Michael Buie, better known online as Kanye East (also known as ThaEastMan or MikeManik), is an American YouTuber who uploads a wide range of music videos and comical skits to his channel. He is known for rapping comments on his TikTok livestreams and viewers started calling him Kanye East. Some of his most popular songs include "Fortnite Ballz" and "Sussy Sussy". He uploads new music consistently on all music streaming platforms with "Monkey" in December 2023 including a feature by Half Deezy in December 2023 and his first EP release in March 2024 titled "The MikeManik EP".