King Keraun makes over 1 million people who follow him on Instagram laugh on a daily basis, but the road to instant fame wasn’t an easy one.
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Keraun Harris better known as King Keraun has been on his grind and making some serious moves since he first appeared on the social media scene about two years ago. In a recent interview with Respect The Next, the internet sensation explained how he turned his life around. He was a once a 5 time felon, serving 2 years in prison which was hell and on the road to no where until a special someone entered his life and made him get his sh*t together. His daughter! She was the one that helped to put things in perspective because he had to realize, he’s no longer living for himself.
“When I had my daughter it put things in perspective because once I realized I wasn’t living for myself anymore and one I realized I wasn’t living for myself, you know it made it go time and I couldn’t do the crazy things that I do… she means a lot to me in my career and a lot to me emotionally.”
Once he got out, he found a job working with chemicals in an oil field which he eventually quit because the job caused him to suffer from nose bleeds. Keraun recalls recording funny videos online just to help him pass the time while he searched for a new gig. Before he knew it, people started following him and that’s when sh*t became real. “Now, I look at it like a blessing…because it brought me to where I am now. It made me desperate.” BOOM! and was the start of it all.
Every successful person has their niche which makes them stand out from the rest. In this case, King Keraun’s big break was the way he utilized the Vine and Instagram video features. When asked “if there were no such thing as social media, how would he showcase his talent?”, he simply stated that he wouldn’t do it at all. Social Media was the platform that was better suited for his talent because it’s a place where he could be himself with no limitations.
“I wouldn’t do it because any other way is like you almost have to water yourself down and I don’t want to be watered down, I want to be who I want to be. Russell Simmons liked me because I am who I am, not because I was carbon copy or some robot… social media was the best thing for me.”
Keraun has been very occupied lately with his role as co founder of D2R “Dreams To Reality”, which is an online platform used to help others get an opportunity to live their dreams. He went from riding around in the hood to riding around with Mickey and them. “I’m Disney’s hood n***a… I create content, they get it picked up by ABC, CBS.” Not only is he signed to Disney’s Maker Studios, but he landed an actor position in Russell Simmons newest company “All Def Digital” and happily calls the mogul his mentor. But, that’s not all! Keraun has a number of projects in the works, including a TV show and movies.
He turned his negative into a positive in 15 seconds or less!
