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WorldStarHipHop

December 04, 2023

WorldStarHipHop is a content-aggregating video blog.[3] Founded in 2005, the site averages 1.2 million unique visitors a day.[4] The site, operated by Worldstar, LLC,[5] was founded by Lee "Q" O'Denat.[6] Described by Vibe as a "remnant of the Geocities generation", the site regularly features shocking events caught on video, music videos and assorted content targeted to young audiences. O'Denat who referred to himself as a "Haitian ghetto nerd",[7] described WorldStarHipHop as the "CNN of the ghetto".[8]

WorldStarHipHop
Type of site
Entertainment
OwnerMediaLab AI Inc.[1]
Founder(s)Lee "Q" O'Denat
URLworldstarhiphop.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedAugust 9, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-08-09)[2]
Current statusActive

The website first became infamous for posting shock videos.[8] Many of the early videos of shocking events had gone viral.[3] "The site's popularity has created a sort of voyeuristic feedback loop, in which disassociated bystanders immediately videotape shocking incidents and act as if they're already watching a video on the Internet".[9] Jeff Himmelman of The New York Times stated in 2013 that the website "does many things but mostly hosts videos of fights."[10]

By 2012, BET had voted WorldStarHipHop as the "top hip hop and urban culture website" for three years in a row.[5]

History edit

Initial launch edit

Lee "Q" O'Denat was a Hollis, Queens–based hip-hop fan[4] who attended Grover Cleveland High School before graduating.[11] He started the website in August 2005 with Ari Armani as a distributor of mixtapes.[8][12] Shortly after the website's launch, hackers destroyed the website. O'Denat later restarted it as a content aggregator.[8] Thereafter, WorldStar focused on hip hop beefs which were previously popular through "street DVDs" such as Smack, The Come Up and others. O'Denat used the setup of OnSmash.com, a website which had already been distributing similar material. O'Denat said that this led to tension between the two websites. He added "Once we went 100 percent video, showing that original hood stuff, we prevailed."[11]

By 2012 companies and artists were using the platform as an advertising tool, including P. Diddy with a promotional video of Cîroc vodka having premiered on WorldStar.[11]

Death of Denat edit

On January 23, 2017, founder and CEO Lee "Q" O'Denat died of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at the age of 43, with morbid obesity as a contributing factor.[13][14]

Worldstar as a word edit

In some videos of violent fights, people chant "World Star" in recognition that the video may be posted on the website.[15]

One 2012 video, showing an Elyria, Ohio (Greater Cleveland) woman, Tashay D. Edwards, beating another woman, went viral. Edwards became so well known that it trended on Twitter along with the name "WorldStarHipHop".[16] The video received about one million views in a single day.[17]

Controversies edit

Bill O'Reilly attacked WorldStarHipHop and its president after watching a video of a kid talking about his plans to kill then-president George W. Bush. O'Reilly said, "I believe the Secret Service should arrest the parents of this kid and the purveyor of the website (Q)", calling it a "crime" that this was allowed up after the video was banned on other sites.[18]

WorldStarHipHop has been in cases involving lawsuits for copyright infringement. In one case, Scott v. WorldStarHipHop,[19] a video surfaced of a fight between a man (Scott) and his current and former girlfriend. The video was recorded by a Mr. Seymour and posted to the site. WSHH names the video "Disgraceful: College Fight In NYC Breaks Out Between A Guy, His Girl & Another Girl In Class! (Man Strong Arm's [sic] The Student. Hitting Her With Body Shots)." Shortly after the video was posted Scott was given copyright to the video by Mr. Seymour. He filed for a takedown notice so that WSHH would take down the video. He explained that WS did not have his permission to put up the video of the fight.

Rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) also sued WorldStarHipHop in 2009 for using his image on their site without his permission. Jackson claimed that WorldStar and O'Denat used his images on the website which led people to believe that he was one of the owners of the site. He explained that O'Denat tarnished his image by having his image up on the site without his permission. After a five-year battle, Jackson finally won the case against WorldStar.[20]

Criticism edit

David Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun said in 2012 that "Now in its sixth year, WorldStar is seen by many critics as yet another example of the coarsening of U.S. culture and life—another low on a downward continuum that extends from the Jerry Springer-style trash-talk shows of the 1980s and 1990s through to the TMZ.com and RadarOnline websites of today."[3] Some media observers argued that, in the words of Zurawik, "because of its African-American identity, it has the potential to be used by some viewers to create or fuel stereotypes of urban America as an out-of-control, chaotic space dominated by young, violent, African-American men."[3] Nsenga Burton, the editor at large of The Root and an associate professor at Goucher College, described the site as "basically shock video. They comb the pop cultural landscape for videos that are shocking on multiple levels and feed into peoples' voyeuristic tendencies."[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Brands | MediaLab". www.medialab.la. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. ^ "WorldStarHipHop WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info – DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ a b c d e Zurawik, David. "Worldstarhiphop.com makes a name for itself with shocking viral videos 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine". The Baltimore Sun. March 23, 2012. Retrieved on April 22, 2012. Alternate 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine link to the same article from the Orlando Sentinel. "World Star is just basically shock video," said Nsenga Burton, an associate professor at Goucher College and editor-at-large for the African-American-focused website The Root. "They comb the pop cultural landscape for videos that are shocking on multiple levels and feed into peoples' voyeuristic tendencies."
  4. ^ a b "WorldStarHipHop EXPOSED: The Truth Behind The Controversial Site". VIBE. 2011-03-28. from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  5. ^ a b Granick, Jennifer. "New Year, New Job 2013-01-07 at the Wayback Machine". The Center for Internet and Society. Stanford Law School. January 9, 2012. Retrieved on November 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Kurutz, Steven (2015-11-02). "The Creator of WorldStarHipHop Plots His Second Act". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  7. ^ Jacobson, Mark. "WorldStar, Baby!" New York Magazine. February 5, 2012. 1. Retrieved on April 24, 2012. Also available at General OneFile.
  8. ^ a b c d Milo, Peter V. "'CNN Of The Ghetto': WorldStarHipHop Becoming YouTube for Urban Violence 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine". CBS News. March 29, 2012. Retrieved on April 23, 2012.
  9. ^ . Gothamist. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  10. ^ Himmelman, Jeff. "Frank Ocean Can Fly 2017-02-07 at the Wayback Machine." The New York Times. February 7, 2013. Retrieved on March 23, 2013. Also in The New York Times Magazine p. 27-31,38,45,48. ISSN 0028-7822. Available on ProQuest.
  11. ^ a b c Jacobson, Mark. "World Star, Baby!" New York. February 5, 2012. 2 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 2, 2012. Also available at General OneFile.
  12. ^ "worldstarhiphop.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info". DomainTools.
  13. ^ France, Lisa (January 24, 2017). "Lee 'Q' O'Denat, WorldStarHipHop founder, dies at 43". CNN. from the original on 2017-01-25. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  14. ^ Hamilton, Matt (January 24, 2017). "Founder of WorldStarHipHop dies at San Diego massage parlor". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 2017-06-17. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  15. ^ Curry, Colleen. "World Star Hip Hop Provides Home for Fights, Sex and Violence 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine." ABC News/20/20. February 8, 2012. Retrieved on May 6, 2012.
  16. ^ "Tashay WSHH Fight Video: Teen Arrested After Brutal Beatdown Over Twitter Beef 2013-08-02 at the Wayback Machine." International Business Times. April 18, 2012. Retrieved on November 15, 2012.
  17. ^ "Twitter argument turns into brutal real-life beat-down 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine." MSN. April 19, 2012. Retrieved on November 15, 2012.
  18. ^ "Bill O'Reilly Attacks Worldstarhiphop". youtube.com. from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Scott v. WorldStarHipHop, Inc". Digital Media Project. from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  20. ^ "50 Cent Gets Victory in Lawsuit Against WorldStarHipHop". allhiphop.com. March 27, 2014. from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

Further reading edit

  • Curry, Colleen. "World Star Hip Hop Provides Home for Fights, Sex and Violence." ABC News. February 8, 2012.
  • Gaynor, Gerren Keith. "Is ‘World Star Hip-Hop’ Damaging The Black Community?" (). Centric. January 23, 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website  

