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Million Dollar Strong is a parody hip-hop music duo portrayed by Mike O'Connell and Ken Jeong, notable for the 2007 viral video "What's It Gonna Be?", which became popular on YouTube. MTV announced a film based on the aspiring band. [1]

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  1. MTV comedy plan for YouTube hit, 17 September 2007