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The founder of WorldStarHipHop, Lee O'Denat, more popularly known as "Q," has died at age 43, Billboard has confirmed. TMZ first reported the news.
The site reports that O'Denat died in his sleep Monday (Jan. 23). O'Denat launched WSHH (also referred to as "WorldStar") -- a site known for posting and premiering viral content, including hip-hop videos and mixtapes, as well as eye-grabbing clips -- in 2005. The site served as a platform for spotlighting up-and-coming hip-hop talent and birthed a popular catchphrase for the online community with "WorldStar," when users would record outrageous events and post them on the Internet.
WSHH has received backlash for its content in the past, as the site often aggregated material without credit. In 2011, Q was tangled in a feud with rapper 50 Cent, who once claimed on Twitter that he had "put Worldstar to bed" when the site was shut down for a brief period in 2011 (an Internet video creator named IShatOnU who filed a copyright complaint against the site turned out to be the cause).
"You don?t believe, try me, I will shut your sh-- down," added 50, who had filed a lawsuit against O'Denat in 2009 for copyright infringement, that involved an image of the rapper being used on the site's masthead. The Hollywood Reporter reported in March 2014 that 50 Cent was awarded a partial victory in the suit.
According to a 2011 VIBE feature on WSHH, O'Denat said that the site reeled in "roughly" 2 million unique visitors a day.
Tributes have begun to hit social media. O'Denat's close friend and celebrity jeweler Ben Baller also posted a collage of images of himself with Q. "I really am at a loss for words. I just spoke to you last night," read the caption. "You were more than just a friend and brother and even more than a godfather to my first born. You were my light and my inspiration. We traveled the world and I feel sometimes I owe you the world. I love you Lee Odenat. I can never thank you enough for what you have done for me and my family. It's #WSHH forever bro. #Worldstar#Qworldstar #Queens"
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Quote from: Lazarus on January 24, 2017, 03:56:36 PM
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The founder of WorldStarHipHop, Lee O'Denat, more popularly known as "Q," has died at age 43, Billboard has confirmed. TMZ first reported the news.
The site reports that O'Denat died in his sleep Monday (Jan. 23). O'Denat launched WSHH (also referred to as "WorldStar") -- a site known for posting and premiering viral content, including hip-hop videos and mixtapes, as well as eye-grabbing clips -- in 2005. The site served as a platform for spotlighting up-and-coming hip-hop talent and birthed a popular catchphrase for the online community with "WorldStar," when users would record outrageous events and post them on the Internet.
WSHH has received backlash for its content in the past, as the site often aggregated material without credit. In 2011, Q was tangled in a feud with rapper 50 Cent, who once claimed on Twitter that he had "put Worldstar to bed" when the site was shut down for a brief period in 2011 (an Internet video creator named IShatOnU who filed a copyright complaint against the site turned out to be the cause).
"You don?t believe, try me, I will shut your sh-- down," added 50, who had filed a lawsuit against O'Denat in 2009 for copyright infringement, that involved an image of the rapper being used on the site's masthead. The Hollywood Reporter reported in March 2014 that 50 Cent was awarded a partial victory in the suit.
According to a 2011 VIBE feature on WSHH, O'Denat said that the site reeled in "roughly" 2 million unique visitors a day.
Tributes have begun to hit social media. O'Denat's close friend and celebrity jeweler Ben Baller also posted a collage of images of himself with Q. "I really am at a loss for words. I just spoke to you last night," read the caption. "You were more than just a friend and brother and even more than a godfather to my first born. You were my light and my inspiration. We traveled the world and I feel sometimes I owe you the world. I love you Lee Odenat. I can never thank you enough for what you have done for me and my family. It's #WSHH forever bro. #Worldstar#Qworldstar #Queens"
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he was so impactful which i respect
but fuck him. Whatever the white man left off of the black community this nigger and his partners have ruined it even more. An internet gang lord of sorts.
Quote from: formate on January 24, 2017, 03:59:02 PM
Worldstarrrrrrrr
I just imagined you rolling those R's 😂😂
Quote from: formate on January 24, 2017, 03:59:02 PM
Worldstarrrrrrrr
I have neverrrrr.
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He was so young
Quote from: BrokenHeartsHeal on January 24, 2017, 07:00:29 PM
Quote from: Mel. on January 24, 2017, 06:38:20 PM
Aww, RIP
You're suppose to be on my side. :uhh:
I mean...
I'm not a fan, but it's always sad when someone dies
and like you said, he did have some kinda impact on hip-hop culture
Something is off about this tho.
only 43?
no1 accused him of aids yet?
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Quote from: GRAND SUPREME MARSHALL on January 24, 2017, 07:42:04 PM
only 43?
no1 accused him of aids yet?
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xcvvvvvvvv
he wasnt gay
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Quote from: Baphomet. on January 24, 2017, 10:33:56 PM
Quote from: GRAND SUPREME MARSHALL on January 24, 2017, 07:42:04 PM
only 43?
no1 accused him of aids yet?
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xcvvvvvvvv
he wasnt gay
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Neither was Eazy E
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