Before They Were Famous

By now you have heard the news as Puppy Girl Jenna or Your Puppy Girl Jenna who has become massive internet news all over Tik Tok, Instagram and getting shout outs from Vice, The New York Post, and LadBible but no one really seems to know who this girl is.... is it all just an act? More importantly, what dog does she identifies with the most? We got answers to this and more in today's Before They Were Famous video. Puppy Girl Jenna was born Jenna Phillips on April 15th, 1999 in Rockport Texas in good old U.S.A. Cruising over her Twitter she had a few throwback photos including one of her of course dressed up in a dog costume. Go figure...

Before Calboy would break into the rap game with hit songs like “Envy Me”, “Adam & Eve”, “Caroline” featuring Polo-G, and “Chariot” featuring Meek Mill and Lil Durk. Before Calboy would learn he was cut from Pop Smoke’s posthumous album “Sho0t for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” and understandably voice his frustrations on Twitter. Before Calboy would have 152.9K followers on Twitter, 1.2 Million followers on Instagram, and over 712K subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. Up and coming Chicago-raised rapper Calboy has a melodic flow that’s got people shouting out comps like he’s the next Lil Durk. This South Side native’s breakthrough hit; “Envy Me” racked up millions of views on YouTube after getting a since-deleted co-sign from colleague G-Herbo. Then, the track climbed to even greater heights thanks to a viral dance challenge that spawned across the Tik Tok platform, along with Dubsmash and Instagram.

Marilyn Manson has been Nominated for 4 Grammys, has released 10 Studio Albums and 32 Singles with his latest album We Are Chaos dropping sometime this month. His shows have been protested, boycotted, and subsequently canceled because of his perceived dark views and stage antics. Of course, we've all heard the rumors about Marilyn removing his own ribs so he could – ya know. He even faced controversy after the Columbine massacre in 1999 when media outlets reported Manson’s music was the inspiration behind the event, which Manson addressed during his interview with Michael Moore in the Bowling for Columbine documentary. Before Marilyn Manson would rise to Rock Super Stardom and release his latest album We Are Chaos. Find out more about his come up in this Before They Were Famous Biography video.

Before Rubi Rose would blow up after being featured on the music video for Migos’ 2017 hit, “Bad & Boujee”. Before Rubi Rose would drop her own “bad” anthem, “Big Mouth” declaring her spot in the female rap game. Before Rubi Rose would make $100,000 in only two days after creating an Only Fans page and posting a majority of the content that was already available on her Instagram. Over the past year, Rubi Rose has proven that she’s more than just a music video hotty. She also happens to be a badass MC who knows how to keep her legion of fans of both her music and photoshoots, happy. Rubi has just finished wrapping up her senior year at Georgia State after managing to balance education with a social life and bubbling career as an entertainer far better than most. I mean, just look at some of these grades she’s shared over the years across social media. It’s pretty amazing to think that Rubi’s career as a rapper actually began only a couple of years ago when she was staying in the Georgia State dorms and rapping with her friends for fun. But after appearing in “Bad & Boujee”, collaborating with her ex, Playboi Carti on 2018’s “On Top”, and dropping “Big Mouth” in 2019, she began to receive rave reviews for a talent she didn’t even know she had.

BEFORE GUNNA would blow up off the back of his hit song “Drip Too Hard” featuring Lil Baby...
BEFORE GUNNA would claim the top spot on Billboard’s album chart after dropping his newest album: “Wunna”, with fans listening to his songs over 144 Million times in the album’s first week of release...

Gunna is an Atlanta-born rapper who has had to earn every inch of his bragging rights. Since releasing his first mix-tape in 2016 with “Drip Season”, he’s climbed rung by rung to the very top of the industry, lending his talents and melodic flows to the likes of Travis Scott and even Mariah Carey along the way. He’s also had a number of memorable team-ups with good friend Lil Baby and together they form a one-two punch that’s one of the most untouchable duos in hip-hop history. But it was Gunna’s partnership with the prolific rapper Young Tug that really primed him for success after the two first met back in 2015. These two clicked immediately and after Young Tug would sign his protege to YSL Records, Gunna would release more and more “Drip Season” mixtapes that set his star ablaze.

