Rucka Rucka Ali
| Rucka Rucka Ali | |
|---|---|
| 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 rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, satirist and internet celebrity most noted for his song parodies on YouTube. 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 "Ching Chang Chong", "Ima Korean", "Justin's Beaver", "Ebola (La La)" and "Fubu". 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.
Most of Rucka Rucka Ali's musical content pertains to parodies containing lyrics for shock value, often including ethnic stereotypes. Celebrities and politicians whom he has imitated on more than one occasion include Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Donald Trump, One Direction and Kim Jong-il (also his son, Kim Jong-un). He often auto-tunes his vocals. He also makes use of satirical alter egos, like fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, but more satirical. He has multiple alter egos, such as DJ Not Nice (Asian), Seymour Schwartz (Jewish) and Toby Queef (white American redneck). Some critics have labeled Ali as a racist as a reaction to his songs, although his humor seems heavily influenced by mainstream comedy television shows such as South Park, Family Guy, and Chappelle's Show. His videos and YouTube channels are frequently removed (since he started creating music videos he has had 17 YouTube channels deleted for terms of service violations), but are reuploaded by his fans, who call themselves "Rucka's Nuckas".
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