How Ricegum Became Irrelevant

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[@erronblack9771]

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

[@joker-fk9he]

💀

[@gr1ff1n14]

Lol

[@ailamusic6135]

Him and 88rising

[@pricklycats]

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

[@Ben-xg3tj]

Fr bro I know some doorknobs smarter then him

[@theisgood0]

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

[@fernie-fernandez]

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

[@vladimiradidas1945]

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]

@@vladimiradidas1945 i bet his "reputation" was destroyed

[@Hawkent]

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

[@vladimiradidas1945]

@@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]

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]

That says more about your sister than him.

[@SpartanArmy117]

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]

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

[@Gr0ot]

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]

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

[@Aussie_Tom]

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.

[@Tiredashx]

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]

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]

​@@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]

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]

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

[@MrSupersonic2012]

His mom roasting him. 😂

[@LateNightTableCo]

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

[@sand_eater101]

I stan Rice’s mom, what a queen

[@hehexd5317]

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

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

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

[@moufronn]

moufronn

[@ronniewhitedx]

All nerves no brains.

[@viderevero1338]

A True Frankenstein's Monster.

[@neondripple7871]

Bro is a single celled organism

[@unaccredited8290]

That’s literally just your average bug person

[@F_a_V1]

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.

[@huggablepenguin1465]

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]

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

[@Whatever092]

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]

@@Whatever092gotta love faux outrage.

[@thearchive2166]

Calm down weeb

[@young_gurbr206]

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.

[@Neillan]

*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]

@Oprator get this crap outta here

[@TSTD_Punisher]

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

[@limitbreak2966]

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

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

Even with out all that people are still disgusting

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

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

[@J0eMega]

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]

they were all braindead

[@csee4822]

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]

Those people were literal children, that's why.

[@tylerd1297]

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]

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

[@D-me-dream-smp]

A very thoughtful, insightful examination of a bygone era. TBH as a middle aged person with much life experience Ricegum’s whole KZbin 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 KZbinrs 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]

Perfectly said!

[@Eueuejjjj]

TLDR 😂

[@777cartcrash2]

❤❤

[@calebworm7855]

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]

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.

[@Bruhlie]

What is interesting to me about RiceGum is that, unlike almost every other KZbinr 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 KZbinrs 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]

True

[@mayday8413]

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]

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

[@JpDaKing]

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]

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.

[@tanmanstudios]

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]

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

[@ghassankhan7728]

Drama = views = money.

[@housewilma4904]

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

[@cowboysfanlonghornsfanspur5132]

@@housewilma4904 leafy is the goat

[@mangojoe4547]

@@housewilma4904 ??

[@epicmealtime]

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]

woah you kinda look like that epic meal time guy

[@julianjaimes197]

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

[@quixotik1021]

When are u fighting Hasan Piker or Dr Disrespect?

[@SIenderplier]

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]

Holy shit it's the bacon man

[@lesliefignewton]

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 😭

[@kevindho9763]

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

[@edadragneel1569]

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

[@truesoulghost2777]

Who?

[@PrincessZaire100]

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

[@YeahButCanISniffUrPantsFist]

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

[@neoasura]

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

[@fp4093]

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

[@milkbeforecereal8964]

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]

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

[@36090pburke]

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

[@Super_Broly]

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

[@Guy811]

@@36090pburkecope

[@dyldobaggins4158]

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]

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

[@luckyspurs]

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]

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

[@Xxnonymuz]

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

[@obscure.reference]

@@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

[@kashifevans9072]

"A KZbin party is chance to be away from cameras.".......😂😂😂😂😂

[@erickkisreal9398]

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]

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

[@gelonades]

@@theycallmealex454hating for what?

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

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.

[@hotfunyunsop6196]

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

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

Do you mean "irrelephant"?

[@howardsimcox5596]

It's called sarcasm

[@TheEpicCreeerSlayer]

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]

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

[@hotfunyunsop6196]

@@TheEpicCreeerSlayer There's dozens of inactive KZbinrs 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

[@DjDeadpig]

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]

Now they're both irrelevant

[@mjkiller020]

​@@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]

Pyro called him that multiple times

[@lexvelarey7316]

By a sad racist cuck

[@christopherhammond5142]

​​@@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.

[@yeah.cheers]

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.

