Watsky : World's Fastest Rapper

George Watsky, a poet and rapper from San Fransisco known for his speedy flow. He is the latest in a string of YouTube sensations that has turned idle hands into golden coins.

We've seen it happen before - from Bo Burnham, to the "Fat Kid Who Nearly Broke The Neck of a Bully", to that weird looking dude with the growth disease who mimes to pop songs - there is money in being a nobody, something George Watsky is quickly learning.

A poet and rapper from San Francisco, California Watsky has become famous for performing what is known on "the streets" as slam poetry (he's even featured on Season 6 of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry on HBO), like this recent one in which he guides viewers through the features of the SH100.

That's right, the world’s fastest "How - To" Guide!

Watsky's talents began to receive national and international acclaim in 2006 when he was the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry Champion, and was also named Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion. But it wasn't until Watsky graduated from Emerson College that he achieved newfound fame with his viral YouTube video "Pale kid raps fast."

The video was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011 and since then has produced a fifteen track hip-hop album titled "Watsky". In 2010 he released the album Guilty Pleasures, which he made available as a free download on his website.

Watsky is yet another example of how the new-age of the online world has changed the music industry forever. No longer is talent based on marketing, but people power. Hey - if it's good enough for Susan Boyle, its good enough for Watsky.