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In the past few days IShowSpeed has been making serious waves far beyond his usual viral antics. After winning Rolling Stone’s No. 1 spot among the 25 Most Influential Creators of 2025 and his Streamer of the Year trophy just months ago, Speed—real name Darren Watkins Jr.—has now amped it up with a 35-day nonstop, 24/7 livestream tour zigzagging across America. According to TVU Networks, the tech behind the scenes is so advanced that it’s keeping his feeds stable from the highways to the cities, letting his 44 million YouTube followers experience every second unfiltered. The tour has featured massive fan gatherings, but not without a price. In Houston, chaos erupted so intensely that IShowSpeed was issued a permanent ban from the Houston Galleria mall after fans swarmed security, with over 2 million people watching the spectacle live. And in Dallas, a midnight meet-and-greet got so out of hand the police threatened to cite him for rioting after he was mobbed during a rooftop “Sui” celebration. Local officers directly warned Speed as his crew tried to deescalate the midnight melee, drawing even more social media attention as fans joked about him “shutting down the city”.
Despite the chaos, the tour has delivered its lighter moments too, from viral Black Hills adventures in South Dakota—where Speed got a rare quiet day and crossed paths with a man claiming to be linked to legendary web inventor Tim Berners-Lee—to surprise shoutouts in Memphis crowds and fan-fueled economic impacts rivaling those of music superstars, complete with city tourism boards vying for a piece of the action.
But the most headline-grabbing development came when Speed announced he would be collaborating live from Toronto with Drake, one of the world’s top music icons. According to SoapCentral and promo reels blanketing Instagram, the duo are set to stream together, drawing frenzied speculation and memes about “breaking the internet.” Fans and influencers across X are calling it a cultural event, not just a stream, putting Toronto in a global spotlight. Details are closely guarded but anticipation is sky-high with both fanbases expecting surprise guests and internet-breaking moments.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Speed’s relentless pace may be taking a toll. During his marathon stream, he paused to open up about his own loneliness and admitted on day 23 that he needed a therapist—prompting a flood of supportive messages in chat. The moment is sparking broader conversations on mental health among online creators even as the usual viral topics roll forward. And with viral clips circulating—like Speed’s recent tense faceoff with AI Rizzbot on TikTok, which garnered millions of views for its weirdly comic, slightly combative tone—he remains both everywhere and under constant scrutiny. It all points to a meteoric rise that’s rewriting the rules for internet stardom, blending public chaos, real vulnerability, and the tantalizing prospect of cross-genre collaborations that might just shake up both streaming and music for good.
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