| “ | Hey, what's up, guys? It's Verbalase, beatboxer from outer space! | ” |
―Verbalase's intro | ||
Adym Steven Evans[1] (born: January 11, 1984)[citation needed], better known online as verbalase, is an American[1] hybrid singer, beatboxer, impressionist, rapper, sound effects and loop artist. He is best known for his animated YouTube series Cartoon Beatbox Battles, in which characters from popular franchises partake in musical feuds.[2]
Evans combines beatboxing, rapping, singing, sound effects and other improvised vocalizations to create remixes of popular songs and cartoon theme song mash-ups.[3] Originally hailing from Montclair, California – with a stint in Las Vegas – Adym moved to New York City in 2011, and has since honed his talents busking in the subways and streets of New York City.[4]
Meme status[]
Adym has two memes related to him, either from live footage or his animated works. The former is his beatbox rendition of the Tetris theme in a video he uploaded to Instagram.[5] The latter is taken from his series "Cartoon Beatbox Battles", involving a clip of Marvel antagonist Thanos beatboxing from "Darkseid VS. Thanos".[6] This also includes a clip of Sonic the Hedgehog beatboxing while he is in his super form.[7]
Controversy[]
Hazbin Hotel music video[]
In said music video, Charlie Morningstar, the main character of the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel by Vivziepop, chases Adym's character through various locations before tying him to a bed and engaging in sexually provocative gestures. The video is set to the 2018 song "Hide Away" by French house band Synapson.[8][9] Although the video had been completed nearly two years beforehand (March 12, 2022),[10] its leak in January 2024 led to massive amounts of attention as a parodic subject, with various memes, fan art and discussion surrounding its existence.
Compared to the content found on Adym's Verbalase channel, the animation is highly suggestive in nature. Allegedly, originally unhappy with content of the original music video for "Hide Away", Adym commissioned an animation featuring himself in the Hazbin Hotel universe. He considered the video "too mature" to post to his channel, and had it posted privately until it was uncovered in September 2023.[11]
Homophobia and transphobia[]
In January 2024, @Deathraptor6 on Twitter uploaded various screenshots alleging that Adym made several homophobic and transphobic remarks on his Discord server, causing him to be met with displeasure from many fans and users.[12]
Response video[]
On January 20, Adym made a response video on his second channel addressing the commissioned animation and the homophobia and transphobia allegations, which received mixed reactions. He would continue uploading normally immediately after uploading the video.[13]
Trivia[]
- He is a Buddhist.[13]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/@verbalase/about
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNQQALhYVydm10fekzQaV9uPxaPexPgjj
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkS8CpF7N9Q
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB9UoGf5UWU
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt66FTinunK/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/vyGj4TDXj3Y?t=269
- ↑ https://youtu.be/0FMey4_MUJM?t=337
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/videoplayback_20240112
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnzALVxPg34
- ↑ https://youtu.be/HnZ-arLTZ1M?t=502 (A link can be found in this video at 8:22 which was archived, leading to the deleted original source of the music video, which included that date.)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/thestartofluck/status/1745471756930830640
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Deathraptor6/status/1745553913523101841
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS4HxE1_aVY