Before They Were Famous

Larry June is a Bay area rapper who spent a pretty decent portion of his childhood growing up in the city of Atlanta as well. Today, he draws on aspects of both those cities to create a flow that’s as gritty as it is smooth. But what really separates Larry from the rest of his peers is his willingness to embrace a healthy and mindful lifestyle. I mean, how many other rappers do you know are working on their own brand of orange juice? Larry’s the type of hip-hop head who can spend the entire day hanging out with hustlers and then ride home on his bicycle while dreaming up raps about his newest wellness kick. He’ll spit bars about smoothies, financial freedom, and cars – but what he really likes to stunt on is his newest expensive blender. How did this dude go from spending his youth on the street to becoming one of the freshest voices in all of hip-hop? You’re about to find out on our newest episode of Before They Were Famous.

Before carrying out a deadly attack on the city of Denver in late December of 2021, Lyndon McLeod was a self-published author dedicated to alt-rіght philosophies, including the idea of masculine suрremacy, who envisioned bringing about a new world order by targeting the weakest among us. Whereas most writers are capable of disassociating themselves with what they create on the page, Lyndon wasn’t -- and the horror he caused on the streets of Denver is still being felt by his victims’ families to this very day. But did you know that the police and FBI were aware of his questionable activities long before that fateful night? In fact, Lyndon had been on the authorities’ radar for a number of years due to his harassment of others on social media. And yet, no was ready to stop him when he finally snapped. Who was Lyndon McLeod and how did he become such a monster? Stay tuned to our newest installment of Before They Were Criminal to find out.

When it comes to taking control over your own journey, health and fitness are two areas that can help you attain a considerably higher quality of life. And while turning to the gym is always a good place to start, what’s truly essential is developing good habits. That’s where “More Plates, More Dates” and specifically, the man behind it, Derek, comes into play as he’s made a career for himself on educating others how to optimize their health and seamlessly fit it into their lifestyle. This comprehensive health, wellness, and performance platform is dedicated to improving your quality of life through some legitimate science-based content in as entertaining a way as possible. Derek started his career in fitness by writing blog articles in 2016, now, six years later, he’s garnered an audience of more than 1 Million subscribers on YouTube and launched a series of successful side-ventures to boot. Where did he come from and how were his high-school friends instrumental in setting him on his path? Stay tuned to our newest episode of Before They Were Famous to find out!

For those of you who haven’t heard of him yet, Noel Deyzel is a South-African entrepreneur and IFBB Heavyweight Bodybuilder who, over the past couple of years has made a huge name for himself over on social media, especially on TikTok, thanks to some extremely direct and on-point motivational fitness advice. In fact, “Daddy Noel” – yep, that’s what his fanbase likes to call him – has even branched out and started his own brand of supplements known as Ryse. But it wasn’t just supplementing that helped Noel get as big as he is – which is freakin’ massive – as it turns out, there’s a whole lot of steroids in that epic frame, which is a path Noel is now warning his audience against using. But having started on his fitness path so late in life, Noel needed a little extra kick to help him get there. What motivated him to totally up-end his life and become the modern-day version of Hercules? Stay tuned to our newest episode of Before They Were Famous to find out!

Imagine being jobless and living in a brand-new city that you’ve never been to before. Then, after crashing and burning, you go out one night with a bunch of friends, only to wake up the next morning to discover you have 10 thousand new followers and a brand-new career for yourself. That’s the concept of overnight success personified and it also just so happens to be the story of Bob Menery – the man with the golden voice. Now, four years after a viral video would change his life forever, Bob has become the host of one of the world’s highest-rated podcasts – but in a strange twist of fate that’s something, he’s going to have to achieve all over again with the recent news that he’s been dropped from his former collective at the Nelk Boys. What happened between him and his former buddies and did he really find success as quickly as people have been led to believe? Stay tuned to find out on our newest episode of Before They Were Famous!

Whether he’s by himself or performing as a member of the NELK Boys comedy collective, SteveWillDoIt is easily one of the most popular comedians on the internet. Throughout the almost four years he’s spent growing both his crew and his primary solo channel, he’s not only made a ton of people laugh, he’s also given away more gifts and gigantic cash prizes than almost anyone else in the game. But now, it seems like something is going wrong. After a particularly busy past few months that would see Steve beefing with Lil Durk’s look-alike, Perkioo, and interviewing former President, Donald Trump, on the Full Send podcast -- suddenly, Steve’s primary channel is facing a permanent ban on YouTube. What happened and is there anything Steve can do to bring it back? Stay tuned to our newest episode of Where Are They Now to find out!

Odds are that, by now, you’ve probably heard at least a snippet of the 2019 hit, “Dance Monkey” -- the song that’s been streamed well over a billion times from Australian artist, Tones and I. And yet, at the time she released it, Tones was still so new to the industry that even though her song was charting number one across the world, she barely understood what a music chart was! This lack of familiarity in regards to the industry only makes what Tone managed to accomplish all the more remarkable. A self-taught producer, this young woman began tinkering with music while working retail and living in Melbourne. She managed to find her niche by combining piano melodies with electronic beats, something she was inspired to explore after hearing the work of Macklemore. How did she go from fan girl to the top of the charts? And how has she achieved the seemingly impossible almost solely on her own? You’re about to find out on our new episode of Before They Were Famous!

The rapper known as Mase is best remembered as Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs’ favorite sidekick -- a guy who earned his spot on the Bad Boy label through a series of popular guest collaborations with other rappers. In fact, by the time he dropped his debut album, “Harlem World”, Mase was already a bonafide star. Sure, his flow might have been a bit more relaxed than your average MC, and yes, his raps were often questioned for their startling simplicity, but the man carved out a lane for himself and stuck to it... right up to the point where he decided to abandon his second studio album to pursue a career as a Christian Minister. As you might imagine, this change didn’t stick and Mase returned to hip-hop in the mid-2000s, but things were never quite the same – including his relationship with Puffy which has recently been in the headlines over claims of how poorly Mase was treated by the man who many believed to be his best friend. What is Mase’s major gripe with Combs? And what exactly does Fivio Foreign have to do with all of this? If you wanna find out then stay tuned to our newest episode of Where Are They Now!

If you take the time to reflect on any of the numerous traumatic events to happen in the United States over the past few decades, odds are, you’ll be able to uncover lies that Аlех Jоnеs has spread about them. Basically, pick a tragedy and Аlех Jоnеs has a narrative to sell you on it. But now, this radio host has been confronted with his track record of lies in an Austin, Texas, courtroom where he was on trial to determine how much he should pay for defaming the parents of a first grader that sadly passed away Sandy Hook Elementary School How did the defense catch him by lying? Stay tuned to Where Are They Now to find out!

In a lot of ways, Chrisean Rock has always been on the run. Early on in her life, she was a track and field star for Santa Monica College, but even long before that, she had to learn how to think quickly on her feet. Growing up in a family of a dozen siblings with one parent incarcerated and another struggling to remain sober, Chrisean needed to make herself as strong as possible to survive. But surprisingly, it wasn’t her athletic abilities that would one day provide her with fame – instead, it was her association with the rapper Blueface and their seemingly on-again, off-again relationship. Now, Chrisean is probably best known as a social media influencer and aspiring singer who keeps herself in the headlines thanks to some truly befuddling and, at times, downright scary antics involving her well-known another half. What led Chrisean to where she is today and what’s her official relationship status with Blueface? You’ll find out that and a whole bunch more in our newest episode of Before They Were Famous.