Roy Purdy (born 1998) is an American rapper, dancer, YouTuber, and skateboarder. Purdy's first viral video was a 2016 Running Man Challenge set in his high school.[1] He has released several singles, including Walk It out! and Oh Wow. Purdy is known for his pink and green sunglasses and overall use of 1980s fashion.[2][3] Purdy's YouTube channel has 3.02 million subscribers as of August 2024.[4]
Roy Purdy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998 (age 25–26) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Career
editPurdy's first viral release was a Running Man Challenge video posted on his YouTube channel in May 2016. One month afterwards, his video "when u graduated af" went viral, featuring Purdy dabbing during his high school graduation ceremony.[2]
Since his debut, Purdy has released a number of music videos through his YouTube channel and other platforms, including SoundCloud and Spotify. His style has been described as "smooth" and "Asher Roth-like."[3][2]
Purdy toured with Yung Gravy in April 2018 and was signed in 2017 by inArtists (iA) & 2018 by CAA.[5]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title[6] | Year |
|---|---|
| "When We Were Just Kids" | 2015 |
| "Guacamole" | 2016 |
| "Pink and Green" | 2017 |
| "Livin These Days" | |
| "Walk It out!" | 2018 |
| "Oh Wow" | |
| "Money On You"
(with The Americanos) | |
| "Soda Pop" | 2019 |
| "DirtyVansFreestyle"
(with IshDARR) |
2024 |
References
edit- ^ Koff, Derek de (26 March 2019). "The untold truth of Roy Purdy". Nicki Swift. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Norcia, Alex (May 2018). "Everyone Wants to Party with Roy Purdy, a Meme Come to Life". Vice. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b Stojiljkovic, Lena (3 May 2018). "Internet sensation Roy Purdy drops new single 'WALK IT OUT!'". The Badger Herald. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Roy Purdy". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (15 October 2018). "CAA Signs Digital Star Roy Purdy". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Roy Purdy". Spotify. Retrieved 6 October 2020.