DJ Not Nice
| Rucka Rucka Ali | |
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Rucka Rucka Ali on the cover of his fourth studio album, Rucka's World
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Itsrucka", DJ Not Nice, Seymour Schwartz, Toby Queef, TR-8R, Boris Anatasha, Jihad Joe |
| Born | January 27, 1987 (age 30) |
| Origin | Troy, Michigan |
| Genres | Parody, comedy, satire, comedy hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, satirist, parodist, comedian, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Straightsavage, Serchlite |
| Associated acts | MC Serch, EdWords |
| Website | Official website |
Rucka Rucka Ali (born January 27, 1987) is an American parodist, rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, satirist and internet celebrity most noted for his political and current event song parodies on YouTube. A lot of his content throws jokes at stereotypes and ethnicity. He has been labeled one of the most successful artists to come out of social media, where he has received over 100 million hits on YouTube. with parodies such as "Go Cops!", "Ima Korean", "Ching Chang Chong", "Ebola (La La)" and "TRUMP". He has released seven independent studio albums, four of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums.
Rucka Rucka Ali's music career started on MySpace in 2006, when he released his first single "I Heart Crack". On MySpace, Rucka developed one of his alter egos, "DJ Not Nice", who espouses stereotypical qualities of Asian people; when Rucka writes parodies on topics related to Asia or Asians, they are typically performed by this character. Rucka received traffic from writing controversial comments on popular videos on MySpace, boosting his popularity, until his account was deleted in February 2008, for breaking their anti spam policy.
On the September 11, 2008 (the anniversary of the September 11 attacks), Rucka Rucka Ali released his debut album, "Straight Outta West B", which contained songs previously published on his MySpace account. When not working on his music, Rucka was an intern on Hot 102.7 WHTD's "Serchlite Saturdays", which was hosted by MC Serch.
This partnership lead to Rucka playing his parody music on air and promoting his music videos on their YouTube account. After his video resulted in SerchliteTV's channel to be suspended, Rucka decided to publish his videos independently. All of his albums bar Black Man of Steal have been published on Pinegrove Records.
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