

ODenat was most famous for being the founder of the website . 'He Was Beggin MJ To Come Play With Him' Camron & Mase Go In On Scottie Pippen For Saying Michael Jordan Was A Horrible Player Before Joining Him 70,498 162. He decided to create a similar website, but with only hip-hop inspired content. Lee ODenat net worth: Lee ODenat, also known as Q, was an American. “They were like, ‘This is going nowhere.’ They laughed at me.”Īfter starting several websites, O’Denat saw a new opportunity with the creation of YouTube. 8, 2012 - Cheering and shouting 'World Star, baby,' passengers aboard an NYC subway train were videotaped in November encouraging three young men to punch and kick a stranger who was hospitalized with injuries. “I was telling people, ‘This is the future,’ ” he told The New York Times. He got a job at Circuit City where he discovered his passion for computers. Raised by a single mother, O’Denat began working at 14. “I used to hang out on Jamaica Avenue,” he told The New York Times. O’Denat grew up in Hollis, Queens where he witnessed the early days of hip-hop culture. it’s unreal.” rapper Sean Kingston wrote on Instagram. “RIP TO A GREAT PERSON! My brother u did a lot for the hip hop blog community. Brother was already up but he had some phenomenal things cooking……#WorldstarForeverĪ post shared by LENARD on at 11:59am PST Great, Great, Great Dude!!!!!! One of those moments where you don't cry because it's over, you smile because it happened. “RIP to my guy Q,” wrote Charlamagne Tha God. You built a brand that changed the course of culture,” said rapper T.I. (AllHipHop News) While visiting MTV’s RapFix Live to talk about his upcoming fourth solo album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy. “You were always pleasant & positive through all the madness. While WorldStarHipHop finds content from websites such as YouTube and Facebook, O’Denat said he hoped the website could eventually generate original content.Ĭelebrities took to social media Tuesday to offer their condolences.

“People may be offended by some of the content, but, hey, the Internet is not a censorship boat. That’s the competitiveness of hip-hop, so I felt like the site needed to be R-rated,” O’Denat told The New York Times on Nov. “Hip-hop is for the sex, the drugs, the violence, the beefs, the culture. Over time, the website changed course, featuring outrageous clips, viral sensations and fight videos. The Queens native founded the popular hip-hop website in 2005 for rappers to share their mix tapes. Sources tell TMZ that O’Denat, 43, also known as “Q,” had a heart attack. NEW YORK - WorldStarHipHop founder Lee O’Denat died in his sleep Monday night. WorldStarHipHop founder Lee “Q” O’Denat passed away in his sleep Monday night, reports say. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
