Before They Were Famous

May he rest in peace, Lil Snupe coming up story is quite remarkable. A talented freestyler with a ton of hype surrounding him and a growing fan base. Shortly after his life was taken #RIPLilSnupe became a world wide trend on twitter. It was an innocent game of Dice and a bet of $100 that took his life, he was only 18 years old.

May he rest in peace, Lil Snupe coming up story is quite remarkable. A talented freestyler with a ton of hype surrounding him and a growing fan base. Shortly after his life was taken #RIPLilSnupe became a world wide trend on twitter. It was an innocent game of Dice and a bet of $100 that took his life, he was only 18 years old.

Calvin grew up in Utah to parents who struggled with drug addiction, and his father once tried to commit suicide. He turned to YouTube as a source of escape and support on his down days and shortly after started making his own videos. Aside from his usual rants he also talked about his stories of drug use and advises his fans against following in his actions. His quick wit and crude rants and anecdotes gained him loyal followers, but maybe too loyal. One offhand comment in a video led to the ‘reptillian brotherhood’ spamming message boards across Youtube and Twitch platform to the point where people pointed fingers at Leafy.

Calvin grew up in Utah to parents who struggled with drug addiction, and his father once tried to commit suicide. He turned to YouTube as a source of escape and support on his down days and shortly after started making his own videos. Aside from his usual rants he also talked about his stories of drug use and advises his fans against following in his actions. His quick wit and crude rants and anecdotes gained him loyal followers, but maybe too loyal. One offhand comment in a video led to the ‘reptillian brotherhood’ spamming message boards across Youtube and Twitch platform to the point where people pointed fingers at Leafy.

Lil Dicky grew up upper middle class in the northern end of Philly. He attended the University of Richmond got his hands on his degree and then scored a cushy job as an account manager at an advertising agency. But bored of the 9-5 he dreamt of becoming an actor / comedian and first stumbled upon rap as a means to entertain. Eventually he realized that he was actually better than just a joke and fell in love with the art form. For two years he stockpiled songs and videos so he could build up a proper fan base, quit his job and become the worlds most respected self depricatingjewish rapper and to change the game.

Lil Dicky grew up upper middle class in the northern end of Philly. He attended the University of Richmond got his hands on his degree and then scored a cushy job as an account manager at an advertising agency. But bored of the 9-5 he dreamt of becoming an actor / comedian and first stumbled upon rap as a means to entertain. Eventually he realized that he was actually better than just a joke and fell in love with the art form. For two years he stockpiled songs and videos so he could build up a proper fan base, quit his job and become the worlds most respected self depricatingjewish rapper and to change the game.

Nordan Shat was just a normal kid that grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From a young age he always had a passion for videogames. However, during his early childhood he used video games to cope with his life and living situation. His father would eventually abandon the family and Nordan’s depression began to take root. However, the tragedy didn’t end there, after his first break up he attempted to take his own life. After some counselling he used his past experiences to shape his future and become a positive force on YouTube and use his gaming as an outlet and path to success.

Nordan Shat was just a normal kid that grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From a young age he always had a passion for videogames. However, during his early childhood he used video games to cope with his life and living situation. His father would eventually abandon the family and Nordan’s depression began to take root. However, the tragedy didn’t end there, after his first break up he attempted to take his own life. After some counselling he used his past experiences to shape his future and become a positive force on YouTube and use his gaming as an outlet and path to success.