Before They Were Famous

We can't even imagine what the widow of former NBA Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant is going through. We want to offer our sincerest condolences to her and her family.

After a video of Quaden Bayles lamenting about bullies would go viral the world over having him trend on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and become a news story heard the world over.
After a Go Fund Me page was set up and Quaden would receive over 450 dollars on a $10,000 goal to send him and his mother to Disney land.
After Quaden would get tons of love from online celebrities including Hugh Jackman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cardi B and get to walk out on the field for an All-Star Indigenous game of Ozzy football.
Just last week, a heartbreaking story about a 9-year-old child with dwarfism went viral and the internet's reaction was pretty intense. First off there was an unprecedented amount of support that came in just as fast and an astonishing amount of money made but then online bullies got to work trying to debunk the child's crisis and making up lies like he was not only rich and famous but also an imposter. I'll explain more in this video...

Before Gianna Bryant would be born into one of the most influential sports families of the 21st century. Before Gigi Bryant would be caught courtside with her father, absorbing the game of basketball at every single opportunity. Before Gigi planned on revolutionizing the sport of basketball for women the world over…
It goes without saying that the last thing someone wants to be well known for is passing away before their time… and it’s extremely unfortunate that for Gigi Bryant, in many ways, that’s exactly what’s happened. But a tragic death is not all Gigi was. In the short span of time that she was alive, Gigi left her mark on this planet and the world of female sports. Her dad often dotted on his athletic daughter posting videos to his massive social media following of her gameplay. Much like her remarkable father, Kobe Bryant, Gigi was a force of nature that could not be denied and we think it's only fair we do our part to spread a little light on her story during these tough times.

What's going on guys? It's your boy Michael McCrudden and today I’m taking a look back at the short, but very sweet life of Gigi Bryant, here on Before They Were Gone. Earlier this week we released a 20 minute video honoring the late and great Kobe Bryant. We make these videos with the utmost respect and my deep condolences go to their family and loved ones. Aright, let's get into this video.

Before Lana would get into some breakup drama with Mike Majlak. Before Lana Rhodes would clock in 7.4 Million followers on Instagram, 1 Million on Twitter, and have her own YouTube channel clock in millions of views per video... Before Lana would be the Penthouse Pet of the month for August 2016 and pick up multiple nominations & more... In a relatively short period of time Lana has risen to the top of the ranks of the world of adult film and that's while having announced retirement in 2018. For those of you who decided to click on this video, I'm assuming Lana Rhoades is a woman who needs little introduction but even for the die-hard fans out there I think I've dug up some old clips that you likely haven't seen before. Lana has had her eye on making a splash in the world of entertainment since she was a little kid even starting her very first YouTube channel at the age of 13. Prior to making the move to Los Angeles, she was a principal extra on the TV show Empire but sadly her part never made the final cut.
Aright, we got a lot to get through today so let's get into this video...

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".

Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper and songwriter. He was signed to Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. In April 2019, he released the song "Welcome to the Party", the lead single of his debut mixtape Meet the Woo, which was released in July 2019. He passed away on February 19, 2020, in a home invasion gone wrong.

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. As a shooting guard, Bryant entered the National Basketball Association directly from high school and played his entire 20-season professional career in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers. He sadly passed away on January 26th and will go down as a legend of the NBA. Gone but not forgotten.

Da Baby has become arguably one the hottest rapper in the game coming into 2020 and started off the year on the wrong foot with new charges out in Miami.
This isn't his first time Da Baby has been busted by the cops, nor his first time behind bars. In fact, the dude even shot a man inside a Walmart... don't fret all charges were dropped and the shooting was deemed as self-defence. I guess we know how Da Baby's stance on American g*n laws. At the time of this recording, Da Baby's recent arrest and words inside the courtroom have gone viral.

Before Lil Esco would become a meme god all over one simple video and it would spread like wildfire. Before Lil Esco would drop his track Ight Imma F Witcha via World Star Hip Hop and clock in over a quarter million views in a couple of days. Before Lil Esco 28 would clock in over 1.2 million Instagram followers and become a living meme legend hanging out with Trippie Redd, NLE Choppa, Supreme Patty & more...It's 2020 and there are new viral stars being born each and every year. Much like Woah Vicky, Lil Esco comes straight outta Atlanta Georgia but this kid wasn't actually born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Lil Esco is from the rougher part of town. He and his buddy Rob The Playboy had no plans on becoming famous they were just joking around while trying to grab when they filmed their now infamous video.

This video got posted to Rob's 200 Snapchat followers and the pair woke up the next day to find it on the front page of the internet... now they making rap videos, living with Supreme Patty, and making a whole lot of bank!

What's going on guys? It's your boy Michael McCrudden documenting the life and career of Lil Esco prior to internet fame, here for you of course on Before They Were Famous. The kid is only 14 years old at the time of this recording so I decided to jump on a FaceTime call with him to help me get this video made.

Everybody knows about Tom Hanks's eldest son, the one who is the image of his dad just a little nerdier but now we're finding out that there is another son. Then there is more footage of him going around the Golden Globes speaking Patois. This ain't the first time Chet made news headlines. Back in 2014 he was a rapper known as Chet Hayes and caught some backlash for using the N-word.