are you why you British why what well I was born in England what my
parents are nigerian so I'm also like Nigerian as well I don't get it what
what is this question why are you British I was born in England
why are you British saw before kiss I would reach over 21 million subscribers
with over 5 billion views on his YouTube channel and become the second most
influential online creator in the United Kingdom sorry boys concise GWT how we
all doing I today is the one question go I haven't done a one question going a
while yeah let's just get straight into it yoyoyo one question go can you hear
me yes I can by Jesus Christ come on guys we've done this enough what
question go it's much tell you yes or no before a case I would promise to shave
his head if his debut studio album dis simulation reached number one and then
realized much to his horror that he was going to have to carry through on this
promise a man I'm I'm just disappointed in my competitors if I'm being honest
the 1975 had been Paul I'm just defensive impor this is this is this is
this is this is a mess this is bad this is very bad
stop streaming my music stop by my music please please before case I would box
Logan Paul not once but twice no head gears 10 ounce gloves
this time it's professional ksi two years older than Logan Paul Paul bigger
stronger more chiseled but that could be a disadvantage some say he's two inches
taller than ksi and they both have a seventy six inch reach while being under
quarantine for as long as we all have been undeniably sucks but at least it's
giving ksi the opportunity to return to his roots as one of the most prolific
youtubers of all time I mean what else is there to do this jack-of-all-trades
has taken a break from his music career and box in preparation to focus back in
on what God who famous in the first place the internet whether he's playing
scary video games
bitch how old about 25 come on they're getting haters to insult him well I'm a
big fan are you going to sack home this year
sarcone suck on Deez Nuts he's reminding us all why we love him so much in the
first place ksi stands for knowledge strength and integrity and is the alias
of a 26 year old who happens to be one of the most successful youtubers in the
history of the platform he is a product and in many ways exemplar of a
modern-day online culture but how did a kid from Watford Hertfordshire England
manage to accomplish all of that well that's what you're gonna find out what's
happened boys and girls I'm your host for this one Jared Bronstein with an
updated before they're famous on YouTube icon ksi now as you guys can tell
obviously it's no pandemic going on so I'm stoked only from home things may
sound or look a little different but we're still putting the work for you
guys we first made a video for this dude years ago so we thought was his debut
studio album about to drop and with whispers of a new high profile fight on
the horizon now would be a good time to take a look back at his story and fill
in the gaps wherever possible don't forget to let us know what you think
about his new album in the comments down below but for now let's get right into
it
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olenka Williams Alon to G on June 19th 1993 to Nigeria parents Gao LAN to G and
Gingka Ilan to Z in London England after Mia had a party the two hit it off but
according to the man himself I quote him saying before they knew it I popped out
by accident prior to giving birth to their first child the two would marry
and move into a tiny one-room studio where they wouldn't work their asses off
to support their son as he put it the family moved to Watford hartfordshire
soon after starting their family where ksi would attend
Berkhamsted school a private school that costs approximately twenty thousand
pounds a year at the time of this recording however it seems although he
attended a prestigious school their family didn't come from much in an
interview with the son from 2016 JJ explained I quote my mom would always be
working my dad would always be working I remember being a kid and seeing how
shitty it was but that was life it was just how it was
he also has one younger brother desi who has gone on to become a prolific
youtuber on his own account some top guys said she I'm with my brother yes a
scary game and now I told you to play a scary game as punishment yeah sorry for
being such a bleep cop this older son after being influenced by the likes of
wheat blur and her chirps f ki found himself an early adopter of the YouTube
platform he registered his first account under the name GJ jr. in 2008 while
still in his early teens he then created the channel he would come to be known
for under the handle ksiolajidebt in 2009 and began by uploading FIFA videos
featuring him playing the game while commentating over the action naino messy
amazing player in real life in FIFA 11 he's crap what what the hell what the
hell how does that make any sense whatsoever at the age of 16 he was asked
to leave school due to his poor grades and when he decided to abandon school
altogether and focus on YouTube it wasn't met with wide acclaim from his
family he told the Guardian I quote I have African parents they wanted me to
be the kind of person who becomes a doctor but ksi didn't take this
lightly he reportedly asked a teacher if he should drop out I quote him saying I
asked the teacher should I leave he asked how much are you making from
YouTube and I said around fifteen hundred pounds a month he told me he was
getting less than that during his first year on YouTube he gained around seven
thousand subscribers over the course of the next year that number tripled thanks
