Before They Were Famous

Willow Smith has had some superstar-sized shoes to fill from the moment she was born and it’s a pressure she’s carried with her for most of her young-life. Growing up in the public eye as the daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow once told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe that she felt a ton of pressure to live up to her parents’ sizable successes. But after acting in a few projects as a child...

After having spent nearly a full decade in the underground scene, Swedish rapper Bladee is finally ready for his moment in the mainstream. This talented young man is more than just a rapper, he’s also an accomplished painter – and his uniquely fresh sound has finally managed to reach mass appeal thanks in large part to social media and Tik Tok specifically. But did you know that becoming a musicia...

Yung Lean is an international hip-hop legend. A former driving force of the Cloud-rap era, this Swedish rapper created an entire brand based around a series of eccentricities and ethereal sounds best represented by the name of his hip-hop crew, The Sad Boys. But some people are only just discovering his music now thanks to one of his very first singles, “Ginseng Strip 2002”, going viral over on Ti...

Every musical artist on the face of this planet is trying to crack the TikTok algorithm, but few have managed to do so with as much ease as rapper Saucy Santana. Not only has this up-and-coming rapper bagged nearly 1 million followers on Instagram where he regularly appears with friends like Yung Miami of City Girls on IG Live, but his work has gained further prominence over on TikTok where single...

Actor Drake Bell, aka, Drake Campana, once had a future that seemed blindingly promising. Not only was he a Nickelodeon star making a name for himself on television series like “The Amanda Show” as well as “Drake & Josh”, but afterward he’d continue on with an accomplished career in voice acting as well as kick-off something of an (admittedly questionable) singing career. But then, everything took...

Do any of you guys remember the early hip-hip duo, Kris Kross? Okay, sure, a whole bunch of you probably weren’t even born yet when their single “Jump” hit the airwaves back in 1992, but when it did, it propelled these thirteen-year-olds with names like Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, into superstar status. With their trademarked extra baggy and backwards fashion sense, these...

The tale of Vietnamese-American rapper Kid Trunks and his rise from social outcast to becoming the self-proclaimed “best Asian rapper alive” is one that’s taken some startling twists and turns over the years -- especially in recent weeks. Not only did this underdog story nearly come to an end when Trunks attempted to take his own life only days before the release of his studio album, “Moon”, but s...

In the 1990’s, Cypress Hill would establish themselves as a defining presence in the world of hip-hop thanks in large part to some brash lyrics that made them the first multi-million selling Latino rap group of all time. Whether it was DJ Muggs’ bombastic production, B-Real’s nasal-tinged flows, or Sen Dog’s braggadocios barks, Cypress Hill came together to create something unique and they’ve been...

Out of all the rappers to emerge from the city of Atlanta in the late 2000s, B.o. B, might just happen to be the most unique. After signing his very first major label deal at just 17-years-old, this guy went from living in his mother’s apartment to landing a feature with T.I. in the span of only a few months. From that point forward, he’d become the only male solo artist outside of Drake and Justi...

Social media sensation Courtney Tailor had it all – the look, the lifestyle, and the following. The only thing we didn’t know she had in her? The capability of murdering someone. And yet, that’s exactly where we are today, scratching our heads and wondering if this young woman has gone full-blown “Psycho” with the stabbing of her boyfriend Christian Obumselli. There are questions to be sure about...

Gilbert Gottfried, the legendary stand-up comic and sometimes actor, best known for his squawky voice, not to mention his raw and crude jokes, has passed away at the age of 67. Now let’s be honest, a whole bunch of us probably remember Gilbert best for providing the voice to Iago the parrot in the Disney classic, “Aladdin” – but much like his recently deceased friend, Bob Saget, Gilbert was at his...

If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the past few months then odds are you might have come across a series of videos of a good-looking dude driving in supercars and climbing out of some exclusive private jets. No, I’m not talking about Dan Bilzerian – although, in a lot of ways, this guy isn’t too far off the mark from that. I’m talking about former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate, som...

Around this time last year, one man would take the entire internet by storm. His name? Hasbulla Magomedov. His height? Three-foot-three-inches. His job? Talking so much trash that no one has been willing to step inside the ring to fight him... At least not yet. Last year, this diminutive brawler famously appeared alongside UFC Fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov on social media and would follow that up wi...

