How Ricegum Became Irrelevant

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  • @erronblack9771
    @erronblack9771 Рік тому +13658

    Ricegum is such an amazing person for shattering the racial stereotype that all Asians are smart.

    • @joker-fk9he
      @joker-fk9he Рік тому +387

      💀

    • @gr1ff1n14
      @gr1ff1n14 Рік тому +69

      Lol

    • @ailamusic6135
      @ailamusic6135 Рік тому +94

      Him and 88rising

    • @pricklycats
      @pricklycats Рік тому +199

      Just listening to him talk in that old cod gameplay gave me brain damage

    • @Ben-xg3tj
      @Ben-xg3tj Рік тому +61

      Fr bro I know some doorknobs smarter then him

  • @theisgood0
    @theisgood0 Рік тому +1678

    Ricegum reminds me of that dude you went to highschool with who was “tough” but lived in suburban neighbourhood.

    • @fernie-fernandez
      @fernie-fernandez Рік тому +13

      ...What's the context of the suburban neighborhood?

    • @vladimiradidas1945
      @vladimiradidas1945 Рік тому +120

      I remember one kid back in high school who was like that. Dude had those goofy ass haircuts and always wore baggy clothes and one time when we had a parent teacher conference, he was wearing a suit and tie with his super white and wealthy parents and they actually apologized to the class, in front of him, for being too ghetto in class. It was hilarious. 😂

    • @DivineLight661
      @DivineLight661 Рік тому +37

      @@vladimiradidas1945 i bet his "reputation" was destroyed

    • @Hawkent
      @Hawkent Рік тому

      You think the only tough people in the world come from the ghetto?

    • @vladimiradidas1945
      @vladimiradidas1945 Рік тому +50

      @@DivineLight661 well to be fair he never had much of a reputation to begin with, since a lot of people in my school was like that. But then again, i don't recall seeing someone else get called out for their bullshit in front of everyone by their own family. So...

  • @ninisdesk
    @ninisdesk Рік тому +286

    I think the funniest part of his down fall is that my youngest sister who was like 9 at the time watched him and was so convinced he was like her brother and recently when I asked her “remember when you used to watch rice gum like religiously?” She denied it so adamantly it’s cracks me up! He became one of her repressed memories!
    Like imagine being so ass that you get repressed deep in a child’s mind!

    • @trahouston
      @trahouston Рік тому +20

      That says more about your sister than him.

    • @SpartanArmy117
      @SpartanArmy117 5 місяців тому +5

      It's really sad because he was just a kid that got wrapped up in the downfall of our society. He was just trolling people on MW2 like everyone did back in the day and next thing he knew he was a "celebrity" with more money than he could've ever imagined. That kind of wealth at a young age almost certainly dooms you to being a POS.

    • @minority86
      @minority86 4 місяці тому

      ​@@SpartanArmy117 he was literally a POS before the money it's how he became famous

    • @Gr0ot
      @Gr0ot 3 місяці тому

      The only problem is.
      He never had a downfall.
      He stopped posting.
      And even then, when he did…always got 1 million.
      On top of that, he still averages 6k+ on Rumble(A dead app). So…really, he never had a downfall.
      He’s in a perfect position.
      It just seems like you lived a sad life and was praying on his downfall that never happened.
      Downfall would mean he was bankrupt and no one talks about him. Which isn’t the case. Every year, there’s videos about him. Titling the same thing, “Downfall of Ricegum.” The dude don’t post.

    • @Judge_0f_Everything
      @Judge_0f_Everything 2 місяці тому

      You're so fu©king pathetic.
      Imagine being jealous just because you have skill issues and he's better than you, lmao.

  • @Aussie_Tom
    @Aussie_Tom Рік тому +309

    The whole 'giving the money to homeless' shit we see from rich youtubers is already pretty gross, but 'making it rain' on them was next level. The way he interacted with his mum too was equally gross.
    All around gross in general.

    • @Rainbow_TV_Static
      @Rainbow_TV_Static 4 місяці тому +7

      i have no idea if your gonna read this but when he went to that first guy and said "Hey doggy" (i think it was him saying it- it would not surprise me given yknow. HOW HE IS!) was just, so gross, so dehumanizing and he was taking advantage of people dealing with serious issues just for the camera and attention of the internet. that makes me sick to my stomach tbh

    • @Gr0ot
      @Gr0ot 3 місяці тому +1

      Realistically.
      How is it gross.
      You aren’t going out there and making those people’s lives better? Are you?
      They might be recording, but at least they’re doing something good. Then recording doesn’t take away from the act. It brings awareness of anything.
      Because if y’all truly cared about the homeless more people would help.

    • @aikotitilai3820
      @aikotitilai3820 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@@Gr0ot they have a saying in Japan that say something to the likes of "An hypocrite who helps people is better than an honest person who does nothing"
      While I don't like hypocrisy as much as the average person, a good deed is a good deed at the end of it.

  • @sterlinsilver
    @sterlinsilver Рік тому +4384

    His mom saying he wasted a thousand dollars on some shoes worth $20 really made my day. Said what we were all thinking

    • @Ben-xg3tj
      @Ben-xg3tj Рік тому

      Yeah bro his mom is in absolute W just for that, even if her son is the biggest L.

    • @MrSupersonic2012
      @MrSupersonic2012 Рік тому +179

      His mom roasting him. 😂

    • @LateNightTableCo
      @LateNightTableCo Рік тому +153

      I feel so bad for his mom. I legit think his mom is ashamed of him.

    • @sand_eater101
      @sand_eater101 Рік тому +52

      I stan Rice’s mom, what a queen

    • @hehexd5317
      @hehexd5317 Рік тому +72

      she's worked in the sweatshops that they're made in and was paid cents, she knows the real worth xd

  • @epicmealtime
    @epicmealtime Рік тому +7118

    It was a surprise to see me at 1:08:16 lmao. It’s been 12 years doing this and I still get surprised when I pop up in something I’m watching. Forever surreal.
    Anyways, this was an incredible video as usual.

    • @shugokismash6072
      @shugokismash6072 Рік тому +527

      woah you kinda look like that epic meal time guy

    • @julianjaimes197
      @julianjaimes197 Рік тому +163

      Yo big respect for working with sam. You a real one for that

    • @quixotik1021
      @quixotik1021 Рік тому +62

      When are u fighting Hasan Piker or Dr Disrespect?

