Rucka Rucka Ali is an internet celebrity most noted for his song parodies on
YouTube. He has been labeled one of the most successful artists to come out of
YouTube, where he has received over 100 million hits with parodies such as
"Ching Chang Chong", "Ima Korean", "Justin's Beaver" and "Ebola". He has
released six independent studio albums, three of which charted in the Billboard
Top Comedy Albums. Musical career
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, One Direction and Kim Jong-il. 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, Seymour
Schwartz and Toby Queef. Some of his songs include "Ching Chang
Chong", a parody of The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" full of Asian
stereotypes, and "Justin's Beaver", a parody of B.o.B's "Magic" ridiculing
Justin Bieber. One of his most infamous parodies was "Ima Korean", which was a
parody of The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" which makes fun of Kim Jong-il
and North Koreans. He later released a sequel called "My Korea's Over" which is
a parody of "International Love", taking place after Kim Jong-il's death in 2011,
when his son Kim Jong-un took over as the leader of North Korea. In 2013, he
released a third song in the series called "Kim Jong-Un Song" which is a
parody of Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" featuring Nelly, which is about
the 2013 North Korean missile crisis. During the weeks July 31, 2010 through
August 7, 2010, Rucka held 5 of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Comedy Digital
Tracks chart. This feat had only been accomplished by comedy band The Lonely
Island before Rucka. Rucka Rucka Ali has released six albums,
three of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums, I'm Black, You're
White & These Are Clearly Parodies which peaked at No. 6 and Probably Racist
which peaked at No. 11. In September 2012, he released his sixth studio
album, Rucka's World, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums.
Rucka Rucka Ali used to have a podcast named "Ruckas Late Night Power Hour"
that ran from 2011 to 2012. He now has a new podcast called "The Rucka Nucka
Podcast" and continues to release songs regularly.
In December 2014, alongside Andy Dick, he announced that his new album Black
Man of Steal would be released in January 2015.
Controversy 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, but are reuploaded by his fans, who call themselves
"Rucka's Nuckas". In 2010, three British students were
suspended from school when a Korean child was offended as they showed one of
Rucka's videos "Ima Korean" to their class while studying culture. The
school's headmaster said the song was "probably racist", which was used as the
title for Rucka Rucka Ali's next album. On July 24, 2013, Rucka Rucka Ali
released the song "Zayn Did 9/11" to YouTube which mocked Muslim One
Direction member Zayn Malik, jokingly saying he committed the September 11
terrorist attacks. The single cover features a silhouette of Malik in front
of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center as they were attacked. The song,
along with an accompanying music video released several days later, angered One
Direction fans and others. Business Standard called the song "offensive" and
a "racist attack" on Malik. In late November 2013, Rucka Rucka Ali
was involved in another controversy after his song "Only 17", a parody of
"Just A Dream" by Nelly, was accidentally played uncensored over the
speakers at a McDonalds in Wales. Subsequently, McDonalds issued an
apology to the offended customers. That same week, Rucka Rucka Ali responded to
the controversy on his YouTube channel by jokingly demanding a personal apology
from the restaurant. Discography
= Studio Albums= = Charted Singles=
= Comedy year-end chart= Released Singles
I Can Do Whatever I'm White Don't Be A Playa, Haiti
Take your Pants Off I'm Afraid
We're All Asian Let's Go Jesus!
I Don't Like Old People Do The Pussyfart
Imma Korean Jews & Fags
Fat Violent Dykes Osama Bin Found
Rebecca's Black Justin's Beaver The Movie
Wutchu Jewin? Eff Australia
Go Cops Yo Perry!
My Name's Obama Eff Germany
Kim Jong Un Song Rucka & Friends
= Music videos= References
External links Official website
Rucka Rucka Ali Reddit Questionnaire