"It's a shtick, the whole thing's a fucking shtick," Paul said. Paul, Janko, and co-host Mike Majlak continued their conversation. Before leaving, Alex can be heard saying, "You know me from Island Boys but you know I'm thugging, bro, right?" The brothers walked out of the recording.
The brothers responded that they didn't need financial advice, with Alex saying, "I probably make more money than you." On December 14, YouTuber Logan Paul posted episode 305 of his podcast "Impaulsive," titled "The Island Boys Interview."Ībout 30 minutes into the interview, the pair clashed with co-host George Janko, who suggested they invest their earnings in case their music career didn't work out. The caption read, "Some things are better left on TikTok." The Island Boys start feuding with Jake and Logan Paul after storming off Logan's podcast in December 2021 On November 25, a clip appearing to show the brothers being booed and heckled while performing the song at a Miami club was posted on TikTok and quickly went viral, amassing 19.6 million views. Two days later it was re-uploaded to Twitter with the caption "Florida ain't a real place," where it has received over 10 million views.īut their success was short-lived. It was originally posted on October 12 to a TikTok account belonging to Franky where it has been viewed almost 20 million times. In October of last year, a short video of the Venegas brothers singing by a pool went viral.
The Island Boys' song went viral in October 2021 and became a meme Here's how they went from relatively unknown to two of the most recognizable - and controversial - faces of TikTok. "The only thing that's good for me is robbing, which is not good, or rapping." "When I was locked up I had a lot of people were trying to be rappers, so I'm like, fuck it, I'm gonna dive into the game," Alex said. So who are the Island Boys? In an interview on the "No Jumper" podcast with Adam Grandmaison, the brothers said they had been raised by a single mother after their father died.Īccording to Franky, they got in trouble with the law growing up, including "burglaries, robberies, stolen cars." The twins said they were in jail for a time as teenagers, which is when they began to consider a career in rap. (The brothers are not implicated in the case, according to local news outlet WPBF 25.) Most recently, the pair has come under fire from their former rep, who alleged that the brothers were struggling financially and owed him $150,000 on a podcast episode in June. The brothers also made headlines in February after a childhood friend was arrested in connection with a murder, following a police raid on their home. Today, they have a combined TikTok following of over 6.5 million and have feuded with social media's original controversial brothers, Jake and Logan Paul, TikTok star Bryce Hall, and even caught the attention of Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg, who mocked them on their comedy special "2021 and Done."
With numerous tattoos, distinct hairstyles, diamond teeth, and songs about being an "island boy," 20-year-olds Franky and Alex Venegas quickly went viral as "Kodiyakredd" and "Flyysoulja," respectively. Perhaps the most controversial figures to come out of TikTok are two twin brothers who call themselves "The Island Boys." Most recently, a former representative for the brothers accused them of owing him $150,000. The Florida brothers rose to fame after their poolside rap went viral in October and became a meme.
"The Island Boys" are embroiled in a number of feuds with TikTokers, YouTubers, and celebrities.
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