    • @SIenderplier
      @SIenderplier Рік тому +94

      Gay bacon strips still comes to mind when I see those rainbow candy after all these years and I must thank you for that. :3

    • @gilbertosantos2806
      @gilbertosantos2806 Рік тому +27

      Holy shit it's the bacon man

  • @F_a_V1
    @F_a_V1 Рік тому +20

    This man did not just say Disney Channel flow was a hit between the ages of 10-18. When I was 14, one kid liked it and got severely bullied for it.

  • @lesliefignewton
    @lesliefignewton Рік тому +20

    I remember seeing his name in the logs of that recent egirl drama a couple of months back. One of the girls was giving OF advice and straight up told all the girls to avoid rice gum 😭

  • @ihavetowait90daystochangem67
    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67 Рік тому +5316

    Ricegum is a living example that People can live even without a brain

  • @J0eMega
    @J0eMega Рік тому +1325

    Back in my teens, I tried watching ricegum but could never sit through more than 5 minutes of it. I still have no idea why so many people were drawn to him

    • @ineffablemars
      @ineffablemars Рік тому

      they were all braindead

    • @csee4822
      @csee4822 Рік тому +48

      The kids must be stopped that’s it after that he was taught how to make all this money being a Douche bag and lost any resemblance of creativity and just became a shell

    • @lainiwakura1776
      @lainiwakura1776 Рік тому +78

      Those people were literal children, that's why.

    • @tylerd1297
      @tylerd1297 Рік тому +10

      Even the name is stupid. Idk if I'm gonna be a famous person I'd either want my name to be something cool or some meme that's gonna really stand out in people's memory and Ricegum is neither.

    • @laughingseal2282
      @laughingseal2282 Рік тому

      @@csee4822 This dude just oozes douchyness. It is probably the most punchable youtuber that is not Logan Paul.

  • @huggablepenguin1465
    @huggablepenguin1465 Рік тому +277

    What he did to those homeless men is absolutely disgusting. 35:30
    There's still so much left of the video and I'm already mad.

    • @paulr8092
      @paulr8092 11 місяців тому +7

      I had to fast forward this bit to be honest, speachless

    • @Whatever092
      @Whatever092 10 місяців тому +21

      A little hyperbolic. I wouldn't call it disgusting. They didn't seem to care, they got free money when they were down, and at the end of the day he did fundamentally do a good thing. The problem is he did it likely for clout and did it in a very arrogant manner. I don't think being very immature constitutes as disgusting, especially coinciding with a good deed. If he took the money back, THEN that'd be horrible. But those men ate when it was all said and done.

    • @BananaPhoPhilly
      @BananaPhoPhilly 10 місяців тому +6

      @@Whatever092gotta love faux outrage.

    • @thearchive2166
      @thearchive2166 9 місяців тому

      Calm down weeb

    • @young_gurbr206
      @young_gurbr206 8 місяців тому +9

      I was homeless for close to 6 years, and I will be honest if someone came up to me while i was flying a sign and did that I would not be mad what so ever.. someone making it rain on me is much better than a lot of the things that other people did to me that is actually fucked up.

  • @D-me-dream-smp
    @D-me-dream-smp Рік тому +263

    A very thoughtful, insightful examination of a bygone era.
    TBH as a middle aged person with much life experience Ricegum’s whole UA-cam journey strikes me as a concerted effort to overcome/counter and compensate for all the insecurities and issues they had growing up (which I imagine growing up as a poor, Asian kid of immigrant parents in America probably had its challenges). He was pretty much living the fantasy many of us has as young insecure, awkward teens who felt like we didn’t fit in and had no hope of ever being part of the cool popular crowd so maybe striking that common chord was part of his popularity. I’ll admit I missed and never fully understood the popularity of all these young, brash, obnoxious UA-camrs who thrived on petty in fights and meaningless drama but then remind myself that their audience is most likely naive, inexperienced yet highly passionate tweens/young teens who don’t know any better and likely enjoy the childish antics mixed with the fantasy ideal of adulting.

    • @nakedly
      @nakedly 10 місяців тому +5

      Perfectly said!

    • @Eueuejjjj
      @Eueuejjjj 10 місяців тому +2

      TLDR 😂

    • @777cartcrash2
      @777cartcrash2 8 місяців тому +1

      ❤❤

    • @calebworm7855
      @calebworm7855 8 місяців тому

      His parents are pretty successful he grew up in Vegas and I believe his mom or his dad is a doctor not sure which one exactly. (Not a hate comment rice can be annoying and dumb asf)

    • @allclassallthetime4739
      @allclassallthetime4739 6 місяців тому

      sir, you have read my mind! Are you from SoCal? I think he may be Taiwanese, not sure. I'm flip. I remember very well this type of character when I experienced culture shock when I was a first year uni student, but glad I dropped out and found my bearings at a two year and got away from this type. They were majoring in some type of engineering, very well likely went to private schools and lived in the nicest neighborhoods so they had inflated senses of self importance it seemed. And I knew enough to these students, it was like continuing of HS to them so they acted like that, even cutting me off and stealing a parking space that I had claim to. The guys seemed to think it was funny and even mocking waved bye at me. That was a rather rude awakening to the new world I stepped into. Also playing basketball with these guys was reason to hate these asian yuppies even more, because a lot of them showed micro aggressions, like checking the ball by laying it on the ground, totally douchey thing to do, man.

  • @Neillan
    @Neillan Рік тому +4467

    *Him flexing on his mother for not being wealthy was just atrocious.* Money, fame and power just brings out the worst in people, and Ricegum is the prime example of that.
    The best (and most ironic) part is, his current irrelevance is basically his own fault!

    • @galleryofrogues
      @galleryofrogues Рік тому

      @Oprator get this crap outta here

    • @LuciusVKayne
      @LuciusVKayne Рік тому +378

      i couldnt even imagine becoming successful and then waving it my mom's face. if im rich, she's rich.