[@coffeebreakwithbenji357]

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

[@IgnatiusJohnson]

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

[@peeron6829]

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]

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

[@fionnghallselma7193]

jet neptunes editing speed dude

[@voltricity1942]

​@@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]

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

[@FluttershyIsAGoddess]

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

[@aguaaqua6343]

His own mother should've started her own channel

[@mohrpheous1]

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

[@strawberryarsonistediting]

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

[@perigarlic]

"He became the thing he swore to destroy"

[@jonahbrown5669]

*cough cough* H3H3/Idubbz

[@moufronn]

moufronn

[@yleyatarn]

Nice

[@perigarlic]

@do not Now I can make pizza!

[@perigarlic]

@@jonahbrown5669 literally

[@plumbcrazy9195]

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]

yes

[@CruzCGK]

damn you really a fan of a racist huh

[@obscure.reference]

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

[@obscure.reference]

@@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]

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

[@cornlourd]

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

[@joediditde]

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

[@_Tennessee]

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

[@thebestnoobyt1270]

Cry about it

[@goth_furby]

@@thebestnoobyt1270 wat

[@avostorm8111]

Crying about it yet?

[@noranizaazmi6523]

@@thebestnoobyt1270 why would they cry about it

[@sugunikibo885]

2015 and 2016 were the most interesting times on youtube. Mostly downhill since then.

[@opheliaactuallysmellssobad]

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]

That’s why violence is always the best option

[@phantom8926]

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

[@WhitneyDahlin]

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

[@AChunkyDog]

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

[@phantom8926]

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

[@NORTH02]

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.

[@DedicatedBrainWorm]

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

[@bearintraining]

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

[@PinkCircleO8]

“Oh hi, Banks.”

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

I was looking for this comment.

[@flutterbugs]

glad someone else thought of this lmao

[@Nathanopia]

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]

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

[@Nathanopia]

@@AChunkyDog True enough!

[@cami5173]

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

[@Nathanopia]

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

[@r.jclark4641]

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

[@alexs5394]

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 KZbin era

[@crisyreyes4993]

i heard your outro and immediately subbed!! :D

[@skyrimn00b98]

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

[@notericforeman]

oh i love that description of him; youtube mortician 😂

[@jordanao2668]

That's an extremely good metaphor

[@D-me-dream-smp]

Excellent synopsis

[@parttimeconstruction2933]

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

[@MrTerrorFace]

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

[@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330]

​@@MrTerrorFace don't forget DarkSydePhil

[@robbobbrah8953]

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

[@tacobanana6538]

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

[@rhysofsneezingdragon1758]

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

[@sawyerbindl559]

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 😭

[@kayfabeisdead7569]

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

[@lmfscrew]

2017 KZbin was a time most didn’t appreciate

[@FTChomp9980]

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

[@nyana6641]

I’d argue 2016

[@raceris7309]

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

[@hotsexyangel]

Cuz it was a hellhole 😭

[@oakkua4375]

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

[@arthurdurham]

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]

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

[@arthurdurham]

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

[@stuartlarkinmadtv]

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 🤷

[@johnny1171]

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

[@CZsWorld]

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

[@scrubhubz2867]

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]

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

[@dmv99]

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

[@peedscum]

Cz how are u on every video’s comments

[@Blowfish_homicide]

CZ and Turkey Tom collab when ?

[@BeachLookingGuy]

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]

Tik tok didn't exist back then

[@BeachLookingGuy]

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

[@kahnhel]

Basically most commentary channel nowadays

[@BeachLookingGuy]

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

[@snarklar]

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

[@sc4r3d0ntf34r]

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

[@alfred8936]

"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]

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

[@ripbraincells8534]

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

[@notericforeman]

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.

[@futurepastnull11]

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

[@heavymetaldude1000]

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[@blankc_anvas8218]

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

[@Jack_Assin]

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.

[@Fallocaust]

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

[@Axlken214]

I don't get it💀

[@Fallocaust]

@@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]

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

[@frogmouth2]

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

[@metalaf5188]

“When I’m at a KZbinr party that’s my time away from KZbin” this bro spittin

[@CannonCROW95]

He's one of the best KZbinrs 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 KZbin.

[@asdfreii]

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

[@Highkingofgondor]

An all too frequent malady afflicting these d nozzles.

[@enigma5355]

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.

[@Lasikisal]

Meow meow meow meow meow

[@AChunkyDog]

RIP Now we can't have any fun online. Everybody gets so fucking offended.

[@stupidclown4327]

Most original woman.

[@biancastepney1517]

​@@AChunkyDog boo fucking hoo

[@biancastepney1517]

​@@stupidclown4327 most original moid

[@MISTERORION]

Knowing what he was doing now in is break is actually heartbreaking. No matter his past. The pain he and his partner are going through is truly heartbreaking

[@sadiesstyle5711]

Agreed my heart goes out to them ❤

[@susanoo8468]

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.