December 04, 2023
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WorldStarHipHop is a content aggregating video blog 3 Founded in 2005 the site averages 1 2 million unique visitors a day 4 The site operated by Worldstar LLC 5 was founded by Lee Q O Denat 6 Described by Vibe as a remnant of the Geocities generation the site regularly features shocking events caught on video music videos and assorted content targeted to young audiences O Denat who referred to himself as a Haitian ghetto nerd 7 described WorldStarHipHop as the CNN of the ghetto 8 WorldStarHipHopType of siteEntertainmentOwnerMediaLab AI Inc 1 Founder s Lee Q O DenatURLworldstarhiphop wbr comCommercialYesRegistrationOptionalLaunchedAugust 9 2005 18 years ago 2005 08 09 2 Current statusActiveThe website first became infamous for posting shock videos 8 Many of the early videos of shocking events had gone viral 3 The site s popularity has created a sort of voyeuristic feedback loop in which disassociated bystanders immediately videotape shocking incidents and act as if they re already watching a video on the Internet 9 Jeff Himmelman of The New York Times stated in 2013 that the website does many things but mostly hosts videos of fights 10 By 2012 BET had voted WorldStarHipHop as the top hip hop and urban culture website for three years in a row 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Initial launch 1 2 Death of Denat 2 Worldstar as a word 3 Controversies 4 Criticism 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory editInitial launch edit Lee Q O Denat was a Hollis Queens based hip hop fan 4 who attended Grover Cleveland High School before graduating 11 He started the website in August 2005 with Ari Armani as a distributor of mixtapes 8 12 Shortly after the website s launch hackers destroyed the website O Denat later restarted it as a content aggregator 8 Thereafter WorldStar focused on hip hop beefs which were previously popular through street DVDs such as Smack The Come Up and others O Denat used the setup of OnSmash com a website which had already been distributing similar material O Denat said that this led to tension between the two websites He added Once we went 100 percent video showing that original hood stuff we prevailed 11 By 2012 companies and artists were using the platform as an advertising tool including P Diddy with a promotional video of Ciroc vodka having premiered on WorldStar 11 Death of Denat edit On January 23 2017 founder and CEO Lee Q O Denat died of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at the age of 43 with morbid obesity as a contributing factor 13 14 Worldstar as a word editIn some videos of violent fights people chant World Star in recognition that the video may be posted on the website 15 One 2012 video showing an Elyria Ohio Greater Cleveland woman Tashay D Edwards beating another woman went viral Edwards became so well known that it trended on Twitter along with the name WorldStarHipHop 16 The video received about one million views in a single day 17 Controversies editBill O Reilly attacked WorldStarHipHop and its president after watching a video of a kid talking about his plans to kill then president George W Bush O Reilly said I believe the Secret Service should arrest the parents of this kid and the purveyor of the website Q calling it a crime that this was allowed up after the video was banned on other sites 18 WorldStarHipHop has been in cases involving lawsuits for copyright infringement In one case Scott v WorldStarHipHop 19 a video surfaced of a fight between a man Scott and his current and former girlfriend The video was recorded by a Mr Seymour and posted to the site WSHH names the video Disgraceful College Fight In NYC Breaks Out Between A Guy His Girl amp Another Girl In Class Man Strong Arm s sic The Student Hitting Her With Body Shots Shortly after the video was posted Scott was given copyright to the video by Mr Seymour He filed for a takedown notice so that WSHH would take down the video He explained that WS did not have his permission to put up the video of the fight Rapper 50 Cent Curtis Jackson also sued WorldStarHipHop in 2009 for using his image on their site without his permission Jackson claimed that WorldStar and O Denat used his images on the website which led people to believe that he was one of the owners of the site He explained that O Denat tarnished his image by having his image up on the site without his permission After a five year battle Jackson finally won the case against WorldStar 20 Criticism editDavid Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun said in 2012 