Before They Were Famous

Whether it was modeling pictorials or her very own reality television dating show “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila”, it became abundantly clear early on that Tila’s M.O. was to get famous at any cost – and guess what? It worked! This pint-sized woman with a gigantic personality managed to stay relevant for years by attempting one project after another. So the question is what is Tila Tequila up to today? Well, to be honest with you, her life has been an absolute rollercoaster. So if you’re curious as to what befell Tila Tequila, keep watching.

If you were a kid growing up in the '90s or just a hockey fan in general one of your all-time favorite films on VHS had to be The Mighty Ducks. I mean the films even inspired a real-world NHL team although I don't think any team in the big league ever tried to pull off the flying v. Some have has some run-ins including Jussie Smollett who made headlines in 2019 for a faked racial attack in Chicago. Then there is the tragic tale of Shaun Weiss most remember as Goldberg. As recent as 2015 he was a YouTuber and Stand up comic and we dug up a bunch of old clips. Then things took a turn for the worse when Shaun was arrested in 2017, 2018, and 2020 for petty theft, burglary, and for being on some pretty scary substances. For the most part, most members of The Might Ducks stayed on the straight and narrow and continue to work in the entertainment industry. This includes Emilio Estevez.

Stefan Islas Ross (born Sierra Blanca; May 27, 1995) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Lil Conscious. He is noted for his freestyles “Ashes” and “Bojak” Lilconscious has hit over 1 million views with his song Bojak on SoundCloud and has hit 300,000 streams on Spotify with his song Ashes. Lil Conscious is easily one of the most mysterious presences on all of the internet. The man’s name began to go viral back in October of 2019 after Drake posted a snippet on his Instagram, dancing to one of Lil Conscious tracks. But beyond that -- there just isn’t a whole lot known about this enigmatic artist. Until today that is. Early on in his life, Lil Conscious felt different from everyone else around him. He felt as if he was living a double life. Eventually, he would develop his alter ego of Lil Conscious to scour the dark web and send out his thoughts, emotions, and most creative imaginings through his music.

For a whole bunch of kids that grew up in the ’90s, both girls AND boys, the orbit of the Spice Girls were inescapable – you either loved them yourself or you had five or six people close to you that did play their music non-stop. This group with their self-styled “Girl Power” mantra revolutionized the music industry and created a brand of female empowerment that transformed them into a global phenomenon. There’s just no denying how insanely popular these five ladies were and even now, over twenty years later, they’re still beloved as ever despite the fact that they haven’t made any new music together since the turn of the millennium! But with over 85 Million records sold worldwide that type of impact doesn’t just disappear overnight, or decades, even. Today I’m going to fill you in on where each member of the Spice Girls is at in their lives and career.

If being endlessly imitated and sampled by some of the biggest rappers in the world is an acknowledgment for a career well spent, then Lauryn Hill, despite only having one solo-album credit to her name, never has to doubt the impact she made in her chosen field. Take for instance her track “Ex-Factor”, a song that’s been sampled by the likes of Drake in “Nice for What” AND Cardi B in “Be Careful”. After she left her early musical group, The Fugees, Lauryn became one of the most famous singers in the world with the release of her debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”. That project went eight-times Platinum in no time flat and netted her a reported income in the $40 Million range. But Lauryn was never really someone who sought out the Superstar lifestyle. Instead, what followed her breakthrough success would be more than two decades of messy headlines painting her as unreliable and, quite frankly, a pain to work with.

The episodes of “Viva La Bama” tended to have a specific theme, mission, or challenge that would be explored throughout the length of each episode. The show wasn’t quite a cultural phenomenon, but it had a dedicated fanbase all around the world and was popular enough to last five seasons. But after the show went off the air in August of 2005, the fans of this series were left without their daily fix of stars like Ryan Dunn, not to mention Bam and his father Phil, his mother April, and his unforgettable Uncle, Don Vito. So, now that it’s been over 15-years since we last checked in with a lot of these individuals, how about we find out what they’ve been up to?

Today we are here to, unfortunately, take a look at The DARK SIDE OF FAME which is a different story altogether and David’s once-thriving empire is on the verge of collapse. Over the years, his comedic content, especially the videos he made with his collective Vlog Squad, would become known for pushing the boundaries of good taste, but allegations made by former members of the Squad as well as participants in their content have recently come to light that accuses David and his collective of crimes like bullying, racist behavior and more that has many of David’s sponsors fleeing from his channel...

In today’s episode, we’re taking a look at one of the most popular and yet controversial rappers of recent memory, NBA YoungBoy. This talented rapper knows how to make a headline even without the use of chart-topping singles, whether it’s his litany of alleged baby mamas or run-ins with police, his fans have come to expect the unexpected when it comes not only to his music but his way of life. On the DARK SIDE OF FAME is a different story altogether – and at the still extremely young age of only 21-years-old, YoungBoy had amassed a criminal record that would rival some career criminals. In fact, his litany of arrests, beef, and physical altercations that turned deadly is just as eventful as his music career, if not more so.

Hotboii was born Javarri Latre Walker on June 13th, 2000, in Orlando, Florida. He grew up on the city’s west-end in a neighborhood known as Pine Hills. In terms of being a Florida-boy through and through, Hotboii loves repping where he’s from and has, in his own way, turned his home-state into a lifestyle choice. Florida has been a musical hotbed for up-coming talent for a long, long time now – and next up out of the Sunshine State is 20-year-old rapper Hotboii whose music details his life experiences like the time he’s spent in jail or how he’s learned to cope with the loss of multiple close friends.

Tech N9ne is an indisputable legend in the rap game with a career that dates back decades. Tech exploded onto the scene with a unique image including face-paint and crazy-loud red hair, something that very few male black artists ever felt comfortable enough to do before him. We’re talking a professional career that has spanned more than 20 albums, 10 EP’s, not to mention countless singles – his most recent full-album in this era of COIVD is aptly titled “ENTERFEAR” and his fanbase is so rabid for his content that after he was mistakenly identified as having passed away two years ago, he quickly had to jump online to let everyone know that – yep – he’s still doing okay.