There are very few people in this world that possess all of the following qualities 1) artistic 2) exceptionally athletic and 3) cool as fuck. Trevor âTroubleâ Andrew just happens to be one of these people.
After a childhood spent skateboarding on the coast of Nova Scotia,…
The 16th Annual Webby Awards: Meme of The Year
For the first time ever, with the help of BuzzFeed, The Webby Awards named Nyan Cat “Meme of the Year”. The special rainbow Webby was presented by Kenyatta Cheese of “Know Your Meme” to Nyan creator Chris Torres, but the trophy was quickly stolen by another of the Internet’s real-life memes, Scumbag Steve.
Nobody else brought as much energy to the stage as we did last night. That was nice. And Chris and Blake are funny guys.
Anger management
She is the photo-shoppped middle finger. But, she is also my constant.
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Yeah. Digging it.
Rise. Up.
Blake Boston is determined to become a professional rapper, even if he has to do it on the Internet’s terms.
The 21-year-old Boston father rose to online infamy after a photograph of him was used to illustrate the now ubiquitous Scumbag Steve meme. But rather than speak out against the unflattering image macro like fellow meme Potato Girl, Boston has embraced it.
Or, as he wrote on his Tumblr, “Im down with the meme. Like I had a choice?”
Boston is now using his meme status to boost his career as an aspiring rapper. In a music video released Thursday, “Scumbag Steve Overture,” Boston assumes Steve’s sleazy persona:
Apparently, the video is that start of a new weekly series. Scumbag Thursday: It’s not exactly Kanye West’s GOOD Fridays, but it’s a start.
The video is catnip for haters. Boston misses no opportunity to make fun of himself. He wears the iconic Scumbag hat and stands in the same doorway as in the image macro. The lyrics include his own friends kicking the obviously offensive Steve out of a party.
Sure, Boston never intended to find Internet notoriety. But this scummy video makes it clear that Boston is willing to accept the persona millions of strangers have thrust on him—so long as it holds a possibility of leading to some cash or, even better, fame on his own terms.
He’s trapped in a meme, trying to rap his way out. That is, if the Internet will let him.
