Rucka Rucka Ali | ||||||||||
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Also known as | ItsRucka, DJ Not Nice, Toby Queef, Seymour Schwartz, Fredrique Shampoo, Jack The Supreme, Wierd Ali Ruckavich [1] [2] | |||||||||
Born | January 27, 1987 37) Jerusalem, Israel | (age|||||||||
Origin | West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||
Genres | Parody, comedy, satire, comedy hip hop | |||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, radio personality, comedian, YouTuber, parodist, satirist | |||||||||
Years active | 2006–present | |||||||||
Labels | Straightsavage Records (current) Red Shoes Records (current) Serchlite Records (former) | |||||||||
Website | ruckasworld | |||||||||
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Years active | 2007–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 1.72 million [3] | |||||||||
Total views | 466.9 million [3] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 22 August 2024 |
Rucka Rucka Ali (born January 27, 1987) is an Israeli-American rapper, singer, radio personality, comedian, YouTuber, and parodist. He is best known for his dark humor, political and topical song parodies on YouTube. Much of his content pokes fun at ethnic, racial, and religious stereotypes. [4] As of 2024, he has amassed 450+ million views and about 1.7 million subscribers on his music channel on YouTube. [5] He has released eight independent studio albums, four of which have charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums. [6]
Rucka Rucka Ali was born in Jerusalem, Israel, on January 27, 1987, to an Orthodox Jewish family, though he has stated that he moved away from that lifestyle as he grew up. [7]
Rucka Rucka Ali has released eight total albums, four of which have charted in the Billboard Top Comedy Albums: I'm Black, You're White & These Are Clearly Parodies peaked at 6th, [8] Probably Racist peaked at 11th, [9] Rucka's World peaked at 8th, [10] and Black Man of Steal peaked at 7th. During the weeks of July 31, 2010, through August 7, 2010, Rucka Rucka Ali held 5 of the top 10 spots on the Billboard Comedy Digital Tracks chart. [11] [12]
In June 2010, three British students were reprimanded after publicly showing Rucka Rucka Ali's music video for his hit parody "Ima Korean" to their class while studying different countries' musical traditions. One South Korean student was "devastated, upset, very offended, and feeling very lonely", being the only East-Asian child in the class. An assistant headteacher, Len Idle, said the song was "probably racist". Rucka Rucka Ali subsequently picked the quote as the title of his next album, Probably Racist [13] replying in kind within the music video "We're All Asian", sarcastically thanking Idle for his opinion, before mockingly stating that "he [Idle] was probably gay with AIDS". [14]
On July 24, 2013, Rucka Rucka Ali released the song "Zayn Did 9/11" (a parody of Selena Gomez's "Come & Get It") to YouTube which mocked then-One Direction member Zayn Malik, jokingly saying he committed the September 11 terrorist attacks, a reference to his British-Pakistani background. The single cover features a silhouette of Malik in front of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center as they were attacked. [15] The song, along with an accompanying music video released several days later, angered One Direction fans and others. [16] Business Standard called the song "offensive" and a "racist attack" on Malik. [17]
In the end of November 2013, he was involved in another controversy after his song "Only 17", a parody of "Just a Dream" by Nelly, was accidentally played uncensored over the speakers at a McDonald's company in Wales. [18] [19] Subsequently, McDonald's issued an apology to the offended customers. [20] That same week, Rucka Rucka Ali responded to the controversy on his YouTube channel by jokingly demanding a personal apology from the restaurant. [21]