    • @limitbreak2966
      @limitbreak2966 Рік тому +140

      Wait he did that *to his mom???*
      What a vile human beinf

    • @inyourgranmaass3605
      @inyourgranmaass3605 Рік тому +19

      Even with out all that people are still disgusting

    • @inyourgranmaass3605
      @inyourgranmaass3605 Рік тому +7

      ​​@G . i . t . M . Sounds good what about youre father would he be rich too👍

  • @fp4093
    @fp4093 Рік тому +1599

    He manifested his downfall by calling everyone “irrelevant”. He became his favorite word

    • @milkbeforecereal8964
      @milkbeforecereal8964 Рік тому +28

      Nah, hes just a bad guy. I wouldn't say he is irrelevant. He just doesn't upload but people who talk about him get millions.

    • @301floxx
      @301floxx Рік тому +5

      he’s the polar opposite of irrelevant lmfao, just dipped off the internet

    • @36090pburke
      @36090pburke Рік тому +10

      Wtf are u talking about he just got lazy and stopped posting lol

    • @Super_Broly
      @Super_Broly Рік тому

      No need to stay relevant when you already got what you wanted from the people.

    • @Guy811
      @Guy811 Рік тому

      @@36090pburkecope

  • @yeah.cheers
    @yeah.cheers Рік тому +18

    That Ricegum - Gabby drama was the most cringeworthy thing. Two narcissists. So ironic he built his career off calling other people cringeworthy when he is the definition of cringe.

  • @kashifevans9072
    @kashifevans9072 Рік тому +14

    "A UA-cam party is chance to be away from cameras.".......😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dyldobaggins4158
    @dyldobaggins4158 Рік тому +632

    Ricegum's voice always reminded me of that kid left in charge of the class when the teacher needed to step out for 5 minutes

    • @chichichichilling4822
      @chichichichilling4822 Рік тому

      Yeah. He actually sounds exactly as stupid as he is. Don't think I've ever seen that before.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs Рік тому +28

      I was actually shocked by how rubbish the videos that made him famous were.
      Like, I don't even get how 13 year old's were impressed by them.

    • @Antwannnn
      @Antwannnn Рік тому +7

      @@luckyspurs he was just funny. And his diss tracks were iconic, even if they're ass now lol

    • @Xxnonymuz
      @Xxnonymuz Рік тому +23

      “She left me in charge cuz you’re *irrelevant* “ - 🤓

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Рік тому

      @@Antwannnn anything is iconic if it’s all you’re looking at. shit was trash even for children only idiots actually liked that stuff lol

  • @tanmanstudios
    @tanmanstudios Рік тому +4638

    I think RiceGum’s biggest mistake was responding to Idubbbz’s content cop video. His response only proved everything that Idubbbz criticized him for was true. After that, there was really no going back.

    • @ratboygirl
      @ratboygirl Рік тому +172

      that was definitely the turning point in my eyes. if he just laughed it off things probably would’ve turned out differently

    • @ghassankhan7728
      @ghassankhan7728 Рік тому +56

      Drama = views = money.

    • @housewilma4904
      @housewilma4904 Рік тому +190

      if only idubbz himself took that advice in the whole icuk situation instead of pulling a leafy and mocking a child fan.

    • @cowboysfanlonghornsfanspur5132
      @cowboysfanlonghornsfanspur5132 Рік тому +26

      @@housewilma4904 leafy is the goat

    • @mangojoe4547
      @mangojoe4547 Рік тому +6

      @@housewilma4904 ??

  • @Bruhlie
    @Bruhlie Рік тому +491

    What is interesting to me about RiceGum is that, unlike almost every other UA-camr from his era, he never really had a downfall. Obviously, he had boatloads of controversies that ruined his image to most people online (lootbox gambling, for the kids coin, content cop, etc), but none of these controversies ever actually made him lose fans. He experienced a gradual decline in views over time, but as you point out in the video, he was still averaging 2 million views a video when he quit, which is definitely way above average and not him "irrelevant." Additionally, unlike all of the OG UA-camrs like Tyler Oakley and Gabbie Hanna he made fun of for being "irrelevant," he did not slowly fade away into obscurity or mental insanity, but instead chose to retire while he was still successful. All of the people who made fun of Rice in the content cop ended up having their own downfalls that made their fanbase turn against them (Ian, H3H3, Boyinaband, Jacksfilms to some extent), while to this day RiceGum's fans are still waiting for a potential return.

    • @identityxd9184
      @identityxd9184 Рік тому +7

      True

    • @mayday8413
      @mayday8413 Рік тому

      Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. Ironically all the “good guys” from back then are going through their declining phase while ricegum hasn’t cared about that for years and is likely still rich. Truly one of the lucky idiots of all time

    • @KamikazeChinaman
      @KamikazeChinaman Рік тому +15

      It seems they invoked some serious Asian curse by fucking with the guy.

    • @JpDaKing
      @JpDaKing Рік тому +36

      Ricegum is a troll and so is his audience so nobody really cares about controversial opinions its all about having a good time like in the old days when nobody caree

    • @sarahg2665
      @sarahg2665 Рік тому +83

      It’s because his content is lacking any real substance and takes zero intelligence or emotional bandwidth to watch, making it perfect mind numbing content for the NPC masses and young children/tweens who don’t care about controversial topics.

  • @kevindho9763
    @kevindho9763 Рік тому +58

    bro just posted the first time in 2 years. just lost his kid. damn.

    • @edadragneel1569
      @edadragneel1569 Рік тому +20

      I just saw it. That’s so sad. Truly no one deserves that…

    • @truesoulghost2777
      @truesoulghost2777 Рік тому +2

      Who?

    • @PrincessZaire100
      @PrincessZaire100 Рік тому +22

      @@devilselbow i really don’t think that’s karma at all

    • @YeahButCanISniffUrPantsFist
      @YeahButCanISniffUrPantsFist 4 місяці тому

      Hahaha that child dodged a bullet. Imagine what a curse it would be to have rice gum as father

    • @neoasura
      @neoasura 4 місяці тому +4

      @@PrincessZaire100 While no one deserves to lose their kid, he's lucky the kids he made fun of didn't off themselves from bullying.

  • @DjDeadpig
    @DjDeadpig Рік тому +455

    For me, I always forgot that Ricegum existed and only remembered him by the fact that he was referred to as “the Asian Jake Paul” by someone.

