“ | getting money lol wby? | ” |
―bbno$' channel about section[1] |
Alexander "Alex" Leon Gumuchian (born: June 30, 1995[2]), is a Canadian-Armenian[3] rapper best known for his 2019 hit single Lalala with American rapper and record producer Y2K.
), known professionally as bbno$ (pronounced "baby no money"Personal Life
Alex was born on June 30, 1995, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where was home-schooled before going to high school[4]. His mother encouraged him to learn the piano but he always struggled with music theory and musicology. He started listening to recreational music when he was 15 years old.[5]
He said that he ended a relationship in 2024, which was really hard.
Career and collaborations
Alex started to get into the music industry when he sustained a back injury, which prevented him from pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a professional swimmer. He became especially interested in rap after experimenting with GarageBand and formed a band with his friends called The Broke Boy Gang, who then disbanded after 6 months of performing live.
bbno$ then started to release songs on SoundCloud, and later collaborated with Yung Gravy to release the latter's first extended play Baby Gravy in 2017. bbno$ released his debut studio album, Bb Steps, in 2018, and collaborated with So Loki in the same year for the latter's release of the album Whatever.[6]
In 2019, Alex collaborated with Y2K for the release of Lalala, which is currently the most popular song bBno$ produced. Earlier that year, he also released his second studio album Recess, which was themed around the Disney show of the same name. One of the album's most popular songs, Nursery, was used in a TikTok trend where the song was mixed with a snippet of the English dub of Danganronpa: The Animation.
In 2021, Alex released his first single from the my oh myy EP with help herself along with producer Diamond Pistols 2 months after the release of the original a remix would get released with BENEE with both the original and remix being included on the EP in July 2021, he released Edamame with Rich Brian, which would become his next big head as the song similar to Lalala would blow up on TikTok.
Channels
Aside from rapping, Alex also has a gaming channel called "bbnogames", where he has plyed Among Us, Call of Duty: Warzone, Minecraft, and Rust with his friends and other YouTubers, such as SwaggerSouls, JschlattLIVE, Yung Gravy, Crispy Concords, and Bigpuffer. He created his gaming channel on July 12, 2015, and uploaded his first video to his gaming channel on November 28, 2020.
Discography
Albums
- BB Steps (2018)
- Recess (2019)
- I Don't Care At All (2019)
- Baby Gravy 2 ft. Yung Gravy (2020)
- Good Luck Have Fun (2020)
- Eat Ya Veggies (2021)
- bag or die (2022)
- Baby Gravy 3 ft. Yung Gravy (2023)
Singles
- TANGO ft. Tommy Cash (2024)
- Pho'real ft. Anh Phan and Low G (2024)
- lil' freak, starring MoistCr1TiKaL (2024)
- it boy (2024)
- two (2024)
- meant to be (2024)
- check (2025)
- antidepressants (2025)
Trivia
- Alex used to collaborate with fellow musician Y2K.[7]
- He stated that he isn't bisexual or pansexual, just really open with his sexuality.
- He has a clothing brand called Funjob.[8]
- He dislikes Polyamory.[9]
- He occasionally Cosplays as Fictional Characters.[10][11][12][13]
- Alex takes Antidepressants[14], He made a song about it called "antidepressants".[15]
- In August 2021, a day prior to his interview with Tiny Meat Gang, he had actually talked with Corpse Husband through one of the latter's private and unspecified Discord lobbies through DMs.
- He is of Armenian descent from his father's side.[16]
- He grew up listening to hip-hop artists such as Tupac Shakur, Gucci Mane, and Chief Keef. He has cited Yung Lean and Pouya as his inspirations.[17]
- He can play the Djembe drums.
- He has collaborated with many gaming YouTubers, such as; Jschlatt, SMii7Y, F1NN5TER and SwaggerSouls.[18][19]
- He has been featured in Mizkif and Crispy Concords videos.[20][21][22][23]
- He currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia in southern Canada.[24]
- Despite his name being pronounced "Baby no money", but most fans pronounce it as "beebeenos".
- He has over 500 songs that he's fully scrapped and will never be released.[8]
Gallery
Album cover art
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/c/bbnomoney/about
- ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@bbnotiktok/video/7466564926417489158
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZv2k8lLWrU&t=17m20s
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/bbno-new-album-yung-gravy-independent-artist-interview-1235165721/
- ↑ https://lyricallemonade.com/p/from-memes-to-the-masses-the-wild-rise-of-bbno
- ↑ https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGb0RTNBinrxSmjvsCgSUYat6SlYjjhzE
- ↑ https://genius.com/artists/Y2k-and-bbno
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCngc7RrexE
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksYmKw7BntQ&t=37m17s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c4qiNiy7wwY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dt1QcbmazRQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B5GZPEl6kFU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QxsCzSrrwMA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZv2k8lLWrU&t=19m6s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmlGo1KY2jE
- ↑ https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/bbno$
- ↑ https://dropoutentertainment.ca/2024/10/bbno-releases-new-music-video-two/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW66gsZl3rQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QVnSCQRfvc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQKDLpBl2s
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-KUvaAr2w8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR0aXmxUjZY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48HR6_HS1cA
- ↑ https://www.straight.com/music/whats-in-your-fridge-bbno