Roy Purdy
Roy Purdy | |
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| Born | 1998 (age 26–27) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
Roy Purdy (born 1998) is an American rapper, dancer, YouTuber, and skateboarder.[1] Purdy's first viral video was a 2016 Running Man Challenge set in his high school.[2] 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.[3][4] Purdy's YouTube channel has 2.99 million subscribers as of May 2025.[5]
Career
[edit]Purdy'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.[3]
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."[4][3]
Purdy toured with Yung Gravy in April 2018 and was signed in 2017 by inArtists & by CAA in 2018.[6]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title[7] | Year |
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| "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 |
| "Brain Vacation" | 2025 |
References
[edit]- ^ Corbett, Kelly (30 March 2023). "What Happened to Internet Personality and Dancer Roy Purdy? Here's What We Know". Distractify.
- ^ 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.
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