    • @theoutsiderjess4869
      @theoutsiderjess4869 Рік тому +32

      Now they're both irrelevant

    • @mjkiller020
      @mjkiller020 Рік тому

      ​@@theoutsiderjess4869 idubbbz too... Sad I was a fan of him and now it's as if he doesn't give a solid fuck about any of his fans... I blame it on his pear shaped gf

    • @roboknobthesnob
      @roboknobthesnob Рік тому

      Pyro called him that multiple times

    • @lexvelarey7316
      @lexvelarey7316 Рік тому

      By a sad racist cuck

    • @christopherhammond5142
      @christopherhammond5142 Рік тому +25

      ​​@@roboknobthesnob
      It was Idubbbz, originally. He didn't want Ricegum to be able to say that Idubbbz was getting views by putting his name in the title so he called it Content Cop: Jake Paul. Pretty decent joke.

  • @hotfunyunsop6196
    @hotfunyunsop6196 Рік тому +2002

    The dude that called everyone irrelevant is now a UA-camr I actually forgot about for the past few years. It's kinda crazy lol

    • @WhoTookMyMirr
      @WhoTookMyMirr Рік тому +30

      Do you mean "irrelephant"?

    • @howardsimcox5596
      @howardsimcox5596 Рік тому +6

      It's called sarcasm

    • @TheEpicCreeerSlayer
      @TheEpicCreeerSlayer Рік тому +41

      Whose the dude? Ricegum? Hes been inactive for 2 years so it makes sense u forgot abt him unless im talking abt the wrong dude

    • @DJCMORE
      @DJCMORE Рік тому

      I really had to think for a second who he was again

    • @hotfunyunsop6196
      @hotfunyunsop6196 Рік тому +38

      @@TheEpicCreeerSlayer There's dozens of inactive UA-camrs that I've watched little content of and remember. RiceGum is someone's who's name I heard of constantly for like a year during the whole diss trick era then he got wiped from my memory bank. That's a lil different lol

  • @coffeebreakwithbenji357
    @coffeebreakwithbenji357 Рік тому +15

    Rice gums child died 2 weeks ago, i wish him all the condolences…

  • @mohrpheous1
    @mohrpheous1 Рік тому +9

    Gotta love an hour 15 minute video, love the work you put in man

  • @perigarlic
    @perigarlic Рік тому +406

    "He became the thing he swore to destroy"

  • @bearintraining
    @bearintraining Рік тому +353

    "I did not hit her. It's not true. It's bs. I did not hit her. I did not." - Ricegum

  • @erickkisreal9398
    @erickkisreal9398 Рік тому +136

    this is the most disappointing video ever. Not because turkey tom did a bad job covering the content but because Ricegum didn't fall due to his own scandals and behavior
    instead he went away out of boredom and lack of motivation rather than a actual consequence

    • @theycallmealex454
      @theycallmealex454 8 місяців тому +14

      All the criticism got to his overly inflated blimp of an ego

    • @gelonades
      @gelonades 7 місяців тому

      @@theycallmealex454hating for what?

    • @gokuxsephiroth4505
      @gokuxsephiroth4505 2 місяці тому +3

      Well, the dude is clearly desperately insecure and unhappy. He's living the dream and hates it. That's definitely *some* kind of hell, to be frank.

  • @NORTH02
    @NORTH02 Рік тому +23

    It's a shame how far he fell from his days in his parent's basement. I remember being obsessed with his channel in eighth grade when the whole school would wait for one of his uploads. I guess we were all little kids and couldn't see through his antics at the time.

  • @FluttershyIsAGoddess
    @FluttershyIsAGoddess Рік тому +424

    37:08 "You spent 1500 on some TRASH military shoes" Roasted by his own mother. 💀

    • @aguaaqua6343
      @aguaaqua6343 Рік тому +10

      His own mother should've started her own channel

  • @Nathanopia
    @Nathanopia Рік тому +2001

    The worst thing that happened to RiceGum was his success. Earlier in RiceGum’s youtube career he seemed like a genuine, humble guys. The success went to his head.

    • @AChunkyDog
      @AChunkyDog Рік тому +361

      Money doesn't change people, it exposes who they truly are.

    • @Nathanopia
      @Nathanopia Рік тому +47

      @@AChunkyDog True enough!

    • @cami5173
      @cami5173 Рік тому +171

      Ricegum has the clearest "I was bullied in school and never recovered" type personality ever.

    • @Nathanopia
      @Nathanopia Рік тому +13

      @@cami5173 I can definitely see that being the case...

    • @r.jclark4641
      @r.jclark4641 Рік тому +7

      Is it worth losing your soul to gain the whole world?

  • @DedicatedBrainWorm
    @DedicatedBrainWorm Рік тому +6

    Congratulations on the growth of your channel. I hope you are enjoying the success of your hard work.

  • @strawberryarsonistediting
    @strawberryarsonistediting 10 місяців тому +2

    I listen to ur stuff in the office, u cover such a wide range of topics & ur backlog is huge. Good shit :D

  • @plumbcrazy9195
    @plumbcrazy9195 Рік тому +587

    Content Cop, 1 line Ian nailed it. Referring to Rices use of the word irrelevant. He says something along the lines of “You do realize this could apply to you a few years from now” Hell of a call forward 😂

    • @big_sea
      @big_sea Рік тому +2

      yes

    • @CruzCGK
      @CruzCGK Рік тому

      damn you really a fan of a racist huh

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Рік тому +2

      that’s how next level his comedy is. a call forward.

    • @obscure.reference
      @obscure.reference Рік тому +3

      @@i2ottenBannana lol was a reference to an old kickstarter crap. i think the cquaffine response or somethin. some reason it stuck in my head. dude fell off though wouldn’t mind yoko if he were still making good stuff.

    • @ITGOES80808
      @ITGOES80808 Рік тому +7

      @@i2ottenBannana lmao, how exactly does “yoko ono have him,” because he grew up? Because his whole identity isn’t saying racial slurs anymore?

  • @_Tennessee
    @_Tennessee Рік тому +700

    The amount of nostalgia I felt watching this is INSANE. 2015 was a different time, lmao. Especially when I heard leafy mentioning Skype

  • @DutchMaster013
    @DutchMaster013 Рік тому +4

    Him giving away the expired Amazon gift cards is a classic inernet moment. Shit is hilarious

  • @opheliaactuallysmellssobad
    @opheliaactuallysmellssobad Рік тому +696

    Imagine having a child, spending your life nurturing and raising them giving them everything you have to give them the best life and they grow up to do this

    • @xerothereaper4158
      @xerothereaper4158 Рік тому +7

      That’s why violence is always the best option

    • @phantom8926
      @phantom8926 Рік тому +49

      Don't give them everything you never had and definitely don't forget to appropriately discipline them when needed.

