D'Angelo Wallace

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D'Angelo Wallace
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) August 29, 1998 (age 26)
Virginia, U.S.
Occupation YouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Location San Antonio, Texas
Years active
  • 2019–2022 (dangelowallace)
  • 2017–present (D'Angelo Wallace)
  • 2020 (Office Husband)
  • 2023–present (d-angelo.)
Genre Commentary
Subscribers
  • 2.08 million (dangelowallace)
  • 1.65 million (D'Angelo Wallace)
  • 425 thousand (d-angelo.)
  • 51 thousand (Office Husband)
[1]
Total views
  • 79.6 million (dangelowallace)
  • 128 million (D'Angelo Wallace)
  • 3 million (d-angelo.)
  • 346 thousand (Office Husband)
[1]

Last updated: July 15, 2024

D'Angelo Wallace (born August 29, 1998) is an American commentary YouTuber, known for his videos of controversial YouTubers and Internet personalities. He received a degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2018, [2] and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

Contents

Insider described Wallace as "a cancelation catalyst, pouring gasoline on outrage directed at internet stars". [3] His commentary style has been compared to other YouTube commentators such as Danny Gonzalez, Drew Gooden, and Kurtis Conner, although his content has often balanced or combined trivia associated with YouTube commentary channels with more hard-hitting topics. [3]

YouTube career

Main channel

Wallace's original channel (mainly talking about art and related topics) began in 2018, and gained 100,000 subscribers in a year. [4] As of 2020, Social Blade estimated that Wallace could earn more than $300,000 per year from his two channels. [3] In October 2020, Wallace was nominated for a YouTube Streamy Award. [5]

Second channel

Wallace started a second channel in 2020 to talk about non-art-related subjects. On this channel, which has since grown larger than the first, Wallace provides social commentary on YouTubers and influencers, as well as pop culture and general entertainment. [3] One of his notable earlier videos included a discussion over the YouTube channel "Spill", a channel discussing YouTube drama, and as to whether it was run by an individual or a corporation; the channel later said it was run by a corporation. [6]

Dramageddon

In July 2020, Wallace was described by Insider as "one of the loudest voices holding Internet personalities Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson accountable for their past behavior", [lower-alpha 1] and produced a three video series – first on Star, then Dawson – deconstructing the role each played in the controversy between two beauty gurus, James Charles and Tati Westbrook. [3] The final video in the series explores the role Westbrook played in the situation from her initial Bye Sister video from 2019, and the follow-up Breaking My Silence in 2020. Wallace's criticism of Dawson and Star's role in the controversy, known as Dramageddon, was praised for its extensive documentation of facts and evidence, and shaped "how millions of YouTube fans now view the three beauty gurus and their drama". [3]

Following his video on Dawson (the second video in the series), Wallace's subscriber count went from 630,000 to 1 million. [3] As of March 2021, his subscriber count across his two channels was 3.28 million. By April 2021, Wallace was in the process of removing the videos from his channel since, due to new disclosures, including misconduct accusations against Charles from the month prior, he does not consider them to paint a clear and complete picture anymore. [7]

Cuties

His first video to be featured on YouTube's "Trending" tab, named Cuties: The film that got Netflix blasted by the government and posted on September 13, 2020, was a critique of Cuties , [3] a film that he said encouraged child exploitation. [8] The film had been the subject of a broader culture wars controversy in the United States. [8]

Influencer-19

Wallace has been critical of the action of some social media influencers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with his video Influencer-19, published on February 1, 2021, being highly critical of those who broke public health and safety restrictions enacted as part of national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

Works

Below is a selection of Wallace's notable works on his channels where he posts long-form in-depth analyses of internet controversies and controversial people. [10]

Wallace's notable works
TitlePublication dateTopic# of views (as of July 2024, unless otherwise)
An uncomfortable conversation about Cody Ko.14 July 2024An examination of an allegation of statutory rape made by Tana Mongeau towards Cody Ko and a review of supporting evidence/responses to the allegation. [11] 2.7 million
Burn Book: I Fell for Caroline Calloway’s Never-Ending Scam1 May 2024A retrospective analysis and critique of the dubious behaviour of Caroline Calloway. [12] 2.2 million
Demon Time: The Self-Imposed "Downfall" of Doja Cat21 September 2023A look at Doja Cat's rise from obscurity and the rapper's struggle with fame and bizarre antics. [13] 1.8 million
Nice try, "Liz".13 May 2023An analysis of Elizabeth Holmes' and her company Theranos, as well as the accompanying legal troubles which followed the collapse of the company. [14] 1.3 million
The Predictable Fate of Andrew Tate - Banned in Real Life29 April 2023An exploration of Andrew Tate's controversial rise to fame, his radicalization, and legal issues resulting from rape allegations. [15] 3.7 million
Influencer-191 February 2021Critique of the violations of the COVID-19 pandemic safety guidelines by social media influencers. [16] 8 million
The Disappearance of Blaire White3 November 2020Analysis and critique of Blaire White's controversies. [17] 4.6 million
Jake Paul: The Only Person Worse than His Brother Logan Paul25 October 2020Analysis of the events of Jake Paul's social media presence and fame in general. [18] 4.5 million
Logan Paul: Youtube's (and Jake Paul's) Awful Older Brother24 October 2020Analysis of the events of Logan Paul's social media presence and fame in general. [19] 3.6 million
Cuties: The film that got Netflix blasted by the government13 September 2020Critique of the movie Cuties , describing it as encouraging child endangerment. [20] 3.8 million
Tati Westbrook Aimed for James Charles. It Hit Her Instead.25 August 2020Description and critique of Tati Westbrook's involvement in Dramageddon. It was the third and last video of Wallace's three-part series on Dramageddon. Deleted in 2021. [21] 2.8 million (Aug. 2020, unknown how many at the time of deletion)

Notes

  1. Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson faced criticism online for racist content they had posted in the past. Criticism of the two increased during protests related to the Black Lives Matter movement. Dawson had also been criticized for his past comments on child sexual abuse, the sexualisation of minors, and bestiality.

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  12. Burn Book: I Fell for Caroline Calloway's Never-Ending Scam . Retrieved 2024-05-07 via www.youtube.com.
  13. Demon Time: The Self-Imposed "Downfall" of Doja Cat . Retrieved 2024-05-07 via www.youtube.com.
  14. Nice try, "Liz" . Retrieved 2024-05-07 via www.youtube.com.
  15. The Predictable Fate of Andrew Tate - Banned in Real Life . Retrieved 2024-05-07 via www.youtube.com.
  16. INFLUENCER-19. dangelowallace. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 via YouTube.
  17. The Disappearance of Blaire White. dangelowallace. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2021 via YouTube.
  18. Jake Paul: The only person worse than his brother Logan Paul. dangelowallace. 25 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 via YouTube.
  19. Logan Paul: YouTube's (and Jake Paul's) awful older brother. dangelowallace. 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 via YouTube.
  20. D'Angelo Wallace (2020-09-13). Cuties: The film that got Netflix blasted by the government . Retrieved 2024-07-15 via YouTube.
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