{"id":24053,"date":"2022-07-19T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=24053"},"modified":"2022-07-19T08:10:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:10:16","slug":"who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"Who Was the 1st Rapper on YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0bc8bb12da5\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0bc8bb12da5\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0bc8bb12da5\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube\/#Who_Was_the_1st_Rapper_on_YouTube\" title=\"Who Was the 1st Rapper on YouTube?\">Who Was the 1st Rapper on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube\/#Soulja_Boy\" title=\"Soulja Boy\">Soulja Boy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube\/#Reed_Dollaz\" title=\"Reed Dollaz\">Reed Dollaz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube\/#Wiz_Khalifa\" title=\"Wiz Khalifa\">Wiz Khalifa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-was-the-1st-rapper-on-youtube\/#Eminem\" title=\"Eminem\">Eminem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Was_the_1st_Rapper_on_YouTube\"><\/span>Who Was the 1st Rapper on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Who was the 1st rapper on YouTube\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; max-width:33% margin:0px 10px; max-height:372px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/YyLEKPm.jpg\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>Soulja Boy claims to be the first rapper on YouTube. He posted his first video on the website three months after it launched in 2005 and released his first album with a major label less than two years later. The artist claims to have several other firsts, including having the first personalized G-Shock watch. Kid Cudi also claimed to have the first G-Shock watch on YouTube, but it&#8217;s unclear how these two artists can possibly compare.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Soulja_Boy\"><\/span>Soulja Boy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, who was Soulja Boy? As the first rapper to post a video on YouTube, he has made history. His song &#8220;Crank That&#8221; peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007, triggering a dance craze and revolutionizing the hip-hop genre. Videos of Soulja Boy&#8217;s &#8220;Crank That&#8221; became viral and a staple of the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>After starting as a bedroom rapper at age 15, Soulja Boy saw the potential of the internet and decided to make a name for himself there. In just two years, Soulja Boy sold millions of ringtones. He disrupted the status quo and brought chaos to the music industry. His career began with a song called &#8220;Doo Doo Head,&#8221; a crudely comical track that sparked his rise to fame. He then poured every lyric and joke he could into his web pages, allowing his fans to experience his style.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reed_Dollaz\"><\/span>Reed Dollaz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Reed Dollaz began posting his videos on YouTube, many people were surprised to see the rapper rapping instead of dancing. This new type of rap artist became a sensation in 2005, and his videos have garnered millions of views. However, his fame isn&#8217;t limited to just rapping. Reed has also appeared in over 30 films. His filmography is too extensive to mention here.<\/p>\n<p>Although he may have been the first rap star on YouTube, other notable rappers have claimed that their music videos are the first. Reed Dollaz, who was born in Philadelphia, was one of the first to post rap battles and videos of street cyphers. In fact, he posted his first rap video on YouTube three months after the site launched. His rap videos have received millions of views, and he later released his first album on a major label two years later. Besides, he claimed to have other firsts, like the one when he customized his G-Shock watch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wiz_Khalifa\"><\/span>Wiz Khalifa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among the many hip-hop artists with a large following on YouTube, Wiz Khalifa is one of the most popular. His &#8220;See You Again&#8221; music video is one of the most popular videos on the website, with over a billion views. The video was released in April, featuring singer Charlie Puth. It is not clear whether the video was responsible for Wiz Khalifa&#8217;s success, but it certainly helped his cause.<\/p>\n<p>Since the emergence of the video website, Wiz has become the most popular hip-hop artist on the site. This popularity has led to a plethora of successful videos and remixes. Since Wiz was one of the first rappers to make music videos on YouTube, the Internet has become an invaluable tool for promoting hip-hop artists. However, this new avenue of distribution for hip-hop artists is not for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eminem\"><\/span>Eminem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is no secret that Eminem has achieved a viral level of success, but the rapper is also a true social media phenomenon. The Shady Records head honcho has surpassed the milestone of achieving 20 billion YouTube views, making him the first hip-hop artist to reach this milestone. His official YouTube channel alone has almost 50 million subscribers, making him one of the most popular music artists on the site.<\/p>\n<p>Hip-Hop Universe has been uploading videos to YouTube since 2008. They were incredibly popular back then and were the first hip-hop compilation channel on the site. The rapper&#8217;s videos generally focus on rap music and old-school hip-hop. They also criticize trap music and mumble rap. Hip-Hop Universe is also known as Old Head Universe. 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