Kabir Iyengar
Kabir Iyengar | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Ann Arbor, Michigan | July 28, 1986
Occupation(s) | Entertainer, writer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | youtube.com/KabirTV |
Kabir Iyengar (born July 28, 1986) is an American YouTube personality, comedian, and writer who has received millions[1][2] of views on his comedic videos. Unlike most digital entertainers, he has received a large proportion of his views through third party uploads on Facebook. While some of these uploads have received over 2 million views individually,[3] this makes aggregation of total views difficult to assess with estimates ranging from 10 to 20 million total views. Additionally, he has garnered over a million views on YouTube and Worldstar[4] respectively. Iyengar also has a wide online presence through other mediums, including a considerable Twitter following with over 80k followers.[5]
Iyengar's most popular video features him proposing to his longtime girlfriend with a rap parody of Bobby Shmurda's "Hot Boy". The viral video quickly became an Internet sensation.[6] In addition to being publicly cited by Epic Records / Sony Entertainment CEO, LA Reid,[7] and Hip Hop Mogul, Russell Simmons,[8] it was featured on MTV,[9] Buzzfeed,[10][11] The Source,[12] Spin,[13] XXL Magazine,[14] VIBE,[15] Music Times,[16] NDTV,[17] Times of India,[18] India Times,[19] and a handful of other popular blogs,[20][21][22][23][24] magazines, and radio/news stations.[25][26][27][28][29][30]
Iyengar initially gained widespread publicity for two rap parody videos celebrating the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder.[31] The videos were featured on Deadspin,[32] Sports Illustrated,[33] Complex magazine,[34] and NBA.com.[35]
Iyengar is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics.[36] Upon graduation, he worked in finance for a number of years before pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[37] He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois[38]
References
- ↑ http://entertainment.suntimes.com/celebrity/312-truth-weeks-viral-super-silly-wedding-proposal-video/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=309308709257009
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=309308709257009
- ↑ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh9pP8E6WB9139Wgm3
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kabiriyengar
- ↑ http://entertainment.suntimes.com/celebrity/312-truth-weeks-viral-super-silly-wedding-proposal-video/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/LA_Reid/status/511960489203494913
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/RussellSimmons/photos/pb.12935858758.-2207520000.1410673014./10152446945643759/?type=1
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/1931018/bobby-shmurda-marriage-proposal-hot-finger/
- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelblackmon/this-may-be-the-wackiest-marriage-proposal-youve-ever-seen#3457d0q
- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/briantron/bobby-shmurda-proposal#3457d0q
- ↑ http://thesource.com/2014/09/12/guy-remixes-bobby-shmurdas-hot-na-and-uses-it-to-propose-to-his-girlfriend/
- ↑ http://www.spin.com/articles/bobby-shmurda-hot-finger-proposal-parody-youtube/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/09/man-proposes-using-bobby-shmurdas-hot-n-gga/
- ↑ http://www.vibe.com/article/here-marriage-proposal-tune-bobby-shmurda%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98hot-ngga%E2%80%99
- ↑ http://www.musictimes.com/articles/10206/20140915/bobby-shmurda-helps-guy-propose-to-his-girlfriend-watch.htm
- ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/article/offbeat/an-adults-only-wedding-proposal-something-hot-on-that-hot-finger-590763?trendingnow
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/quickstir/red-hot/Want-To-Propose-To-A-Girl-Learn-How-To-Rap/quickstirshow/42440271.cms
- ↑ http://www.indiatimes.com/video-cafe/trending-now/Guy-Raps-Marriage-Proposal-A-Kind-Girls-Would-Find-Hard-To-Reject-1375.html
- ↑ http://elitedaily.com/humor/bobby-shmurda-marriage-proposal-hot-finger-video/753010/
- ↑ http://www.brobible.com/entertainment/article/bro-proposes-girlfriend-shmoney-parody/
- ↑ http://bossip.com/1031287/hot-finger-man-raps-proposal-to-girlfriend-over-bobby-shmurda-beat/
- ↑ http://madamenoire.com/468862/bobby-shmurda-song/
- ↑ http://www.dallasblack.com/video/shmurdaproposal
- ↑ http://www.102jamz.com/pages/18992799.php?contentType=31&contentId=15204&pid=426961
- ↑ http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/26521035/youtube-video-guy-proposes-to-girlfriend-in-bobby-shmurda-rap-parody
- ↑ http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/26521035/youtube-video-guy-proposes-to-girlfriend-in-bobby-shmurda-rap-parody
- ↑ http://ksfm.cbslocal.com/2014/09/13/marriage-proposal-video-inspired-by-bobby-shmurda/
- ↑ http://firstklassbreakfast.com/must-watch-this-guy-recreated-bobby-shmurdas-hot-nia-to-propose-to-his-girlfriend/
- ↑ http://www.myfoxcarolinas.com/story/26521035/youtube-video-guy-proposes-to-girlfriend-in-bobby-shmurda-rap-parody
- ↑ http://entertainment.suntimes.com/celebrity/312-truth-weeks-viral-super-silly-wedding-proposal-video/
- ↑ http://deadspin.com/5920779/musical-donations-for-the-worlds-poor-oklahoma-city-thunder-edition
- ↑ http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2014/05/21/rob-gronkwoski-julian-edelman-tshirt
- ↑ http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/05/rollin-okc-thunder-rap-parody-video
- ↑ https://twitter.com/treykerby/status/469501594606632960
- ↑ http://entertainment.suntimes.com/celebrity/312-truth-weeks-viral-super-silly-wedding-proposal-video/
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kabir-iyengar/23/810/a60
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kabiriyengar