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Are They Still Good? Baby Ariel Edition

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As we all know Baby Ariel became famous on the musical.ly app. The place on the internet where kids 15 and below go and lip sync badly to age inappropriate songs, while twerking on a handstand in their darkly lit room for their followers.  Well Baby Ariel was one of the first to actually blow up from this app and taught us once again that anyone can become famous for anything on the internet... These days she's a social media queen with millions of followers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc. But has her quality gone downhill as she's blown up?... My gut reaction is no, she's definitely improved since her first few videos where all she did was kinda move the camera awkwardly and do a few random hand gestures, to now when she does all kinda camera tricks like changing clothes mid video. Let me tell you that for all the slack these musical.ly kids get the sh*ts not as easy as it seems, take it from someone who once badly attempted to make one just to see what all th...

Are They Still Funny? Cardi B Edition

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The evolution of Cardi B is certainly an interesting one. In many ways she's gone from being a five star 'ratchet, about my schmoney instagram chick' to a slightly less ratchet but still about her coins reality TV star. Despite her recent rise to fame, Cardi has kept true to her roots and consistent with the instagram videos. But are they still funny? is the real question.                                                                                                                                                                                 ...

Are They Still Good? Ella Mai Edition

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I first stumbled upon Ella's music one day when I was flicking through YouTube and I have to say the decision to listen was one of my best random music finds. 3 or so mixtapes of hers later and I'm ready for the album to come out. DJ Mustard please tell your girl to hurry up, the fans demand it!  Anyway I know the question on everyone's lips is has she become a better or worse singer over the years? Well little known fact about Ella Mai she was once on the UK version of xFactor many moons ago in one of those 'look kinda pretty but can't really sing well together and/or alone' type girl groups who got booted off at bootcamp. After the show she left the group and glowed up in a major way- I mean what is her secret because I need this witchcraft level glow up in my life- and her music has blown up in a big way. As she is on a tour with my other favourite girl and random music find Kehlani. Moving on, from her Instagram videos you can really take in the essen...

Are They Still Funny? Liza Koshy Edition

The first thing I think of when I hear the name Liza is those faces, I don't know how she contorts her pretty old face into those amazing facial expressions but I like many other am jealous. If I could do what she does my snapchat spams would be lit a f! But aside from her faces, what else does Liza have to offer in the comedy department and is she still as funny now as she was in her OG videos. In my head Liza Koshy is very much the Lilly Singh (iisuperwomanii) equivalent from vine. They both play the 'i'm a pretty girl but also normal and relatable' role to a tee. One thing I like about Liza is that she doesn't just do 'hot girl comedy' where it's all like 'wow i'm hot and boys are so thirsty'. Don't get me wrong I like that kinda comedy as well and if done right it can be entertaining but in comedy just like in life we need some diversity. There are a lot of people already filling the role and doing 'hot girl comedy' but we ...

Are They Still Good? They Love Arii Edition

They Love Arii and Baby Ariel are pretty much the queens of musical.ly but since her friend started her channel before her and has more followers, They Love Arii has sometimes been seen as 2nd best. Countless videos have been made comparing the two and pitting them up against each other like enemies but I personally think They Love Arii is good in her own right. While the amount of talent it takes to create a musical.ly has been highly debated by the internet

Are They Still Funny? Jay Versace Edition

You may know him from that random meme you forgot you loved or for his colourful, stylish, eccentric clothes or you may simply know him as Jay Versace from Vine- RIP #gonetoosoon But wherever and whatever you may know him from I bet you'r wondering if from his transition from 6.4 seconds Vine star to verified Insta celeb, if he has lost any of his classic humour. With vine's demise many of their stars have flocked to other social media sites such as Instagram or Youtube but their content quality has gone downhill greatly. With Jay Versace I don't think this is the case; with the longer Instagram videos being allowed I feel like he is finally able to flesh out a lot of his jokes fully. To some it may not be as funny anymore because the pacing of the videos is slower as he is not confined to 6.4 seconds to tell the whole joke. But I can understand this feeling since some of his funniest moments are from his vine clips and I guess his content, like many others now lack tha...

Are They Still Funny? Amanda Cerny Edition

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Can They Still Sing? Ella Mai Edition

I first stumbled upon Ella's music one day when I was flicking through YouTube and I have to say the decision to listen was one of my best random music finds. 3 or so mixtapes of hers later and I'm ready for the album to come out. DJ Mustard please tell your girl to hurry up, the fans demand it!  Anyway I know the question on everyone's lips is has she become a better or worse singer over the years? Well little known fact about Ella Mai she was once on the UK version of xFactor many moons ago in one of those 'look kinda pretty but can't really sing well together and/or alone' type girl groups who got booted off at bootcamp. After the show she left the group and glowed up in a major way- I mean what is her secret because I need this witchcraft level glow up in my life- and her music has blown up in a big way. As she is on a tour with my other favourite girl and random music find Kehlani. Moving on, from her instagram videos you can really take in the essense...

Are They Still Funny: Cameron Dallas Edition

From the video above you've​ seen a bit of Cameron Dallas's content and the question on everyone's mind is "is he still funny?" Or maybe it should be "was he even funny to begin with?". My feelings on Cameron are mixed , it's true that I'm probably a few years above his target market of 12-15 year old fan girls but even when I was that age and he was making videos I was never that wild about him either. His content is okay and I wouldn't say it's unfunny but it has never made me laugh out loud and everytime I watch something of his I feel like I've seen it before. Cameron is definitely the 'Justin Bieber' type, a cute harmless young boy with a questionable amount of talent but just enough of a hair swoosh to the side that alll the fangirls go crazy for him. But unlike the Biebs I'm not sure Cameron's talent level has improved in recent years. However if you like lighthearted, immature, classic social media 2013/2...

Are They Still Good ? Lisa and Lena Edition

We are back at it again talking about some musical.ly kids but this time they are twins. Wow I mean who has ever heard of twins doing the same thing? whether it be singing, dancing or acting on social media before... I think I can safely say that being a twin has become a very marketable gimmick and it seems all you need to do to get social media famous, is be a twin; with each of them having half the talent of a regular person, but together they manage to mask their mediocrity. However I can say with Lisa and Lena this is not the case, they are two very talented young girls who have taken the musical.ly scene by storm and I am here for it. First of all these girls are in their early teens and already have a clothing line which means their outfits are almost guaranteed to slaay in every video. That added to the fact that being a twin comes in handy as they are able to perfectly mirror each other, making us all wonder if there really is two of them in this video or if it's just s...