Long before he’d provide us with our first English sit-down interview with viral internet star, Hasbulla, Caleb Pressley had dreams of becoming a professional football player. And he might have made it too if it wasn’t for the simple fact that the man is a far better entertainer than he is a football player. This former UNC backup QB would have one of the most unique college athletic careers of al...

As it turns out, Will Smith isn’t the only Hollywood star knee-deep in controversy right now – he’s got some company in Ezra Miller. At the end of March, Warner Brothers executives held an emergency meeting to discuss Ezra’s future with the studio following the star’s arrest for disorderly conduct and harassment in a Hawaiian bar. In a lot of ways, this is totally unexpected as Ezra is one of the...

Hip-hop manager extraordinaire, Wack 100, is no stranger to bad press. In fact, he more or less generates the stuff every time he opens his mouth to give an interview. A music industry veteran, not to mention a onetime street enforcer, this Los Angeles native has made major inroads as one of the most connected individuals in the entire rap game. After getting his start managing The Game and Ray J,...

How does it feel to be the creator of one of the biggest songs ever made? Well, don’t expect Wouter De Backer to tell you. The man is as humble as they come. Over ten years ago, this Belgian-Australian singer and songwriter became world-famous as Gotye after conquering the radio waves with his ubiquitous hit, “Somebody That I Used to Know”. And while the song was celebrated as an absolute banger,...

Almost ten years ago now, the world came to a standstill upon the release of the hit Korean pop song, “Gangnam Style”. Dropping on July 15th, 2012, by popular K-pop artist PSY – at the time of the song’s release, he was little known outside of his home country -- but within weeks, all of that would change. Before any of us had realized what happened, almost everyone we knew was re-enacting the son...

Over the last 5 years, the NELK boys gained a massive following which no prank channel has ever accomplished before. Not VitalyZdTv, FouseyTube… not even Roman Atwood who did extremely well for himself, Nelk seemed to come out of nowhere and take things to a level not yet seen before. What started as a typical prank channel with videos like Coke prank on cops transformed into their now hugely popu...

Did anyone manage to capture the sound and feel of the early 2010s better than LMFAO? Don’t get me wrong, that’s not necessarily a good thing and looking back it now, their hit song “Party Rock Anthem” is a good example of just how quickly musical fads can come and go -- but damn, it’s really been over ten years since that single first dropped? That’s a crazy amount of time. Even crazier though? T...

According to a recent Instagram Live video, Soulja Boy is ready to leave the rap game behind for good and concentrate on becoming an actor as his new docuseries, “The Life of Draco” hits the internet. But is this the actual truth or just the next exaggeration in a long line of them? Look, on the Bright Side of Fame Soulja Boy’s early 2000’s hit “Crank That” would not only top the Billboard Hot 100...

Jada Pinkett Smith is perhaps best known for being one-half of Hollywood’s most dynamic couples, but she’s proven over the years that she’s far more than just Will Smith’s better half. A mother, stepmother, actor, and businesswoman, Jada landed her big break on the sitcom “A Different World”. A few short years later she’d be starring in films like “The Nutty Professor” alongside Eddie Murphy and m...

As one of the most respected and talented comedians to ever step foot on the stage, Chris Rock has been dominating the entertainment industry for decades. From his humble beginnings working on the New York City comedy circuit to being discovered by Eddie Murphy, to hosting the Oscars in 2016, Rock has transformed himself into one of the most influential voices of his generation. And while his succ...

Anytime someone brings up the name Andre 3000, they almost always mention in the same breath that he might very well be the most talented rapper of all time. See? I just did it. It’s easy. And it’s also the truth -- because quite simply put, there aren’t many musicians with the natural charisma and technical skill of Andre Benjamin. Whether it’s those brightly colored fits, that fearless sense of...

By this point in time we all know the truth – Drill music might very well be the most dangerous genre of music in the history of the art form. Don’t believe me? Then check out the recent video we dropped tracing the history of the genre from its modest beginnings to the modern-day era that’s absolutely steeped in violence. Today, few artists better personify this genre than rapper Kay Flock. This...