Before Baylen Levine would change his channel name from Benitez to his full name and become famous online known for "Are Those Nacho Cheese?" Being a Shrek Superfan and for the alias of Ben Dover. Before Baylen Levine would clock in 1.2 Million Subscribers on YouTube, over 500K on Instagram, 20K on Twitter at the time of this recording. Before Baylen Levine would collab with Wide Neck, Long Neck, NELK, and meet his idol Lil Yachty. There is a whole generation of kids out there with the sole goal of becoming YouTube Famous. Baylen Levine was one of those kids and it actually resulted in him getting kicked out of his high school. After starting his self-titled channel at only seventeen years old Baylen has created a thriving business and fan base defying all the naysayers who told him a YouTube career wasn't a real job.

Before Anything4Views would get a tweet from Dr. Disrespect and would lock lips with Pyrocynical.
Before Anything4Views would jump-start the Cold Ones podcast his close friend and long-time collaborator Max Moe Foe and would have epic guests including TwoMad, Nerd City, Pyrocynical, The Racka Racka, and PewDiePie. Before Anyhing4Views would clock in 431K followers on Instagram, 550K followers on Twitter, 273K Subsbscribers on his YouTube channel & and an additional 1.2 Million on the ColdOnes Podcast channel. Today we are taking a look at one of the founding fathers of YouTube. If there was a Mount Rushmore of OG content creators who pushed the boundaries well on there you would have Filthy Frank, IdubbzTV, MaxMoeFoe, and of course Anything4Views.

Before Jack Harlow would team up with Post Malone, DaBaby, and Saweetie for an infectious remake to the summer hit Tap In. Before Jack Harlow would team up with DaBaby, Lil Wayne & Tory Lanez for What's Poppin Remix.
By the age of twelve, Jack was inspired to begin recording songs in his bedroom and uploaded his tracks to SoundCloud to share with his friends. By the time he was in high school, he had created such a buzz around his city that he was selling out popular venues in Louisville like the Mercury Ball Room. Not long after high school, Jack would pick up his things and move to Atlanta to elevate his career. Since then, Jack has made a name for himself through his hypnotizing, melodic beats, his smooth drawl, and boundless determination to be the very best rapper of all time. Find out more about this XXL Freshman for 2020 in this Updated Before They Were Famous video.

BEFORE FIVIO FOREIGN would be featured on Drakes's hit song “Demons” which went all the way to number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100... BEFORE FIVIO FOREIGN would collaborate with Lil Tjay and the late Pop Smoke on the song “Zoo York”... BEFORE FIVIO FOREIGN would see a rumor circulate that he was shot earlier this month, despite being absolutely fine... thankfully this American rapper and songwriter wasn’t cut down in his prime, just as he’s about to blow-up after making a career for himself on the streets of Brooklyn over the past ten years. In fact, thanks in part to his inclusion in XXL’s Freshman Class of the Year for 2020, all that hard work is about to pay off. Maxie Lee Ryles III, known by his stage name Fivio Foreign, is an American rapper and songwriter. In June 2019, he rose to fame with his single "Big Drip", which received a remix with American rappers Lil Baby and Quavo. He is signed to Mase's RichFish Records and Columbia Records. Find out more about his come up in this Before They Were Famous video.

Before Lil Tjay would release his highest-charting song ever, a feature with Pop Smoke titled: “Mood Swings”. Before Lil Tjay would take on YK Osiris in an impromptu boxing match and release footage of the fight on social media. Before Lil Tjay would have 191.1K followers on Twitter, 3.9 Million followers on Instagram almost 2 Million subscribers on YouTube at the time of this recording. In just over two years, Lil Tjay went from spending his days in a youth detention center to becoming one of the biggest rappers of 2020. After signing with Columbia Records in 2018 he quickly scored two platinum hits with “Leaked” and “Brothers”, but it was the double-platinum effort of “F.N.” plus the massive success of his feature with Polo G, “Pop Out”, that really put Tjay on the map. It should be pretty clear from his prolific output that Tjay has a ferocious drive, and that must have played a huge part in his being named to XXL’s Freshman Class of 2020 this year.