he makes his viewers feel like they are truly part of the family and pretty much in the video themselves… and this is why he’s made the money he’s made. He’s a rapper, a...

For the last decade, few people have found the type of success that Mr. Beast has on YouTube – and I mean that in near any field. Not only is Mr. Beast one of the most successful YouTubers of all time, his overall net-worth rivals that of entertainers in most other revenue streams – with one BIG difference. Mr. Beast gives back almost as much as he gets. And over the years Mr. Beast would find mor...

Logan Paul is no stranger to the spotlight or to headline news. His fame started on the video-sharing app Vine, similar to what we know now to be TikTok, where he gained millions of followers and then he turned his content into longer videos and launched his YouTube channel where he now has over 5.7 billion views. He became rich by just being himself…love him or hate him, the man is making serious...

Before Kid Cudi would release Man on the Moon 3: The Chosen over a DECADE after releasing Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager because he didn’t want to rush greatness. Before Kid Cudi suffered an addiction to anti-depressant medication that had been prescribed to him to help him deal with an emotional breakdown. Before Kid Cudi would be called “the most influential artist of the past decade...

Before Toosii would emerge as a force to be reckoned with in the world of hip-hop, releasing his album “Platinum Heart” this past February and following it up with “Poetic Pain” in September. Before Toosii would be confused with being DaBaby’s little brother almost all the time. Before Toosii would have over 250K followers on Twitter, 1.9 Million followers on Instagram, and over 520K subscribers o...

Before Playboi Carti was issued a pretty aggressive ultimatum by Mario Judah to drop his long-awaited follow-up album to his 2018’s Die Lit, Whole Lotta Red, or else he’ll drop it for him. Before Playboi Carti as gifted a $120,000 TANK by Kanye West which lead fans to believe that he has a hand in Playboi’s latest album…AND THEN it was revealed that Kanye not only collaborated on a song produced b...

Before Dillon Danis would become a multi-time International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion. Before Dillon Danis would get attacked by Khabib Nurmagomedov after Khabib’s victory over Dillon’s buddy, Conor McGregor at UFC 236. Before Dillon Danis would have close to 10K subscribers on YouTube, over 179K followers on Twitter, and 1.1 Million followers on Instagram at the time of this recording. D...

Before Pressa would blow up out of the Toronto rap scene, coming straight outta Jane and Finch. Before Pressa would drop hit songs with collaborators like Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G, as well as a tour across the world with the 6-God himself, Drake. Before Pressa would have over 10K followers on Twitter and over 236K followers on Instagram at the time of this recording. Not a whole lot of musicians...

Before CJ would blow-up after dropping his self-released hit song Whoopty and earn himself his first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100. Before CJ would receive a co-sign from the likes of Cardi B after she posted herself rapping along to CJ’s popular tune. Before CJ would have over 174K followers on Instagram and over 211K subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. New York artis...

With his career taking off in 2018, Rod Wave independently released several mixtapes before finally signing with Alamo Records. His hit single ‘Heart on Ice’ went viral on both YouTube and TikTok peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sent his fame soaring! With the rising popularity of his new hit song, he was able to release his debut album on November 1st, 2019 called Ghetto Gospel,...

Recently, Logan Paul shared an eye-popping stat on his series: “ImPaulsive” when he suggested that Nelk was having somewhere between $30 to $60 Million years, largely thanks to their merchandising game. Now most online resource sites will tell you something different. In fact, a majority of them suggest that Nelk’s combined net-worth between its primary members is somewhere in the $1.5 to $3 Milli...

Before Nicolette Shea would appear in popular men’s magazines like Playboy and FHM then transition into the Adult Entertainment industry in 2017. Before Nicolette Shea would create her own OnlyFans and become one of the most popular content creators on the site. Before Nicolette Shea would have over 2 Million fans on Twitter and over 5 Million fans on Instagram at the time of this recording. Super...

Before Lana R was sitting on top of the adult film world and became the most searched for name on those websites. Before Lana R retired from the adult film industry in 2018 and started dating a YouTuber named Mike Majlak. Who, by the way, cheated on her. If you’re in shock, join the club. Who would cheat on Lana R? Well, apparently he would but they got back together and then he left her! I know,...

For today’s episode, we’re focusing on the story of one of the most critically and commercially acclaimed rappers of recent years – Lil Uzi Vert. On the BRIGHT SIDE OF FAME – Lil Uzi Vert became one of the most in-demand rappers of the last decade after releasing a series of mixtapes and EP’s, including one in collaboration with Gucci Mane and securing a Top Ten single with “XO Tour Llif3”, which...

Before Ms. London would dox Lil Baby for paying her 6K to wait for the scratch that, $16K for a night of her services. Before Ms. London would clock in 338K followers on Twitter, close to 250K on Instagram, and would get nominated for an AVN award. Before Ms. London would clock in 60 Million views on adult websites and jumpstart her career on Only Fans. At the time of this recording, The Shade Roo...

Abella Danger is an American adult film star and an exotic fireball straight outta Miami. This 25-year-old made her debut adult game about five years ago and it didn’t take her long to fall in love with what she does. In fact, after shooting just eight scenes in the industry, Abella said goodbye to Miami and hello to LA, moving out West and getting signed by elite talent manager Mark Spiegler. She...

After Boonk would change his name officially to John Gabbana and ask the world to remove all videos featuring his former self. After John Gabbana would climb to 5 Million Followers before having his account get deleted. After John Gabbana would find himself in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and take a much-needed break from the internet. Aright this video is a little different. I had...