Before They Were Famous

Before Russ dropped 11 mix tapes in the span of just three years, and pulled in tens of millions of views for music videos like Losin Control, Too Many, Do It Myself, and What They Want,
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Before LOGIC would drop tracks like Under Pressure, Flexicution, Everybody, or Sucker for Pain. Before collaborating with the likes of Lil Durk, Tech N9ne, Big Sean, Juicy J, Killer Mike, Childish Gambino, Khalid and Alessia Cara. Before earning an estimated net worth of 8 million dollars, making it onto XXL's 2013 freshman class list, and getting far, far away from his turbulent upbringing
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Cole Bennet grew up in Plano Illinois, a sleepy town just outside of Chicago. By his teenage years, he knew he loved video production and underground rap, and set his mind to creating something that would make use of both his passions. He started out by driving into Chicago to film shows, and by the time he'd graduated high school, he'd already built the framework for what would become a game changer in the world of hip hop.
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P. Diddy built himself an empire working with the likes of Mariah Carey, Method Man, TLC, Boyz II Men, Lil Kim, Faith Evans, Mary J Blige, and of course, Biggie Smalls. The Bad Boy has taken home 3 BET Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards and 3 Grammys, and changed his name more times than anyone can count...from Sean Combs to Puff Daddy, then from P. Diddy to just Diddy and in 2017, it became Brother Love, and then just Love. But, whatever you wanna call the dude he is killing it!

Phora came up in Anaheim, and it was anything but easy. His mother worked a long string of jobs to provide for the struggling family, and nearly lost his life. Coming out of two years spent in juvenile detention, the ever artistic teen went from tagging to inking to rapping. His hip hop career began as far back as 2010, when he was just sixteen years old. But it would take years of hustling before he'd get cosigns from the likes of mainstream artists, like Hopsin, amass hundreds of millions of views on youtube, and earn a number one spot on the Billboard rap chart.

Since their debut in 2015, Brockhampton has been on the loose and it's impossible to trap them in just one box. Are they a rap group? Are they a boy band? Or are they simply just a musical entity that can't be classified... We'll let you decide for yourself. Around 2010, a fourteen-year-old aspiring rapper named Kevin Abstract went to the online forum "KanyeToThe" to inquire about possibly assembling a "boyband". The young Texas visionary received dozens of replies from artists across the country and out of that, Alive Since Forever (styled as AliveSinceForever) was born. Comprised of Abstract, Ameer Vann, Dom McLennon and Rodney Tenor, the four artists – becoming fully active in 2012—only lasted for a short period. Dropping the ASF EP in 2013, the group disbanded the following year only to reform as Brockhampton not long after. Losing Rodney Tenor, but recruiting a few more members, the gang went from small, ambitious young rap group to a diverse make-up of not only rappers but singers, directors, producers, as well as photographers, engineers and creative designers. Releasing their debut single in 2015 entitled "Bet I", they followed up soon after with "Hero" and "Dirt" which were released through Fool's Gold Records. This all lead up to the 2016 release of their debut mixtape All-American Trash. The mixtape made circulation around the hip-hop circuit and helped earn the group a large cult following online. Relocating to South Central, Los Angeles, the group shacked up in a small house and put their nose to the grind. In 2017, Brockhampton released their full-length debut album 'Sensation'. While the album was critically acclaimed, the group just didn't see that as enough, 'cause they dropped Sensation II and III later that year. They were also approached by Viceland to star in their own reality series American Boyband.

Matt ditched his accounting career much to the dismay of his practical parents and decided to make film production his career. Focusing his attention on his YouTube channels and making the odd wedding video on the side for some cash. With a new list coming out every week and his vlog channel filling in the days in between Matt just kept on growing, attracting millions of new fans each and every day with his positive and fun brand of infotainment.

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