Rucka Rucka Ali has stated that he is an objectivist, as in his 2017 interview with Dave Rubin on The Rubin Report . [22]
At the end of the music video for his parody song "Life Is Over" (a parody of "Closer"), released in October 2016, Rucka Rucka Ali revealed that he had attempted suicide in the summer of 2006. Noting that his death would have prevented the success of his later music career, he wished to send others "a message of hope". [23]
Title | Year | Peak Chart Position [24] (US Comedy) |
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Straight Outta West B | 2008 | — |
I'm Black, You're White & These Are Clearly Parodies | 2010 | 6 |
A Very Rucka Christmas | 2010 | — |
Probably Racist | 2011 | 11 |
A Very Rucka Christmas: The 2nd Cumming | 2011 | — |
Rucka's World | 2012 | 8 |
Black Man of Steal | 2015 | 7 |
Everything Is Racist | 2016 | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak Chart Position [25] (US Comedy) |
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"I Can Do Whatever, I'm White" | 2010 | 19 |
"Go Cops" | 2010 | 4 |
"Ching Chang Chong" | 2010 | 7 |
"Ima Korean" | 2010 | 2 |
"Emo (Like a Nazi)" | 2010 | 25 |
"I Love Minorities" | 2010 | 8 |
"Let's Go Jesus!" | 2010 | 12 |
"Justin's Beaver" | 2010 | 3 |
"Osama Bin Found" | 2011 | 18 |
"I'm Osama" | 2013 | 19 |
My Names Obama | 2014 | - |
"Only 17" | 2014 | 17 |
"Ebola (La La)" | 2014 | 6 |
Year | Video | Director |
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2008 | "I Can Do Whatever I'm White" | MC Serch |
2013 | "Justin's Beaver" | Pinegrove Collective |
2015 | "Kim Jong Un Song" | Dave Farese |
2015 | "Shake Ur Tush" | non-album track |
2017 | "EBOLA 2.0." | non-album track |
Year | Title | Parody of |
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2012 | "Al Qaedirection" | "Die Young" By Ke$ha |
2012 | "Brony Style" | "Gangnam Style" By PSY |
2012 | "I Wanna Rape" | "Wide Awake" By Katy Perry |
2016 | "Lars is Gay" | "The Memory Remains" By Metallica |
2017 | "Grab America by the Pussy" | "Sit Still, Look Pretty" By Daya |
2017 | "Heroes & Trolls" | "All Star" By Smash Mouth |
2017 | "Hitler Is PewDiePie" | "Scars to Your Beautiful" By Alessia Cara |
2017 | "iPhones Gay" | "Why Don't You Get a Job?" By The Offspring |
2017 | "Isis Isis Baby" | "Ice Ice Baby" By Vanilla Ice |
2017 | "Leafy is Literally" | "Crawling" By Linkin Park |
2017 | "It's Very Gay Bro" | "It's Everyday Bro" By Jake Paul ft. Team 10 |
2017 | "Milo's Gay" | "Paris" By The Chainsmokers |
2017 | "Sargon" | "Starboy" By The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk |
2017 | "I'm in the Illuminati" | "Shape of You" By Ed Sheeran |
2017 | "Dear White People" | "Despacito (Remix)" By Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber |
2017 | "I'm Racist (In No Way Whatsoever)" | "Body Like a Back Road" By Sam Hunt |
2017 | "Treat Jew Better" | "Treat You Better" By Shawn Mendes |
2017 | "Prince Ali Obama" | "Prince Ali" By Robin Williams for Aladdin |
2017 | "Party in the TSA" | "Party in the U.S.A." By Miley Cyrus |
2017 | "All I Do is Game" | "Stay" By Zedd ft. Alessia Cara |
2017 | "Not My Fault (That We Black)" | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" By Shawn Mendes |
2017 | "I'm Thainese (Not Chinese)" | "Sorry Not Sorry" By Demi Lovato |
2018 | "China Na Na (ft. DJ Not Nice)" | "Havana" By Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug |
2018 | "Logan Dindu Nuffin" | "New Rules" By Dua Lipa |
2018 | "This Is Why We Can't Have Rice Things (ft. DJ Not Nice) | "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" By Taylor Swift |
2018 | "Aluwakbar" | "Rockstar" By Post Malone ft. 21 Savage |
2018 | "Eat a D" | "Meant to Be" By Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line |
2018 | "Aids in Africa" | "Africa" By Toto |
2018 | "Netherlands Gay" | "Whatever It Takes" By Imagine Dragons |
2018 | "White People Can't Even" | "The Middle" By Zedd ft. Maren Morris & Grey |
2018 | "Kim & I" | "Him & I" By G-Eazy ft. Halsey |
