įroggy Fresh deleted all his music videos that featured the moniker "Krispy Kreme", before re-posting the videos on February 15, switching "Krispy Kreme" to "Froggy Fresh". Froggy Fresh received praise for "Same Old Kid", as Barstool Sports stated "It's one thing to outlive your 15 minutes, it's quite another to change your name, content, and brand and still remain relevant." On January 26, 2013, Money Maker (Re-Loaded), debuted and peaked at No. On January 9, 2013, the music video for "Same Old Kid", the rapper's first song under the name Froggy Fresh, was released. He also announced he was going to release the music videos for the three previously unreleased songs from the album, "ER", "Mike's Mom", and "Same Old Kid". The album featured new songs in addition to existing ones already on his YouTube channel. In December 2012, Froggy Fresh released his debut album, Money Maker (Reloaded) on the iTunes Store. Prior to changing his name to Froggy Fresh, the rapper was originally going to change his name to Jelly Bean Jack. On December 18, 2012, Kreme officially announced that he changed his name to Froggy Fresh. Froggy Fresh (still "Krispy Kreme" at the time) announced that he would be changing his rap name to one of the following, depending on viewer comments: Froggy Fresh, Candy Cane, Jelly Bean, Jelly Bean Jack, Lil Kuntry or White Chocolate. He also stated that he could not use any variation of the words 'Krispy' or 'Kreme' without facing legal problems. On December 3, 2012, Froggy Fresh stated on his YouTube channel that his father received a call from the Krispy Kreme doughnut company telling him that his name was trademark infringement. Froggy Fresh era (2012–2018) Money Maker (Reloaded) Several of Froggy's music videos feature a recurring antagonist, James. His eleventh song, titled "Christmas", was released on November 21, 2012. In November 2012, Krispy Kreme was featured in a Mashable article that listed fifteen people made famous by the internet. Later in October, he also released "Halloween". He also debuted a song featuring Daniel Tosh after the interview. On October 2, 2012, Froggy Fresh (then still using the "Krispy Kreme" moniker) was interviewed on Tosh.0 as part of the "Web Redemption" segment. Afterwards, on September 14, he released a song called "Denzel Washington", praising the actor. A seventh song, titled "The Fight", was uploaded on August 24, 2012. Only four days later on July 10, 2012, Krispy Kreme released a sixth single titled "Coolest Guys". Krispy Kreme uploaded a fifth song on Jtitled "Stolen Bikes", a song which he uploaded a preview for as well. On June 23, 2012, a new video appeared where Kreme addressed his haters. On June 15, 2012, Kreme released his fourth song, "Girl Work It". On June 3, 2012, Kreme gave a motivational speech to his fans about chasing their dreams and openly wept throughout the video. On May 31, 2012, Kreme released another song, "Best Friends", a more serious rap than the previous two, with the lyrics focusing on his friendship with Money Maker Mike and referencing the influential rapper Tupac Shakur towards the end of the song. 20 best music video of 2012, so far, by Complex. "Haters Wanna Be Me" was ranked as the No. On May 14, 2012, Krispy Kreme released his follow up single, "Haters Wanna Be Me", which also quickly became popular. Krispy Kreme would go on to release subsequent videos, all of which would become popular, and be featured on several websites such as CollegeHumor. See also: Best Friends (Froggy Fresh song) Subsequent videos and sustained online presence Additionally, the business entity that runs Froggy's merchandise site, Froggy Fresh LLC, was established by a "Tyler Cassidy" with the title of "Owner" with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to explicitly revealing his identity, the only identifier behind the Krispy Kreme (later Froggy Fresh) character was the registration of his songs in the ISWC database, with "Tyler Stephen Cassidy" tagged as the composer and author. Īfter gaining popularity on the Internet, there was an intrigue behind the real identity of Krispy Kreme. The video's original upload earned over 11 million views. Later on Andy Milonakis reviewed the follow-up single, "Haters Wanna Be Me", on Equals Three during Johnson's temporary absence from the show. The video for "The Baddest" had a huge spike in views after Ray William Johnson featured the video on an episode of Equals Three on May 8, 2012. The video was featured on several websites such as The Huffington Post, and others. The video featured Krispy with a "Southern speaking" accent. Krispy Kreme uploaded the music video "The Baddest" on April 20, 2012, which quickly became popular. Main article: The Baddest (Froggy Fresh song) External video
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