Deez Nutz

Deez Nuts is a video remix series containing a clip of Internet personality WelvenDaGreat saying the phrase “deez nuts” into a phone, which is often added as the punchline into a variety of videos on Instagram and Vine.

On March 20th, 2015, Instagram user WelvenDaGreat[1] posted a video clip of himself speaking to a friend on the phone, in which he tells a joke that “deez nuts” arrived in the mail. In the first month, the video gained over 58,000 likes.

On December 15th, 1992, hip hop artist Dr. Dre released his debut studio album The Chronic, which featured a track titled “Deeez Nuuuts.” During the song’s intro, rapper Warren G can be heard telling a “deez nuts” joke to a woman on the phone .On September 21st, 2004, Urban Dictionary user Dee Loc submitted an entry for “deez nuts.”

On March 24th, 2015, YouTuber Javalicius uploaded an extended version of WelvenDaGreat’s video, garnering upwards of 490,000 views and 290 comments in the next three weeks.

On April 4th, the Mykleeproduction Instagram feed posted an edited clip from the children’s television series Blue’s Clues with the “deez nuts” video added at the end.

On April 11th, Viner Khadi Don posted a scene from the 2002 superhero film Spider-Man with the “deez nuts” clip dubbed over the original audio (shown below, left). The same day, the Co Vines YouTube channel uploaded a compilation of notable “deez nuts” Vine remixes, accumulating more than 126,000 views and 70 comments in 48 hours. At the bottom of this age there is a deez nutz vine compilation for you.

On July 28th, 2015, CBS News reported that an independent named Deez Nuts filed a statement for candidacy with the Federal Election Commission in the 2016 Republican Presidential Primary.(shown below)
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On August 19th, the United States polling firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) released the results of a new survey on the primary candidates, which found that Donald Trump was leading in polls for the by 24%. Additionally, the firm revealed that Deez Nuts was polling at 9% in North Carolina, 8% in Minnesota and 7% in Iowa. That day, the North Carolina news station ABC 11 tweeted about the polling data, assuring readers they “were not hacked”
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In the first 24 hours, the tweet gained over 9,000 retweets and 4,400 favorites. That day, several news sites reported on the gag name’s polling appearance, including The Week, IBI Times, The Daily Beast, NY Mag and The Daily Caller.