ABOUT

You found Denny "Blazin" Hazen, aka:  

The AVERAGE HOMEBOY,

who was the FIRST rapper ever on YouTube from

an anonymous uploader who posted Denny's video

at the very initial launch of YouTube. 

As a teenager, Denny Blazin Hazen had a dream

to become a famous rap artist at a time when

there weren't any white rappers. We're certain

that Denny was the first rapper to make a music

video while mowing his yard.  Average Homeboy

is the original "White & Nerdy." Weird Al Yankovic

mimicked Denny in the famed music video.  

Denny had a burning passion to share his original

point of view in the rap game at a time when

there weren't any mainstraim solo white rappers.

Denny's track coach in Middle School nicknamed

him, "Blazin Hazen" for his speed on the track.

Denny felt that his hot name would be a good

counterbalance in the rap industry since most

Rappers at the time were cold gangsta types

with their tough personas. One of Denny's 

mottos is, "It's tough... not being tough,"

For sure, Blazin Hazen was the opposite of

a cold gangsta thug rapper. 

Denny started producing demo videos in 1989 

as a Freshman in College at Kent State.

Denny sent the videos out to NY and LA.

His first music video was called, Blazin Hazen. 

Nearly 2 decades later, YouTube.com came along,

and an anonymous person who claimed to find

one of Denny's long lost demo videos at MTV,

uploaded the demo music video, "Average Homeboy" 

to YouTube where it was featured on their home

page in late 2005. Quickly, the demo became

one of the world's first Viral Videos.

Average Homeboy was shared on many

entertainment websites, including features

on the home pages of Google, VH1 Best Week Ever,

USAToday.com, Wikipedia, College Humor,

Ebaumsworld, MySpace, Time.com, URLesque.com, 

Know Your Meme, Time.com, and many others.  

Denny's old school rap demos are like a time capsule

of the late 80's/early 90's which include things

such as Hyper Colored Clothes, Cardigan Sweaters, 

and even a mullet haircut.  

In 2007, VH1 named Denny Blaze as their Top #3

Greatest Internet Superstar and featured him on

their Network Countdown Web Junk Show.  

The Comedy Central Television Program,

Tosh.0, flew The Average Homeboy out to Hollywood

to feature him on their show for a Web Redemption

with Daniel Tosh, Episode #205.

Other TV Network coverage included,

MTV's - "Ridiculousness," TruTV's - "Smoking Gun,"

The CW's -"Smash Cuts," BBC's "8 Out of 10 Cats,"

MSNBC's - "Countdown with KEITH OLBERMANN," 

ABC's - "Right This Minute," and G4 TV's -

"Attack of The Show."

The Average Homeboy has performed Live accross 

the United States from New York "NYC Music Festival,"

Cambridge, Mass. "ROFLcon," Cleveland's "The Agora," 

to W. Hollywood's "Whisky A Go Go."  

Denny has produced a Documentary teling this story:

BLAZE-U-MENTARY. (CLICK TO PLAY)

Once you hear his music, you'll just be BLAZED! 

Denny has made many acting appearances in

major motion pictures. You can see him in

"Draft Day" with Kevin Costner as a Jacksonville

Jaguars Executive, and in the movie, "The Rocker"

with Rainn Wilson Denny plays a business man. 

Otherl movies include:  

"Surviving Compton," "Love The Coopers,"  

"Criminal Activities," "The Bronze,"

"Cleveland Abductions," "Fast and Furious 8,"

"White Boy Rick," "Acts of Violence," and

"Shooting Stars," The LeBron James Biopic

where Denny played a Sports Illustrated

Magazing Producer.  You can see his credits on

Denny's IMDB page. 

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