Travis Doyle, commonly known as Gorilla Nems or simply Nems, is an American rapper, content creator, entrepreneur and web series' host, from

Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach to its east, L ...

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, New York City. Known for his appearance on

MTV2 MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American pay television Cable television, channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. The channel launched initially as an all-music video service, once the original MTV had started to sh ...

's Fight Klub, catchphrase "Bing Bong", and "Don’t Ever Disrespect Me" series, he is also founder and owner of the Brooklyn-based brand, ''Fuck Your Lyfe'' (FYL). After winning MC battle competitions in New York City, he appeared in MTV2's Fight Klub league in 2006. Where he recorded the most wins (25 wins) by any MC in the league history. Nems again rose to fame in 2021, when his catchphrases "Bing Bong" and clips of him interviewing people in Coney Island, went viral on TikTok. Over half a million videos used original sounds from different clips of his interviews, and clips with the ''#bingbong'' hashtag have over a billion views on social media.

Personal life

Travis Doyle was born on December 21, 1982, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, where he grew up with his mom in O’Dwyer Gardens housing projects.

Career

Nems started his career in early 2000s with battle raps. At the time, he won numerous MC battle competitions in New York City, like EOW and Braggin’ Rites. In 2006, he appeared on MTV2's Fight Klub league, where he recorded the most wins by any MC in league history. He won a total of 25 battles in Fight Klub league. After his appearance on MTV2, he released numerous mixtapes– FYL Valium Won, Free Nems, and FYL Valium Too– signed to an indie label

Psycho+Logical-Records Psycho+Logical-Records is an independent record label based in New York City. Founded in 1999 by rapper and producer Necro, its first release was Necro's debut ''I Need Drugs''. It went on to release notable albums by hip hop artists such as th ...

, and toured the United States. In 2008, he released another mixtape, Super Marvelous, after which he joined Creative Juices Music to record his debut album, Prezident's Day (released in 2010). Since then he has released many albums and EPs, including Filthy Fly Shit, Coney Soprano, Broke Safety, Fuck Your Love, Gorilla, The Planet Of The Apes series, and Skinny Nems. In 2019, he released his second album "Gorilla Monsoon", with 14 tracks. He then released "Bamboo" in 2020, and "Congo" in 2021. Nems has collaborated with many notable artist such as

Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper from New York City. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a sol ...

Styles P David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox, alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss. ...

Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C ...

Kool G Rap Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as ...

Ill Bill William Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), known by his stage name Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York City. Having gained fame in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his diver ...

Sean Price Sean Duval Price (March 17, 1972August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. Early life and educati ...

Jedi Mind Tricks Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 19 ...

Termanology Daniel Carrillo (born October 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Termanology, is an American rapper and record producer. He first gained major attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, '' Politics as Usual'', was ...

Statik Selektah Static may refer to: Places *Static Nunatak, a nunatak in Antarctica United States *Static, Kentucky and Tennessee *Static Peak, a mountain in Wyoming ** Static Peak Divide, a mountain pass near the peak Science and technology Physics *Static el ...

Torae Torae L. Carr (born March 18, 1977), known mononymously as Torae, is an American rapper from the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York. He has released a number of solo albums and collaborative works, and operates the independent record la ...

and

D12 D12 (an initialism for The Dirty Dozen) was an American hip hop collective from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1996, the group achieved mainstream success with its lineup of ''de facto'' leader Eminem, Proof, Bizarre, Mr. Porter, Kuniva and Swift ...

. Nems has also been featured on various notable works, including two tracks of Ghostface's 2014 album 36 Seasons and

La Coka Nostra La Coka Nostra (short LCN) is an American hip hop group composed of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy, Ill Bill and Slaine. Biography Founded in late 2004 with no intention to record an album, La Coka Nostra was more a loose collective of artists conn ...

’s 2016 album

To Thine Own Self Be True ''To Thine Own Self Be True'' is the third studio album by La Coka Nostra released on November 4, 2016, via Fat Beats Records. Background In 2012, La Coka Nostra released their second album, ''Masters of the Dark Arts''. It was the group's first ...

. Furthermore in a special episode, Rap City '21, popular rapper

called Nems to be "the next Fat Joe".

Bing Bong

Nems created the catchphrase "Bing Bong" in early 2021, while showing off his new merchandise on the social media. The term became viral when he used it while hosting an episode of Sidetalk. It was further popularized by the viral "Bing Bong" trend on

TikTok TikTok, known in China as Douyin (), is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. TikTok is an international version ...

where users would recreate various different quotes from ''Sidetalk''. Celebrities including President Joe Biden, The

Jonas Brothers The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in W ...

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Ever ...

Lil Nas X Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single " Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popula ...

Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs ''Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Music ...

Jack Harlow Jackman Thomas Harlow (born March 13, 1998) is an American rapper from Louisville, Kentucky. He started his career in 2015 and released several EPs and mixtapes before he was signed to Don Cannon and DJ Drama's record label Generation Now in 201 ...

, and

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...

joined in on the trend. Over half a million videos used original sounds from different clips of his interviews, and clips with the ''#bingbong'' hashtag have over 1 billion views on TikTok.

References

External links

*Nem
on
the

Vice News Vice News (stylized as VICE News) is Vice Media's current affairs channel, producing daily documentary essays and video through its website and YouTube channel. It promotes itself on its coverage of "under-reported stories". Vice News was create ...

*Nem
interview with Validated. Magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nems, Gorilla Rappers from Brooklyn Living people 1982 births