These days, fame and fortune is not only achieved by those with passion, focus and dedication, it can happen overnight and sometimes by complete accident. A simple video upload to YouTube, with the help of other online social networks like Facebook and Twitter, can result in TV appearances, record deals and acting roles.
That is exactly what happened in Antoine Dodson's case. A serious news story was posted on YouTube reporting a strange man who climbed through the window and attempted to rape Dodson's sister. He heard her scream and managed to scare the intruder away.
The situation was unfortunate, but Dodson's delivery was undeniably comical. It didn't take long for the Gregory Brothers to get ahold of this clip and mix it into an amazingly catchy tune that has been viewed over 20 million times.
I cannot get the song out of my head, not to mention it is hilarious! I read in US Weekly that the song has quickly become one of the top downloaded songs on iTunes (Antoine even has it set as his ring tone) and the Dodson's are splitting the profit 50/50 with the Gregory Brothers. With that money, Dodson plans to move his family to a safer home outside of the projects. How's that for a happy ending??
...hide your kids, hide your wife...
2 comments:
bahhhahaha hysterical. you need to start posting your fave you tube videos on the blog....call it a YouTube Tuesday :)
Love that idea, thanks Caro!
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