that Now in its sixth year WorldStar is seen by many critics as yet another example of the coarsening of U S culture and life another low on a downward continuum that extends from the Jerry Springer style trash talk shows of the 1980s and 1990s through to the TMZ com and RadarOnline websites of today 3 Some media observers argued that in the words of Zurawik because of its African American identity it has the potential to be used by some viewers to create or fuel stereotypes of urban America as an out of control chaotic space dominated by young violent African American men 3 Nsenga Burton the editor at large of The Root and an associate professor at Goucher College described the site as basically shock video They comb the pop cultural landscape for videos that are shocking on multiple levels and feed into peoples voyeuristic tendencies 3 References edit Brands MediaLab www medialab la Retrieved 2023 06 07 WorldStarHipHop WHOIS DNS amp Domain Info DomainTools WHOIS Retrieved 2016 08 17 a b c d e Zurawik David Worldstarhiphop com makes a name for itself with shocking viral videos Archived 2013 04 13 at the Wayback Machine The Baltimore Sun March 23 2012 Retrieved on April 22 2012 Alternate Archived 2013 09 26 at the Wayback Machine link to the same article from the Orlando Sentinel World Star is just basically shock video said Nsenga Burton an associate professor at Goucher College and editor at large for the African American focused website The Root They comb the pop cultural landscape for videos that are shocking on multiple levels and feed into peoples voyeuristic tendencies a b WorldStarHipHop EXPOSED The Truth Behind The Controversial Site VIBE 2011 03 28 Archived from the original on 2011 05 01 Retrieved 2011 04 24 a b Granick Jennifer New Year New Job Archived 2013 01 07 at the Wayback Machine The Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School January 9 2012 Retrieved on November 30 2012 Kurutz Steven 2015 11 02 The Creator of WorldStarHipHop Plots His Second Act The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 2015 11 03 Retrieved 2015 11 03 Jacobson Mark WorldStar Baby New York Magazine February 5 2012 1 Retrieved on April 24 2012 Also available at General OneFile a b c d Milo Peter V CNN Of The Ghetto WorldStarHipHop Becoming YouTube for Urban Violence Archived 2012 05 02 at the Wayback Machine CBS News March 29 2012 Retrieved on April 23 2012 Police Seek 3 Men For Beating L Train Rider Who Scolded Them For Spitting Gothamist 16 November 2011 Archived from the original on 4 May 2012 Retrieved 7 December 2011 Himmelman Jeff Frank Ocean Can Fly Archived 2017 02 07 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times February 7 2013 Retrieved on March 23 2013 Also in The New York Times Magazine p 27 31 38 45 48 ISSN 0028 7822 Available on ProQuest a b c Jacobson Mark World Star Baby New York February 5 2012 2 Archived 2012 05 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on November 2 2012 Also available at General OneFile worldstarhiphop com WHOIS DNS amp Domain Info DomainTools France Lisa January 24 2017 Lee Q O Denat WorldStarHipHop founder dies at 43 CNN Archived from the original on 2017 01 25 Retrieved January 25 2017 Hamilton Matt January 24 2017 Founder of WorldStarHipHop dies at San Diego massage parlor Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 2017 06 17 Retrieved June 10 2017 Curry Colleen World Star Hip Hop Provides Home for Fights Sex and Violence Archived 2012 04 22 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 20 20 February 8 2012 Retrieved on May 6 2012 Tashay WSHH Fight Video Teen Arrested After Brutal Beatdown Over Twitter Beef Archived 2013 08 02 at the Wayback Machine International Business Times April 18 2012 Retrieved on November 15 2012 Twitter argument turns into brutal real life beat down Archived 2013 06 10 at the Wayback Machine MSN April 19 2012 Retrieved on November 15 2012 Bill O Reilly Attacks Worldstarhiphop youtube com Archived from the original on 2016 03 08 Retrieved 13 April 2015 Scott v WorldStarHipHop Inc Digital Media Project Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 13 April 2015 50 Cent Gets Victory in Lawsuit Against WorldStarHipHop allhiphop com March 27 2014 Archived from the original on 2015 04 08 Retrieved 13 April 2015 Further reading editCurry Colleen World Star Hip Hop Provides Home for Fights Sex and Violence ABC News February 8 2012 Gaynor Gerren Keith Is World Star Hip Hop Damaging The Black Community Archive Centric January 23 2014 External links editOfficial 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