in large part to his overconfident loud and oftentimes dirty humor and you tell
us one thing that you will never do anything Oh what just in general in
general maybe you've done something you just set yourself never again I just
ain't know that was like I didn't work out too well for Cal oh come on you guys
must have tried no we don't even know just missionary that's it that's it you
got that right yeah as we all know Fame can lead to support misguided decisions
in 2012 while attending the Eurogamer Expo ka site filmed and uploaded a
comedy video where he went around interviewing people predominantly women
and saying sexist remarks to try and elicit a reaction can I motivate you yep
right now
not big enough not big enough once the video is created a controversy he was
banned from subsequent events hosted by Eurogamer ksi released a statement
apologizing for the videos but hadn't quite learned his lesson yet he
continued to post videos throughout 2012 and 2013 where he featured a recurring
joke called rape faced years later case I would admit that he learned from his
mistakes he told the Guardian I quote it's only when you step outside the
bubble that you realized oh I can't do this I'm disrespecting people for likes
in 2013 ksi began to diversify his portfolio he joined up with other
British youtubers to form the entertainment collective seidman which
focused on creating challenges sketches and video game commentary videos then
after having written and produced comedy rap songs for his YouTube channel since
around 2011 chaos eyes took a major step towards expanding his musical content in
2015 after releasing the hit Lamborghini written about his own car that he had
just recently purchased
for those of you wondering that video now has over a hundred and thirteen
million views on his channel and reached number one on the UK charts and his
debut EP keep up peaked at number one on the UK R&B charts as well over the next
few years he would continue to focus on music and also release a couple of books
including a biography titled ksi I am Belen in 2015 and co-produced a book
with the Seidman titled appropriately enough side-bend the book in 2016 by
2017 ksi had been hustlin so hard for so long that he needed a break he tweeted
that he was leaving the Zeidman citing conflicts with fellow member even pain
he released a diss track criticizing members of his former group which they
were quick to respond back to with diss tracks of their own case I would later
go on to and make that much of his falling-out was played up for their
audience saying that that drama wasn't entirely real but it wasn't entirely
fake either speaking about this time in his life with the Guardian case I said I
needed a break I felt I wasn't making content for me I
was making the content other people wanted I kind of got sick of doing that
sick of things in general I needed to be just by myself I had the break to find
out who I was and what I wanted in this world so what did kiss I really want to
be well as it turns out a boxer ksi has been involved in three high-profile
matches the first was against British youtuber Joe Weller who had been
criticizing ksi and the seidman for years to get views of his own On
February 3rd 2018 they settled their differences in the ring at Copper Box
Arena in London ksi won the bout one minute and 30 seconds into the third
round by way of technical knockout and was awarded the YouTube boxing
championship belt the fight through 1.6 million live viewers and over 25 million
views over the span of a few days making it the biggest white collar boxing match
in history
after the fight case I called out Logan Paul who would go on to become his next
opponent in a series of two different matches the first sold out and twenty
one thousand seed Manchester Arena garnering an estimated revenue of over
2.7 million pounds and ended in a majority draw who is watched by over
2.25 million people including over a million views on pay-per-view the
rematch was held in November of 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles I like
the first match this was a professional affair and his eye trained under the
uncle of Floyd Mayweather jeff mayweather after six three-minute rounds
ksi was announced as the winner via split decision post that pic of his
little baby carrot
hey it's Noah thanks for being my biggest fan
that's a month kiss I sign with RBC records in order to take his music to
the next level he released a new track called down like that featuring Rick
Ross and lil baby which peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart along with a
series of other songs like wake up call and pop him all of which would be
featured on his debut studio album dis simulation more recently there have also
been whispers about a possible fourth boxing match this time against Logan
Paul's brother Jake I'm aiming for Jake like that's I feel like I need to finish
this whole YouTube books and thing off and he's the guy that I thought you fear
this risk eat okay but as of right now the fight is still unconformity Hearn
has proposed a date for 2021 regardless of what path ksi decides to follow next
once quarantine is lifted you just know his millions of fans are
gonna go along for the ride as for the rest of story well I think I'm gonna end
this one here after all this is before they were famous I hope you guys enjoyed
this video let me know what you think about ksi story in the comments down
below and who you'd think would win in a possible boxing match between him and
Jake Paul don't forget to check out other videos we've made recently on this
channel on other YouTube personalities like flight reax and cash nasty and
we'll see you guys next time