Before They Were Famous

Before Night Lovell would first start producing music under the alias, KLNV. Before Night Lovell would break out as a rapper with his viral hit song “Dark Light” in 2014. Before Night Lovell would have 97.7K followers on Twitter, 640K followers on Instagram, and over 580K subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. Canadian rapper and producer Night Lovell has always embraced a dark and mysterious sensibility. Ever since his debut on the music scene, his tense beats and haunting vocals have kept his fans mystified and looking for more of his unique signature style. Night Lovell has always felt most comfortable in the shadows. But long before he was Night Lovell or even producer Killanov for that matter he was a young man growing up on the streets of Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario and he’s always represented where he’s from with tenacity.

Before Sada Baby would win the Detroit competition series “Imported From the D” against thirteen other local rappers. Before Sada Baby would release the video to “Block Party” featuring fellow Detroit rapper Drego and produced by WorldStarHipHop. Before Sada Baby would have 46.2K followers on Twitter, 975K followers on Instagram, and over 334K subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. In 2016, Sada Baby was ready to give up the dream. After three years of rapping, he still hadn’t seen any money from all of his blood, sweat, and tears. So, he decided to enter a culinary program at Schoolcraft College and be a walk-on for the school’s basketball team –but before he began this new chapter in his life, he gave music one last go, entering the local rap competition “Imported From the D”. He’d go on to win the whole thing.

Bella Poarch would create and upload the most popular Tik Tok video in the history of the app with more than 488 million views at the time of this recording. Before Bella Poarch would serve in the United States Navy. Before Bella Poarch would have 6.7 Million followers on Instagram, 121K followers on Twitter, 154K subscribers on YouTube, and over 37 Million followers on Tik Tok at the time of this recording. We here at Before They Were Famous know all too well that the internet – well, it’s kind of a confusing place. Case in point, meet Bella Poarch, the internet’s newest sensation. Depending on what side of the internet you frequent, your response to that video is going to go one of probably two ways – either you’re going to fall madly in love with Bella in an instant, or you’re going to ask yourself, how the heck could something like this get so popular? Regardless of where you fall in the conversation, it’s undeniable that Bella Poarch has gone from being a complete unknown to being one of the most talked-about people in the world.

Viral fame has changed Dog Face's life forever and he's already got a brand news whip a 2020 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X 4WD Crew Cab, valued at $37,774 in Cranberry Red of course. That's a huge improvement in lifestyle because this man was working as a laborer at a potato warehouse in Idaho living from paycheque to paycheque. His home, a 1000 dollar RV with no running water or electricity. His cellphone bill had been disconnected and his car would break down almost daily. Despite all these setbacks the man just loved to dance and would post content on the regular busting out to his favorite tunes. The hard work is finally paying off and DoggFace is quickly becoming one of the fast-rising internet stars of 2020. In the past week, his YouTube channel shot up over 100K followers. He's sitting on 2.4 Million followers on Instagram and 4.8 Million followers on Tik Tok at the time of this recording. DoggFace isn't letting this opportunity go to waste and has gotten into the merch game which will hopefully allow him to bump up his net worth into the millions. He's also come across the genius idea to start selling his own Halloween Costume which is sure to be a hit.

LeBron James has an NBA salary of around 40 million dollars with endorsement deals raking in an additional estimate of 55 million dollars bringing his total annual income to around $100 million. So even though he may be number 5 on the list of highest-paid athletes - his endorsements and other companies put him way ahead of everyone! Endorsement deals like Beats by Dre, Coca-Cola, Nike, KIA Motors, Blaze Pizza, 2K Sports, and more. If we’re talking contracts over the years - he made over $169 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 11 seasons, over $64 million with Miami Heat in four seasons and over $73 million with the Lakers in just two seasons - his total four-year contract with the Lakers is $153M…and I’m sure the price just went UP! Most recently, he purchased a Beverly Hills mansion for $36.7 million but he also owns two other homes in Brentwood - one that was $21 million and the other that he purchased two years after that one for $23 million. LeBron James had an estimated net worth of 450 million dollars in 2018, according to Forbes. His career earnings banked a beautiful OVER $1 billion after signing his Lakers deal in 2018 so as of 2020, it’s not unreasonable to assume that his current net worth is sitting at or above half a billion dollars. As I touched on briefly earlier, most of that is not even coming from his NBA salary. Endorsements make up a huge chunk of his income, but he also earns money from investments, businesses, film and television appearances, and as a Hollywood producer.