    • @WhitneyDahlin
      @WhitneyDahlin Рік тому +35

      What's crazy to me is how he was popular from 2016-2019. But his content feels VERY 2010s. Like Ke$ha

    • @AChunkyDog
      @AChunkyDog Рік тому +27

      @@phantom8926
      But definitely let them know they're loved and treasured. Most fathers fail at this

    • @phantom8926
      @phantom8926 Рік тому +2

      @@AChunkyDog and most mothers raise killers. What's your point?

  • @parttimeconstruction2933
    @parttimeconstruction2933 Рік тому +167

    It’s so funny how keemstar is always in the mix somehow. Dude is the ultimate instigator

    • @MrTerrorFace
      @MrTerrorFace Рік тому +41

      Keemstar and Moist Cr1tikal seem to be major side characters for certain personalities online.

    • @bigfootwithinternetconnect2330
      @bigfootwithinternetconnect2330 Рік тому +6

      ​@@MrTerrorFace don't forget DarkSydePhil

    • @robbobbrah8953
      @robbobbrah8953 Рік тому

      That dude, like Ricegum, are a bunch of rats.

    • @tacobanana6538
      @tacobanana6538 Рік тому +2

      @@MrTerrorFace lmao it’s like when the anti hero in an anime gets more attention than the villain or the hero.

    • @rhysofsneezingdragon1758
      @rhysofsneezingdragon1758 Рік тому +3

      Keemstar is like oxford.
      No matter what, he was involved in every story somehow

  • @joediditde
    @joediditde 11 місяців тому +7

    58:55 What the hell? An Instagram Model a cofounder of a social media app?
    That sounded so spooky, that I just looked it up.
    She cofounded a "Social media influencer collective" called clubhouse in 2020 based in Beverly Hills.
    Has nothing to do with the App Clubhouse which was published in the same year by chance.
    But honestly this was a weird oversight for your research team because that one sounded too funky :D

  • @jbrown7063
    @jbrown7063 Рік тому +5

    As a former viewer of ricegum (I was 15) I can confirm my shame as an adult.

  • @IgnatiusJohnson
    @IgnatiusJohnson Рік тому +530

    The output of this channel is crazy. A hour+ long video so soon is amazing, man.

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 Рік тому +1

      its really crazy man almost impossible lmao
      i mean the videos are all so long it must take a long time editing and Tom throw them out like its nothing

    • @eatmynutsarchmage4883
      @eatmynutsarchmage4883 Рік тому +4

      he’s a robot!!! its the only explanation!

    • @fionnghallselma7193
      @fionnghallselma7193 Рік тому +4

      jet neptunes editing speed dude

    • @voltricity1942
      @voltricity1942 Рік тому +3

      ​@@peeron6829 he has a whole team behind the videos, so that definitely helps. but still the output is crazy. along with doing videos and streams for his 2nd channel

    • @peeron6829
      @peeron6829 Рік тому

      ​@@voltricity1942 yeah i wonder how many ppl are in his team..
      I didnt even knew he got a second channel damn lmao

  • @skyrimn00b98
    @skyrimn00b98 Рік тому +313

    Dude, you're basically the UA-cam Mortician. The graveyard is very full, so I see you having a good flow of channel autopsies for many years to come.

  • @iRexxye
    @iRexxye 5 місяців тому +2

    I looked away and suddenly heard Leafy’s intro, the smile of nostalgia felt good.

  • @lolWillieP
    @lolWillieP Рік тому +3

    Ironically, people still making videos about him in 2023...

  • @lmfscrew
    @lmfscrew Рік тому +146

    2017 UA-cam was a time most didn’t appreciate

    • @FTChomp9980
      @FTChomp9980 Рік тому +27

      The Jake Paul Drama Arc in 2017 was one of my favorites back when people still hated the dude.

    • @nyana6641
      @nyana6641 Рік тому +8

      I’d argue 2016

    • @raceris7309
      @raceris7309 Рік тому +27

      2017 was the year when things started to turn sour for UA-cam, so this isn't a surprise. It was much better than what we have currently though.

    • @hotsexyangel
      @hotsexyangel Рік тому +1

      Cuz it was a hellhole 😭

    • @oakkua4375
      @oakkua4375 Рік тому +11

      People may say 2016-2017 UA-cam was cringe but it was soooooo entertaining

  • @futurepastnull11
    @futurepastnull11 Рік тому +172

    When you have no character or integrity, your presence (or lack of it) will be irrelevant and unimportant to the general population. Ricegum is just lucky that there are so many children with his level of maturity on the site which helped him blow up

  • @sc4r3d0ntf34r
    @sc4r3d0ntf34r Рік тому +4

    I love how his mom was just like "it's worth $20 to me"

  • @Joshua_From_Wii_Sports
    @Joshua_From_Wii_Sports Рік тому +2

    i srsly miss 2016 - 2020... not because of ricegum or shit like that, but in general i loved that era of my life, youtube and gaming were so good, 2023 yt is alr, but 2023 gaming is kinda trash, rip all those good times in roblox man... id def go back to 2016 - 2020 if time travel were a thing... id relive those years as many times as i could

  • @arthurdurham
    @arthurdurham Рік тому +129

    People actually accused RiceGum of using a ghostwriter? If that was somehow true, even if they worked for free they were paid too much.

    • @orionfell
      @orionfell Рік тому +3

      he wasn’t accused it was proven true. the ghostwriter was diss god

    • @arthurdurham
      @arthurdurham Рік тому +12

      @@orionfell Diss god shouldn't quit his day job then

    • @stuartlarkinmadtv
      @stuartlarkinmadtv Рік тому +2

      Not saying that Rice's lyrics are good but compared to other youtubers lyrics they aight, they got some multirhymes and some simple wordplay and similes, nothing I'd consider great but it's kind of decent, I think his voice makes it sound worse than it is 🤷

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld Рік тому +856

    Great video. Ironically, I think wroetoshaw's diss track on RiceGum is one of the best UA-cam diss tracks of all.

