![]() ![]() ![]() In December 2021, Watkins took part in a Twitch "e-dating" livestream show hosted by Adin Ross. In November 2022, he released a single titled " World Cup" under Warner Records in honor of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In June 2022, he released a song called "Ronaldo (Sewey)", following his newfound admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo. The song's accompanying music video received over 160 million views on YouTube. In November 2021, Watkins released a single titled "Shake", which sampled both " Ready or Not" by Fugees, as well as " Hit The Road Jack" by Ray Charles. Following its upload, the song quickly became popular on YouTube and other social media sites such as TikTok. In August 2021, Watkins released his first single, "Dooty Booty", on his YouTube channel. On July 7, 2023, Watkins was a surprise guest in the 2023 Rolling Loud festival in Portugal and performed "Shake", " World Cup" and "Portuginies" with the support of American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God, and producer DJ Scheme. On June 18, 2023, Watkins met Cristiano Ronaldo in Lisbon, Portugal after the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In May 2023, Watkins announced he signed an exclusive streaming deal with the video sharing platform Rumble, in collaboration with Kai Cenat. However, Ronaldo was benched from the lineup during those games, up until Portugal's loss to Morocco. Watkins traveled to Old Trafford, Craven Cottage, and various other stadiums in Qatar. Throughout November and December 2022, Watkins visited various football stadiums to try and watch his idol Cristiano Ronaldo play live. In December 2022, he won the Streamy Award in the "Breakout Streamer" category during the 12th Streamy Awards. In November 2022, American rapper and singer Lil Nas X made his live streaming debut and appeared on Watkins' stream. Later in the match, a pitch invader carrying a Messi jersey approached Watkins, which resulted in him tossing it onto the floor. He proceeded to whip him with the shirt he removed while celebrating, which resulted in him receiving a yellow card. During the match, he became frustrated at English referee Mark Clattenburg over disallowing his goal for offside. In September 2022, Watkins played in the Sidemen Charity Football Match. His viewers instead took the opportunity to prank him and purposely give him the wrong answers, resulting in him getting 0/10 on the test. Also in August 2022, he attempted to cheat in a "United States and Global Economics" course he was taking at the Ohio Digital Learning School by asking his viewers for the answers to his quiz. Watkins claimed that he had been placed in jail and that Adin Ross had to bail him out, allowing him to return to streaming on August 11. In August 2022, he was swatted while livestreaming on YouTube, officers handcuffed Watkins and his cameraman was forced to end the stream. In July 2022, Watkins set off a Pikachu firework inside of his bedroom, almost burning it down. Watkins' videos on Talking Ben the Dog were credited for bringing the mobile app newfound popularity, with it becoming the best-selling game on the App Store over a decade after its initial release. A game that has majorly contributed to his growth in popularity is Talking Ben. Kotaku described Watkins as "one of the biggest and fastest-rising streamers" on YouTube. His outbursts have resulted in bans from the streaming platform Twitch and the video game Valorant. He became prominent in 2021 after his fanbase began posting clips on TikTok of his often-violent behavior during live streams towards games, players, and his camera, which gained popularity and became memes. Eventually, his subscriber count saw a rise in the span of a few months, reaching 100,000 subscribers in April 2021, 1 million in June 2021, and 10 million in July 2022. Around December 2017, Watkins began livestreaming and uploading videos of games such as NBA 2K and Fortnite, but only managed to average two viewers. ![]() He joined YouTube in 2016, uploading gameplay videos occasionally. was born on January 21, 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio. ![]() In 2022, he was named Breakout Streamer of the Year at the 12th Streamy Awards. From 2021 to 2022, he gained substantial popularity due in part to the circulation of eye-catching clips from his live streams on social media platforms. He is known for his variety livestreams in which he primarily plays video games including Roblox, Fortnite, and FIFA.īorn and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Watkins registered his channel "IShowSpeed" in 2017, primarily posting gaming content. (born January 21, 2005), better known by his online alias IShowSpeed (or simply Speed), is an American YouTuber, streamer, rapper, and internet personality. ![]()
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