Denny Blaze
Encyclopedia
Denny Hazen, commonly known by his stage name
Denny Blaze, The Average Homeboy and Blazin' Hazen, is an American
rapper
made famous for a demo tape produced in the late 1980s featuring his single "The Average Homeboy". The video was widely rejected by record labels and allegedly sat within a box at an MTV
Studio for 17 years until an employee discovered the video then uploaded it to YouTube
. Subsequently another demo video of his surfaced known as Blazin' Hazen. Soon, his videos made primetime as they were featured VH1
's Web junk and Best Week Ever
. Denny Blaze has since released two albums under his own label, Blazin Productions. Denny Blaze was also featured on Doogtoons
and made an appearance on episode 21 of Tosh.0
which aired on February 10, 2010.
Stage name
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Denny Blaze, The Average Homeboy and Blazin' Hazen, is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
made famous for a demo tape produced in the late 1980s featuring his single "The Average Homeboy". The video was widely rejected by record labels and allegedly sat within a box at an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Studio for 17 years until an employee discovered the video then uploaded it to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. Subsequently another demo video of his surfaced known as Blazin' Hazen. Soon, his videos made primetime as they were featured VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's Web junk and Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
. Denny Blaze has since released two albums under his own label, Blazin Productions. Denny Blaze was also featured on Doogtoons
Doogtoons
Doogtoons is a production studio founded and headed by Doug "Doog" Bresler, best known for its series of "animated celebrity interviews" on the internet. Bresler has been producing short films since 1993, however his cartoons only became widely known after they were released as podcasts beginning...
and made an appearance on episode 21 of Tosh.0
Tosh.0
Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:...
which aired on February 10, 2010.
External links
- Denny's Website
- Catalog of Denny Blaze's albums
- Denny on VH1 TV
- Denny Blaze's Comedy Central Appearance
- Denny Blaze on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....