    • @scrubhubz2867
      @scrubhubz2867 Рік тому +15

      No way my favorite channel is a fan of my 2nd favorite channel, love you cz gonna watch a vid of yours after this one!

    • @christopherhammond5142
      @christopherhammond5142 Рік тому +2

      For sure. The tone is perfectly set from the first line.

    • @dmv99
      @dmv99 Рік тому +1

      Love you CZsWorld! Looking forward to the next video brother!

    • @peedscum
      @peedscum Рік тому

      Cz how are u on every video’s comments

    • @Blowfish_homicide
      @Blowfish_homicide Рік тому +1

      CZ and Turkey Tom collab when ?

  • @cornlourd
    @cornlourd Рік тому +1

    lmfao I saw the title on my recommended and I spit out my drink laughing lolol

  • @clownjev
    @clownjev Рік тому +2

    babe wake up ricegum lore vid dropped

  • @BeachLookingGuy
    @BeachLookingGuy Рік тому +273

    It will always amaze me how rich and famous you can become while having no real talent or redeeming qualities. He was literally just roasting kids on tiktok

    • @Mr.PDF_File
      @Mr.PDF_File Рік тому +7

      Tik tok didn't exist back then

    • @BeachLookingGuy
      @BeachLookingGuy Рік тому +34

      @@Mr.PDF_File No kidding i just rather not type out mUsIcAlLy or whatever is the equivalent

    • @kahnhel
      @kahnhel Рік тому +6

      Basically most commentary channel nowadays

    • @BeachLookingGuy
      @BeachLookingGuy Рік тому +11

      @@kahnhel i know. These people are huge influencers i just don’t get the appeal

    • @snarklar
      @snarklar Рік тому +17

      There's still a lot of them like that. It is kinda amazing how many people flock around some extremely uninteresting, unimpressive people. And there are a lot of very interesting, impressive people in the same space. Some are definitely popular but a lot aren't as much as some of the shittiest. Very strange times

  • @frogmouth2
    @frogmouth2 Рік тому +59

    7:25 “I did some research and this kid is 13 🤓”
    Truly the Einstein of our time.

  • @Littlemisssuccubus69
    @Littlemisssuccubus69 Рік тому +6

    This vid hit different knowing he was about to be a daddy

  • @asdfreii
    @asdfreii Рік тому +106

    Ricegum’s biggest flaw was his lack of self-reflection. He got too intoxicated by the clout.

    • @Highkingofgondor
      @Highkingofgondor 4 місяці тому

      An all too frequent malady afflicting these d nozzles.

  • @alfred8936
    @alfred8936 Рік тому +147

    "Uma Kompton was later exposed for being a troll account"
    Idk if I'm just cynical or desensitized but I cannot imagine a reality where I would see that account as anything but a shitpost lol

    • @AtomicFlounder42
      @AtomicFlounder42 Рік тому +18

      There are people with actual schizophrenia and unrestricted access to the internet

    • @ripbraincells8534
      @ripbraincells8534 Рік тому +46

      honestly the humour of that account seemed way ahead of it's time lmfaoo

    • @notericforeman
      @notericforeman Рік тому +15

      Whats sad is it took the exposure for anyone to consider that the pictures were of a real, unassuming woman. She was so upset with and disgusted by the memes.

  • @kayfabeisdead7569
    @kayfabeisdead7569 Рік тому +3

    I like the clip with his mom calling him out on his bs. Verbally bitch slapped him.

  • @The101Explorer
    @The101Explorer Рік тому +5

    As a guy who was a genuine fan 2015-2016 (I was in middle school don't laugh) I was originally happy when he really got money up, then he became so obnoxious.

  • @keplerTycho
    @keplerTycho Рік тому +116

    The fact that I remember all of this happening is making me feel like I've been on the internet for a bit too long.

  • @Fallocaust
    @Fallocaust Рік тому +114

    "Road Work Ahead? Yeah, I sure hope it does."
    I had to listen to it twice then burst out laughing. Never change Drew.

    • @Axlken214
      @Axlken214 Рік тому +1

      I don't get it💀

    • @Fallocaust
      @Fallocaust Рік тому +34

      @@Axlken214 So, Drew is reading it like the sign is telling him that the road functions correctly, instead of warning him of road construction. It's easier to understand if you read 'Road work ahead' like how Tarzan would speak.
      "Road Work Ahead" (The road is working correctly)
      So Drew is basically like "I sure hope the road is working correctly!"

    • @khata1169
      @khata1169 Рік тому +26

      @@Fallocaust it's been years, I now finally understand the joke
      I am truly enlighten this day, thank you sir.

  • @mayagarcia-hector2732
    @mayagarcia-hector2732 Рік тому +2

    Throwing money on homeless people is perhaps the most ugly shit

  • @nutmegdoesstuff1339
    @nutmegdoesstuff1339 Рік тому +4

    I find it funny to hear "quality standards for content were more bottom of the barrel back then-" so shortly after learning that the musical Twisted was released a full 9 years ago. One of the best musicals of all time, tailor made for youtube, and still well written and topical to this day, 9 years ago(coming up shortly on 10). Ricegum making fun of children having fun on social media and getting famous for it? 7 years ago.

  • @Edgeworthscravat
    @Edgeworthscravat Рік тому +42

    His mom is a real one here. She's more hard than he'll ever be.

  • @prospect8245
    @prospect8245 Рік тому +35

    Man what a throwback all of this was, I had forgotten about so much of the 2015-2018 era of youtube but it really was something special

  • @Lumurway
    @Lumurway 5 місяців тому +2

    I love the Deathnote Background music starting at 21:31
    That's one of my favortite animes

    • @Nuggetoons
      @Nuggetoons 3 місяці тому +1

      Kinda funny that your pfp is literally “L”

  • @johnny1171
    @johnny1171 Рік тому

    Crazy how the algorithm works I was looking up xp, and gold farms on Minecraft and then got recommended skydoesminecraft video and now I’m watching your channel and man is it a good one

  • @enigma5355
    @enigma5355 Рік тому +79

    I remember when woahvicky made her disstrack on him and like 85% of it was just her saying "ching chong bitch". Man the things you could get away with was wild.

  • @Boodikii
    @Boodikii Рік тому +52

    A story that never gets old.