Almost every week, we see celebrities ball out with insane purchases from homes, cars, and of course, a fan-favorite - bling. I wish I had so much money that I didn’t know what to do with it that I decided to get Bart Simpson blinged the f out - but sometimes these chains and pendants are in memory of loved ones or to commemorate albums but a lot of the time…they’re just to stunt. Which is a whole lot of fun.nLast week we dropped Part two for 2020 and in there we talked about Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Ski Mask the Slump Dog, and a few other artists but you guys showed so much love for part one and part two plus sent us so many comments about other artists we should have included so I'm back with a part three.

Before Madison Beer would release hit songs like “Selfish”. Before Madison Beer would be discovered on YouTube much like Justine Bieber once was... by none other than Justin Bieber himself! Before Madison Beer would have over 3 Million followers on Twitter, 20.3 Million followers on Instagram, 12 million followers on TikTok, and over 2 Million subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. American singer and songwriter Madison Beer has been in the spotlight ever since she was barely a teenager. That’s right around the time that the Biebs discovered her on YouTube and helped launch Madison to stardom with a single Tweet. After that, she was signed to Bieber’s label, Island Records. So, in a lot of ways, Madison can be considered the female Biebs, I mean, her career shot to fame as a tween off the back of a viral video, and she’s similarly assured that she was destined to be a figure in pop culture. At only the age of 11, she was driving with her mom when she heard a Bieb song playing on the radio and turned to her mom to tell her that one day, she would be friends with Justin Bieber. A year later, that very thing happened.

Before Metro Boomin would team up with 21-Savage to drop their new collab-album, “Savage Mode 2” which features a cameo appearance from none other than Morgan Freeman. Before Metro Boomin would become a world-famous meme as one of the last few bastions of trust in a topsy-turvy world. Before Metro Boomin would have 4.2 Million followers on Instagram, 3.3 Million followers on Twitter, and over 839K subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. Finding your way as a rapper in the music industry is one thing – but making it a dual-threat rapper/producer combo is just another level entirely. At only 26-years-old, Metro Boomin’ has managed to accomplish that in a span of only a few years. This young man has been making beats since he was 13-years-old, but he didn’t break through until he was 20 after producing the Future smash-hit, “Karate Chop” and dropping his own mixtape, “19 & Boomin’ right after. Securing the bag helped him establish working relationships with other huge names in the industry like Drake and Kanye – then, in 2016, he did something ingenious, teaming up with 21 Savage to drop the EP “Savage Mode” where -- instead of playing the silent partner as he had done with others -- Metro’s name appeared front and center on the album. Thanks to his tireless work ethic, the entire world now knows Metro Boomin’, not only as a producer and not only as a rapper but as a fully-formed and well-rounded artist that has a hand in shaping every aspect of his career.

Before Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout would become the breakout surprise hit video game of 2020 before Among Us arrived on the scene. Before Tim, The Tat Man would hit trending on Twitter with his 8 days saga where he attempted to win a single game! Before Fall Guys would provide endless inspiration for YouTubers looking to recreate the series in the real world, including Nadeshot and the Sideman. There is no way on earth you haven't heard of the massive rise in popularity of Fall Guys which took over Steam, Twitch, and internet meme's for August and into September of pandemic 2020. For those just tuning in, well 60 players have to survive colorful obstacle courses with only one being the victor. Sounds easy right? Well for gaming superstar Tim The Tatman it took 8 days before he took home his first W and when that happened the entire world watched in celebration.
That brings us up to date with its meteoric rise to the top of the gaming charts a couple of weeks back but its history and the idea is actually loosely based on 1980's Japanese shows including It's a Knockout or the more widely known Tekashi Castle. Fall Guys, well the game's launch date was a disaster with fans crashing the server and the company was nervous as a number of their past releases hadn't done so great. But it was early adaptors like Soddapoppin, xQc, Lyric, Mizkif, Forsen, and others who had been given early access to the BETA had already proven to the masses that this was a game too fun and easy not to miss out on.

Polo G is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who was born in the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois. He rose to great heights a couple of years ago after the release of his single: “Finer Things” and then climbed higher still after being featured in the Lil Tjay song: “Pop Out”, which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. After he dropped his debut studio album: “Die a Legend” in June of 2019, he’d go on release his second studio album, “The Goat” less than a year later. That album would cement Polo G as an up-and-coming rapper to keep an eye on after he wound garner an eye-popping 10 Hot 100 Billboard charting singles within months of its release. In other words, over the past two years, Polo G has been putting in the work and counting those stacks. Since becoming a breakout success story Polo has found many ways to spend his hard earned-cash including the usual expenditures like Iced-Out Chains and the nicest cars. But he’s also found some inventive ways to spend it too, like cash giveaways to his fans and recently creating his own record label. If you’re burning through cash like that, then you best becoming correct in terms of your overall net-worth and an in-depth dive into Polo G’s story will turn up that he’s doing pretty well for himself with an estimated worth of close to $3 Million.