[@prospect8245]

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

[@VividVirid]

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

[@Dr.Instabil]

Its ok everyone makes mistakes 😅

[@AtomicFlounder42]

You were young and dumb, we all were once

[@deviltriggers]

i forgot yttd fans exist lmfaaoo hey

[@VividVirid]

@@deviltriggers hell yeah! Absolutely goated game

[@AChunkyDog]

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

[@iRexxye]

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

[@Kid-Halo]

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

[@PotatoZVideos]

I love Turkey Tom (please release me)

[@alefu.]

real.

[@noodleman4555]

Prisoner.

[@keplerTycho]

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.

[@DutchMaster013]

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

[@lolWillieP]

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

[@Edgeworthscravat]

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

[@MXT2006]

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

[@justinarzola4584]

Vine was funnier.

[@animefood0818]

@@justinarzola4584 ikr

[@vinyredx9220]

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]

@@justinarzola4584 yeah it was

[@alexcuevas5633]

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

[@williambrown4138]

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

[@nicematerial]

This one's very good, Tom

[@finding_my_echo]

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]

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

[@hotsexyangel]

Yikes, I’m sorry about that :(

[@epicfilms4life507]

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

[@fullabodypillow633]

They were also 12 lmao

[@finding_my_echo]

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

[@mandapanties]

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!

[@jrdnanitsua]

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

[@AiDev4Unreal1337_Ai_Dev]

I ROFL'ed when you called that Rice Gum song a 'magnum opus'. xD

[@thomas1910]

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!

[@EricDrinksWater]

Our boy tom has a team these days

[@GamersHolyArmy]

God, I forgot how little charisma he had.

[@theoutsiderjess4869]

That was the charm of ricegum before he turn into a massive flexer he felt like a normal dude

[@stupidclown4327]

Cope.

[@luckyspurs]

As someone who's never heard of him, it's so weird. Like, he would be the boring guy in literally any friendship circle.

[@thecheeseblock9880]

​@@stupidclown4327 doin ur mom

[@jakublulek3261]

His style of speech is insufferable!

[@Lumurway]

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

[@Nuggetoons]

Kinda funny that your pfp is literally “L”

[@calabashcomputer4329]

The way Ricegum talks about seeing the Leafy Content Cop totally reminds me of Michael Scott setting up his own roast

[@irissicly]

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

[@big_sea]

yes

[@my-king]

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]

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

[@ShotsMerkzAll]

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]

@@ShotsMerkzAllBraindead ricegum fan

[@kahnhel]

@@c4gam1ng12 Very informative thanks

[@jbrown7063]

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

[@aspengreen4319]

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]

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

[@kimtaehyungismyoppa531]

​@@gracie8153 bro was a literal internet vape

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Idk fam seems like a stretch…

[@IToastMySocks]

​@@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]

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

[@warpwork]

you've heard of rice gum, but have you heard of ARROZ CHICLE, the mexican version of rice gum

[@Zombibombi]

Lmao

[@GaeaProjects]

You know what I mean, bro? Bro. Bro. Bro.

[@elhuracan8204]

i'm not gonna lose one hour of my life, your tripping

[@Anonymous-x1x]

The only time I ever heard of Ricegum was when other people were making fun of him.

[@Ignisami]

My introduction to Rice was when he appeared as one of the villains on Coffeezilla's Save the Kids series. Still the only time before this video I heard of him.

[@Short.sh0rts]

You obviously lying

[@Ignisami]

@@Short.sh0rts if you're talking about me, i'm 31 and not chronically addicted to social media. I don't have tiktok, instagram, and many others. Just a heavily curated reddit, youtube, and twitter feed. First time I heard about Ricegum was on Coffeezilla's videos, second time I heard about Ricegum was here.

[@shoazdon7000]

I miss that, we need ricegum back

[@Capnsensible80]

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]

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]

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

[@JackMaus]

thank you for using the bo2 intro music, it is goated

[@charlesmorey4298]

Love how the CS:GO knife sliding commentary format hasn't changed at all lol

[@daelyrics69]

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]

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]

Pokimane and twitch thots have done far worse.

[@tacobanana6538]

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.

[@Boodikii]

A story that never gets old.

[@Littlemisssuccubus69]

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

[@Joshua_From_Wii_Sports]

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

[@slimeprivilege]

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

[@thecodeson99]

Can we all agree his mom is awesome lol

[@NarwhalEntertainment]

The bit with his mom dunking on his overpriced shoes is just delightful.