  • @timothyclifford7445
    @timothyclifford7445 11 днів тому +1

    ricegum is one of those people that can make Turkey Tom look like a saint

  • @irissicly
    @irissicly Рік тому +125

    this is truly one of the most ricegum moments of all time🥶

  • @MXT2006
    @MXT2006 Рік тому +108

    Musically wasn't recycled, it's literally rebranded tiktok

    • @justinarzola4584
      @justinarzola4584 Рік тому +17

      Vine was funnier.

    • @animefood0818
      @animefood0818 Рік тому +6

      @@justinarzola4584 ikr

    • @vinyredx9220
      @vinyredx9220 Рік тому +4

      Tiktok took everything that made other platforms like Musically and Vine successful and put into one, that's why Tiktok isn't going away (sadly)

    • @MXT2006
      @MXT2006 Рік тому +2

      @@justinarzola4584 yeah it was

    • @alexcuevas5633
      @alexcuevas5633 Рік тому +1

      True lol. When I got TikTok, i used the same account as when I had musically

  • @williambrown4138
    @williambrown4138 Рік тому +4

    The best and also saddest part was his own mom roasting him.

  • @Jack_Assin
    @Jack_Assin Рік тому +3

    Ricegums humbled beginnings for streaming really began on MLG’s website. MLG back in like 2013-2014 or so had professional cod players and other MLG related influencers sign contracts to stream only on the MLG website. The whole optic crew, and even a few other teams were on board. Basically, to sum this all up, Nadeshot and optic harnessed most of the viewers (generally 5-10k.. which was good for then). Ricegum was also streaming on the site at the time, and would occasionally interact with Optic players’ chats. It became a regular habit for viewers to head to Ricegum’s streams when optic finished scrims or whatever (streaming) to see what ricegum’s goofy ass was doing. He started to get 1000s of viewers regularly, and kind of began his fanbase/community. Not surprisingly, the MLG streaming platform failed and when he came to twitch his popularity doubled instantly. I know I proabably got some things wrong, if so, correct me. I’d like to catch up with someone who actually remembers the MLG.tv days because no one remembers that shit 😂 Also I want to add, I know that MLG still does their thing, but I do not believe they hold contracts for streaming on their website anymore. Also I know there were other games besides cod that MLG supported.

  • @finding_my_echo
    @finding_my_echo Рік тому +156

    I remember watching early days Rice in middle school. I fell off watching until one of his these kids must be stopped popped up in my recommended. There were videos of kids just having fun and he shit on them. I, as a naive kid, commented saying some of the things he said about these kids just living their life wasn't nice and they were just having fun. I got bombed by his fans. His fans were telling me to kill myself, threatened to be doxxed and that I wasn't getting the "joke" (I was like 12). At the time of getting those replies, it was a dark moment in my life already (not getting into it as it has been 7 or so years), so getting those replies really dove me in a darker place. At that point I deleted my comment, and stopped watching him all together. And thank God I did.

    • @phantom8926
      @phantom8926 Рік тому +26

      Smart move. If more people did that, ignored them or blocked them then they'd be helping themselves immensely.

    • @hotsexyangel
      @hotsexyangel Рік тому +5

      Yikes, I’m sorry about that :(

    • @epicfilms4life507
      @epicfilms4life507 Рік тому +9

      yeah lol people forget there are kids on here before dissing someone they think is like 20

    • @fullabodypillow633
      @fullabodypillow633 Рік тому +2

      They were also 12 lmao

    • @finding_my_echo
      @finding_my_echo Рік тому +8

      @@fullabodypillow633 it still isn't right. especially because at the time, i didn't know that. i was young

  • @luckysplit
    @luckysplit Рік тому +2

    59:33
    "Making videos about his ex, who she's dating now" bro that's tough

  • @slimeprivilege
    @slimeprivilege Рік тому +57

    nostalgic for a time where youtubers didn't need to heavily censor simple cuss words from their vids.... wasn't even that long ago1

  • @CannonCROW95
    @CannonCROW95 Рік тому +21

    He's one of the best UA-camrs of all time, ever. Proving anyone can be a sex offender, with a mild speach impediment, and mental acuity of someone missing vital pieces of their frontal lobe can make it on UA-cam.

  • @alexs5394
    @alexs5394 11 місяців тому +1

    It's crazy, I was just a few years too old for this kind of content, and this is literally the first I'm hearing of this dude. It's insane how compartmentalized entertainment has become in the UA-cam era

  • @VividVirid
    @VividVirid Рік тому +453

    I hate how my cousin and I unironically thought this guy was cool at one time

    • @Dr.Instabil
      @Dr.Instabil Рік тому +16

      Its ok everyone makes mistakes 😅

    • @AtomicFlounder42
      @AtomicFlounder42 Рік тому

      You were young and dumb, we all were once

    • @deviltriggers
      @deviltriggers Рік тому +17

      i forgot yttd fans exist lmfaaoo hey

    • @VividVirid
      @VividVirid Рік тому +20

      @@deviltriggers hell yeah! Absolutely goated game

    • @AChunkyDog
      @AChunkyDog Рік тому +28

      It was only after he started getting shit on by other people that you thought he wasn't cool anymore, right?

  • @daelyrics69
    @daelyrics69 Рік тому +95

    The issue with the gambling really is my biggest issue with him and other channels even today.
    If they were promoting another addiction to children, like smoking or sex, it'd likely be a bigger issue, yet it's completely fine to promote gambling.
    I've never had an issue with gambling personally, however, I've seen people genuinely ruin their lives and it starts so abruptly.

    • @crm7n
      @crm7n Рік тому +6

      kinda reminds me of twitch allowing people to stream them playing slot games and games related to gambling but obvi don't promote anything sexual or explicit

    • @stupidclown4327
      @stupidclown4327 Рік тому

      Pokimane and twitch thots have done far worse.

    • @tacobanana6538
      @tacobanana6538 Рік тому

      It’s because for companies in general, it’s basically either playing with your revenue, not being technically advanced enough to know how to take shit like that seriously (the justice system for example), or actually caring about the wellbeing of people either for reputation reasons or not.
      Let’s not forget that there’s also neglectful parents that are just dumb as bricks. They know of the classic “p*rn bad” idea and it’ll stay since it’s so easy to understand it being a bad thing, but put them in front of a slot machine and they wouldn’t even be aware that they just spent their entire retirement & dream house money on something that their child could easily get a hold of as well and do the exact same thing. It’s why crypto/NFT’s is (or was) still doing so well for such a long time. When you’re a baby, you get treated as vulnerable, even if they don’t realize that they’re underestimating a baby lion.