2019 | "Old Town Grope" | "Old Town Road" By Lil Nas X |
2019 | "Ginger" | "Timber" By Pitbull ft. Ke$ha |
2019 | "We Fuck the Earth" | "Earth" By Lil Dicky |
2019 | "White Men" | "Truth Hurts" By Lizzo |
2020 | "I'm the Black Guy" | "Bad Guy" By Billie Eilish |
2020 | "Corn Virus" | "Panini" By Lil Nas X |
2020 | "Conscious Rapper" | — |
2021 | "Black God" | "Rap God" By Eminem |
2021 | "I'm Always Mean to Jew" | "Mood" By 24kGoldn and Iann Dior |
2021 | "I Watch Anime" | "Bang" By AJR |
2021 | "Have You Seen John Connor?" | "Use Somebody" By Kings of Leon |
2021 | "Kobe" | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" By Lil Nas X |
2021 | "I'm Gay" | "Go Crazy" By Chris Brown & Young Thug |
2021 | "We Blew Up" | "Beautiful People" By Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid |
2021 | "Life Online" | "Dynamite" By BTS |
2021 | "Black Friend" | "Best Friend" By Saweetie ft. Doja Cat |
2021 | "Therefore I Trans" | "Therefore I Am" By Billie Eilish |
2021 | "Goo 4 U" | "Good 4 U" By Olivia Rodrigo |
2021 | "Ayrab's Paradise" | "Gangsta's Paradise" By Coolio |
2021 | "Basket Balls Gay" | "Build a Bitch" By Bella Poarch |
2021 | "Xi Ping Little D Funny Song" | "Lil Bit" By Florida Georgia Line & Nelly |
2021 | "Don't Worry About Norway" | "Don't Worry" by Madcon |
2021 | "Stalin Song" | "Peaches" By Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar & Giveon |
2021 | "Danny Tanner Rap" | "Marshall Mathers" By Eminem |
2022 | "I Live In Haiti" | "Levitating" by Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby |
2022 | "Bob Is Dead" | "Barbara Ann" by Beach Boys |
2022 | "Godzirra" | "Godzilla" by Eminem ft. Juice Wrld |
2022 | "Chigger" | "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran |
2022 | "(Clean Your) Room Room Now" | "Boom Boom Pow" by Black Eyed Peas |
2022 | "I'm Pikachu Achoo" | "Hot Girl Bummer" by Blackbear |
2022 | "Will Smith Energy" | "Big Energy" by Latto |
2022 | "CCP" | "Enemy" by Imagine Dragons & JID |
2022 | "Ninja" | "Woman" by Doja Cat |
2022 | "I'm Romanian" | "Maniac" by Michael Sembrello |
2022 | "Oscar the Incel" | "Betty (Get Money)" by Yung Gravy |
2022 | "Pygmies" | "Kiss Me" by Sixpence |
2022 | "The Story of Jesus" | "Victoria's Secret" by Jax |
2023 | "Top G" | "ABCDEFU" by Gayle |
2023 | "Andrew Tate song" | "Whatcha Say" by Jason Derulo |
2023 | “Furries (I Dress Like a Dog)“ | “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland |
2023 | “It's Ramadan“ | “Tunak Tunak Tun“ by Daler Mehndi |
2023 | “Palestinians (Know How to Party)“ | “California Love” by 2Pac |
2023 | "Asian Paradise ft DJ Not Nice" | "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio |
2023 | "Joe Biden No! Nintendoverse" | "Can't Tame Her" by Zara Larsson |
2023 | "I Am Obama" | "Mother" by Meghan Trainor |
2023 | "Women Outside the Kitchen" | "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony |
2023 | "Gay Now in Malta" | "All Star" by Smash Mouth |
2023 | "I'm Serbian" | "Disturbia" by Rihanna |
2024 | "Master of Dungeons" | "Master of Puppets" by Metallica |
2024 | "We Are the Houthis!" | "Lil Boo Thang" by Paul Russell |
2024 | "Skibidi I'm Inside Your Toilet" | "J Christ" by Lil Nas X |
2024 | "What Colour's Your Bugatti?" | "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran |
2024 | "Adolf's Paradise" | "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio |
2024 | "I'm Not a Czech (I'm Slovak)" | "obsessed" by Olivia Rodrigo |
2024 | "I Wanna Blow U (Up)" | "Agora Hills" by Doja Cat |
2024 | “2 Pack, 2 Pack” | “Bad Feeling” by Jagwar Twin |
"—" denotes a song that is not a parody. |
Year | Title | Participating Artists |
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2021 | "Pill Popper (Remix)" | Jeremie featuring Rucka Rucka Ali [26] |
2022 | "Pill Popper (Dubstep Remix)" | Jeremie featuring Rucka Rucka Ali |
2024 | "Iron Zion Lion" | Jeremie featuring Rucka Rucka Ali |
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