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Rucka Rucka Ali
Also known asDJ Not Nice, Seymour Schwartz, Toby Queef
BornJanuary 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 37)
OriginWest Bloomfield Township, Michigan
GenresParody, comedy, satire, comedy hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, satirist, parodist, comedian, Singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008 -present
LabelsStraightsavage Records (current) Serchlite Records (former)
Websiteruckasworld.com

Rucka Rucka Ali (born April 27, 1986) is an American rapper, radio personality, singer, comedian, and satirist 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[1] with parodies such as "Ching Chang Chong", "Ima Korean", "Justin's Beaver" and "Ebola (La La)". He has released six independent studio albums, three of which charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums.[2]

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 (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 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.[3] 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.

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[4] and Probably Racist which peaked at No. 11.[5] In September 2012, he released his sixth studio album, Rucka's World, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums.[6]

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.[7]

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.[1] His videos and YouTube channels are frequently removed (since he started creating music videos he has had 18[citation needed] YouTube channels deleted for terms of service violations), 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.[8]

On July 24, 2013, Rucka Rucka Ali released the song "Zayn Did 9/11" (a parody of Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It") 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.[9] The song, along with an accompanying music video released several days later, angered One Direction fans and others.[10] Business Standard called the song "offensive" and a "racist attack" on Malik.[11] In early August 2013, Malik's fans successfully petitioned to have it removed from iTunes. Rucka Rucka Ali's Twitter account was also suspended indefinitely for unknown reasons, which resulted in him creating a new one.[citation needed]

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.[12][13][14] Subsequently, McDonalds issued an apology to the offended customers.[15] That same week, Rucka Rucka Ali responded to the controversy on his YouTube channel by jokingly demanding a personal apology from the restaurant.[16]

Discography

Studio albums[17]
Released Singles (per Discogs & iTunes)[19][20]
  • I Can Do Whatever I'm White (2009)
  • Don't Be A Playa, Haiti (2010)
  • Take your Pants Off (2010)
  • I'm Afraid (Of Black Ppl) (2010)
  • We're All Asian (2010)
  • Let's Go Jesus! (2010)
  • I Don't Like Old People (2010)
  • Do The Pussyfart (feat. DJ Pussyfarts) (2010)
  • Imma Korean (feat. DJ Not Nice) (2010)
  • Jews & Fags (2011)
  • Fat Violent Dykes (2011)
  • Osama Bin Found (feat. Osama Bin Laden & Barack Obama) (2011)
  • Rebecca's Black (High Day) (2011)
  • Justin's Beaver The Movie (2011)
  • Wutchu Jewin? (feat. Toby Queef & Seymour Schwartz) (2011)
  • Eff Australia (2011)
  • Go Cops (2011)
  • Yo Perry! (2012)
  • My Name's Obama (2012)
  • Eff Germany (2014)
  • Kim Jong Un Song (2015)

Music videos

Year Video Director
2015 "Kim Jong Un Song" Dave Farese

References

  1. ^ a b Rucka Rucka Ali Loves Minorities Current.com (2010-06-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
  2. ^ "Rucka Rucka Ali : Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Rucka Rucka Ali : Rhapesody". rhapsody.com. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  4. ^ "Comedy Albums". Billboard.com. (Week of March 5, 2011). Retrieved February 4, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Rucka Rucka Ali at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Rucka Rucka Ali | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  7. ^ Ali, Rucka Rucka (2014-12-09). "NEW ALBUM!!!!". Facebook.
  8. ^ "Bournemouth school pupils told off over 'racist' video". BBC News. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  9. ^ James Robertson (2013-08-05). "Racist song accusing Muslim singer Zayn Malik for 9/11 terrorist attacks sparks outrage". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  10. ^ Zicarelli, Gabriella (2013-08-06). "ANDPOP Directioner's Start Petition To Have Racist Song Aimed At Zayn Malik Removed From iTunes". Andpop.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  11. ^ "Zayn Malik faces racist attack". Business Standard. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  12. ^ Parsons, Tony (24 November 2013). "Music's modern but the attitude is pre-historic". The Sun.
  13. ^ http://www.gigwise.com/news/86285/McDonalds-issues-apology-after-playing-explicit-rap-song-at-breakfast
  14. ^ http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-21/mcmuffins-and-a-side-of-lewd-rap-at-a-british-mcdonalds
  15. ^ Stone, Anthony (21 November 2013). "McDonald's sorry over rap lyrics". Yahoo News.
  16. ^ McCoppin, Suzy (26 November 2013). "Controversial Rapper Rucka Rucka Ali Seeks Apology from McDonald's". Popdust.
  17. ^ "Rucka Rucka Ali : Albums : Rhapsody". rhapsody.com. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  18. ^ "New Album 2015". 8 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Rucka Rucka Ali - Singles and EPs". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  20. ^ iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/rucka-rucka-ali/id288447860. Retrieved 13 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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