  • @metalaf5188
    @metalaf5188 Місяць тому +1

    “When I’m at a UA-camr party that’s my time away from UA-cam” this bro spittin

  • @Kid-Halo
    @Kid-Halo 11 місяців тому

    I watched all the way through and enjoyed every moment I’m so curious on the retention analytics of this video 😅 great video tho

  • @christiankline4409
    @christiankline4409 Рік тому +32

    I love coming home after a 12 hour day to watch a turkey Tom video always puts a smile on my face

  • @mandapanties
    @mandapanties Рік тому +68

    This video is even better than your others. The editing is really great, I appreciate the time you took to insert so many clips of Ricegum from his own videos to "show" instead of just "tell" your points about him. I can definitely see a huge difference in effort (not that your other videos don't have effort, this one is just really *really* good). great work dude!

  • @umhumgum
    @umhumgum 17 днів тому +1

    Ricegum looks like the after picture of someone who regrets their multiple cosmetic surgeries.

  • @susanoo8468
    @susanoo8468 Рік тому

    I literally only came to watch because that video title is so satisfying to see. It’s like something I was waiting for and it’s finally here.

  • @thecodeson99
    @thecodeson99 Рік тому +36

    Can we all agree his mom is awesome lol

  • @darthjuan1387
    @darthjuan1387 Рік тому +21

    I have one memory of a (former) friend of mine worshipping rice gum (we were like 14 at the time) and his life fell apart in almost the exact same fashion as rice

  • @jrdnanitsua
    @jrdnanitsua Рік тому

    i remember watching that ryanhiga video so long ago holy shit thank you for the throw back

  • @blankc_anvas8218
    @blankc_anvas8218 Рік тому +1

    your scripts are very succinct, well voices and with a nonchalantly well versed in both internet speak and culture attitude. You do an amazing of job of trying very hard while sounding like you barely try

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 Рік тому +45

    That is quite a crazy rollercoaster. Started as a troll, made it big, and then lost motivation and left. Whether he'll actually return will leave in the air.

  • @aspengreen4319
    @aspengreen4319 Рік тому +83

    I think content like rice gum’s, making fun of kids for being kids has made a lot of kids really self conscious. At least that’s how it is for me, im 15 and videos making fun of “cringey kids” has made it hard to just be yourself. A lot of people talk about how quickly kids are growing up, and I think that videos like that has contributed so much to that

    • @gracie8153
      @gracie8153 Рік тому +7

      When I started watching him when I was younger I literally stopped my lil Minecraft series 😭

    • @kimtaehyungismyoppa531
      @kimtaehyungismyoppa531 Рік тому

      ​@@gracie8153 bro was a literal internet vape

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Рік тому +2

      Idk fam seems like a stretch…

    • @IToastMySocks
      @IToastMySocks Рік тому +6

      ​@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 ehhh i disagree. Some people are traumatized by far less. I feel thats the reason why theres a age restriction for media, theres no telling how children and teens minds change from consuming media, and they tend to notice it way later in life.

    • @bigbay1159
      @bigbay1159 Рік тому +3

      @@IToastMySocks "traumatized" okay yeah no, that's over dramatizing things here.

  • @PMSeymour
    @PMSeymour Рік тому +4

    The one thing that really made everything he did feel so scammy is he was a terrible actor, nothing felt genuine out of his expressions or voice.

  • @andyblargextra
    @andyblargextra 23 дні тому +1

    I hate how some of the worst and meanest people always end up the most popular.

  • @PotatoZVideos
    @PotatoZVideos Рік тому +24

    I love Turkey Tom (please release me)

  • @thomas1910
    @thomas1910 Рік тому +221

    I love your commentary. Usually when people try to make documentary-style videos, they end up over-writing and end up sounding dumb. I find myself cringing instead of enjoying the mind-numbing entertainment. On the other hand, you take the time to write clear, concise commentary and deliver it well. Kudos!

  • @crisyreyes4993
    @crisyreyes4993 Рік тому

    i heard your outro and immediately subbed!! :D

  • @sawyerbindl559
    @sawyerbindl559 6 місяців тому

    I am so glad you made an entire part dedicated to the idubbz roast. That video deserved it. I remember watching it when it first came out just knowing his career was ruined 😭

  • @my-king
    @my-king Рік тому +81

    Rice Gum is someone who lives in shadows. He attacked rich kids because he was jealous, then when he got money he attacked people who had more. He is an empty shell of a person who has tried building a personality with money. It worked with kids because they are growing as people and easily influenced.
    It worked and he made a lot of money. That was his goal.

    • @gokuxsephiroth4505
      @gokuxsephiroth4505 Рік тому +3

      I doubt he's happy, tho. There's always someone who has more, money.

    • @ShotsMerkzAll
      @ShotsMerkzAll Рік тому +4

      why do you think he stopped making videos though? if he was truly money hungry wouldn’t he have carried on? his views didn’t exactly drop or anything

    • @c4gam1ng12
      @c4gam1ng12 Рік тому +7

      @@ShotsMerkzAllBraindead ricegum fan

    • @kahnhel
      @kahnhel Рік тому +3

      @@c4gam1ng12 Very informative thanks

  • @Capnsensible80
    @Capnsensible80 Рік тому +193

    The biggest reason for people getting upset about the Gabbie phone thing is his hypocrisy. Yeah, it's fucked up to smash someone's phone, but the REAL kicker is he told a story in one of his videos about how he tried to make a sex tape with a girl without her knowledge by secretly setting up a phone hidden away to record it, then he had the audacity to get mad that someone filmed him in public without his consent.

    • @randommadman7348
      @randommadman7348 Рік тому +16

      That story was fake. I don't like ricegum and he shouldn't have smashed her phone but that woman tried to ruin his life for clout.

    • @JainaFRS
      @JainaFRS Рік тому +4

      doesn't surprise me, he's asked a rape victim before if it felt good on stream and was incredibly insensitive