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|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Eurosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101055938/https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |archive-date=1 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davey |first=Jacob |date=7 September 2020 |title=Chunkz & Yung Filly Proved They Were Generational Talents At Soccer Aid 2020 |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214759/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |archive-date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> {{As of|2024|04}}, his [[YouTube]] channel had over 3.4 million subscribers and 271 million video views.<ref name="YTStats" /> He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad.
|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Eurosport]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101055938/https://www.eurosport.com/football/it-s-time-to-acknowledge-black-culture-s-influence-on-football_sto7824896/story.shtml |archive-date=1 November 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davey |first=Jacob |date=7 September 2020 |title=Chunkz & Yung Filly Proved They Were Generational Talents At Soccer Aid 2020 |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |url-status=live |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214759/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2020/09/chunkz-yung-filly-soccer-aid |archive-date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> {{As of|2024|04}}, his [[YouTube]] channel had over 3.4 million subscribers and 271 million video views.<ref name="YTStats" /> He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad.


== Early life ==
== Early life and personal life ==
Amin Mohamed was born on 21 February 1996,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Dqpaxj8Hw |title=BEST FRIEND TEST: AJ vs Darkest |date=2023-10-06 |last=Chunkz |access-date=2024-06-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> in northwest London.<ref>{{Citation |title=KNOWING YOUR COUNTRY WITH CHUNKZ!!! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |access-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/EX3IwZnggqI?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-26}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is the youngest of five siblings. His parents immigrated from [[Republic of Somaliland|Somaliland]] in the 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Farah |first=Hibaq |date=2021-07-31 |title=Chunkz: 'I paved the way for myself as a YouTuber' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/31/chunkz-youtuber-somali-heritage-interview |access-date=2023-03-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He is a [[Muslim]].<ref name="QuittingMusic"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Chunkz/status/236973137181421569|title=Here to say Eid Mubarak to all the fellow Muslim brothers and sisters.|date=August 19, 2012|access-date= May 9, 2021|website=Twitter}}</ref> He studied [[Mathematical finance|financial mathematics]] at the [[London Metropolitan University]] before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.<ref name=":0" />
Amin Mohamed<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mwamba |first=Ramazani |date=22 April 2024 |title=Youtuber Chunkz surprises Greater Manchester school kids |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/youtuber-chunkz-surprises-greater-manchester-29026812 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ManchesterEveningNews}}</ref> was born on 21 February 1996,<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Dqpaxj8Hw |title=BEST FRIEND TEST: AJ vs Darkest |date=2023-10-06 |last=Chunkz |access-date=2024-06-01 |via=YouTube}}</ref> in northwest London.<ref>{{Citation |title=KNOWING YOUR COUNTRY WITH CHUNKZ!!! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |access-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/EX3IwZnggqI?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3IwZnggqI |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-26}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He is the youngest of five siblings. He is a first-generation British Somali, as his parents immigrated from [[Republic of Somaliland|Somaliland]] in the 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Farah |first=Hibaq |date=2021-07-31 |title=Chunkz: 'I paved the way for myself as a YouTuber' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/31/chunkz-youtuber-somali-heritage-interview |access-date=2023-03-17 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He studied [[Mathematical finance|financial mathematics]] at the [[London Metropolitan University]] before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.<ref name=":0" /> He is a [[Muslim]].<ref name="QuittingMusic" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2012 |title=Here to say Eid Mubarak to all the fellow Muslim brothers and sisters. |url=https://twitter.com/Chunkz/status/236973137181421569 |access-date=May 9, 2021 |website=Twitter}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 03:38, 17 June 2024

Chunkz
Mohamed in 2021
Personal information
Born
Amin Mohamed

(1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28)
London, England
Other namesChunkz
EducationLondon Metropolitan University
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015-present
Genres
  • Entertainment
  • comedy
  • music
  • rap
  • R&B
Subscribers3.49 million[1][2]
Total views277 million[1][2]
Associated actsYung Filly
Beta Squad
Niko Omilana
KSI
Sidemen
100,000 subscribers2017[citation needed]
1,000,000 subscribers2020[citation needed]
Last updated: May 31, 2024

Amin Mohamed (Template:Lang-so, [ɑːmɪn mæħæmed], born 21 February 1996) better known as Chunkz, is a British YouTuber, host, entertainer, and former musician.[3][4][5] As of April 2024, his YouTube channel had over 3.4 million subscribers and 271 million video views.[1] He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad.

Early life and personal life

Amin Mohamed[6][7] was born on 21 February 1996,[8] in northwest London.[9] He is the youngest of five siblings. He is a first-generation British Somali, as his parents immigrated from Somaliland in the 1980s.[6] He studied financial mathematics at the London Metropolitan University before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.[6] He is a Muslim.[10][11]

Career

YouTube

Mohamed registered the Chunkz account on 23 July 2015. His early YouTube videos included vlogs, challenges, pranks, and more; they also included his friend Sharky and his cousin, Darkest Man.[12]

He formed a duo with Yung Filly and contributed to YouTube channels.[13]

In 2018, Mohamed won the International Somaliland Award for the best entertainer.[6]

In 2019, Mohamed became part of the collaborative YouTube group known as the Beta Squad, which also includes the YouTubers known as Sharky, AJ Shabeel, Kenny, and Niko Omilana.[3] Mohamed and Yung Filly also starred in the Footasylum YouTube series known as Does the Shoe Fit, which became known on the Internet.[14]

Music

Mohamed played the role of Asznee in Big Shaq's 2017 music video, "Man's Not Hot."[3] In March 2018, Amin, along with Michael Dapaah, helped launch a voice app for the Google Assistant for the train ticket retailer Trainline, which focuses on rail journey planning.[15]

In March 2020, Mohamed released his first rap single, "Clean Up," with Yung Filly.[16] In October 2020, Mohamed and Yung Filly followed the initial track by dropping their new single and music video, which was titled "Hold".[17][better source needed]

In May 2021, Mohamed announced that he was retiring from music since he believed that it was incompatible with his religious beliefs.[6][10]

Other ventures

In September 2020, Mohamed was announced as the co-host of the Sky Sports Saturday morning show, Saturday Social.[18] During that month, he was also announced as a co-host for the extreme sports competition, The Aphetor Games, which stars content creators.[19][20] In December 2020, he hosted the 2020 MOBO Awards with Maya Jama.[21]

Mohamed, an Arsenal supporter,[22] makes an appearance in the Amazon Original sports docu-series All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[23]

In 2023, Mohamed started a podcast with Yung Filly called The Chunkz and Filly Show.[24][25]

Philanthropy

Since 2020, Mohamed has participated in annual charity football events, including Soccer Aid and Sidemen Charity Matches.[3]

On 23 February 2024, Mohamed took part in Match for Hope, a football charity match hosted at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Qatar, where he captained team Chunkz versus team AboFlah, an Arabic-speaking YouTuber. The match ended with Team Chunkz’s 7-5 victory over Team AboFlah. They managed to raise more than $8.8 million to support Qatar’s Education Above All Foundation.[26][27]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 The Sidemen Story Himself Documentary; Cameo [28]
Web roles
Year Title Role Network(s) Notes Ref.
2020–present #SaturdaySocial Himself Sky Sports Co-host [18]
2020 The Aphetor Games Online [19]
2020 MOBO Awards BBC One and YouTube [21]
Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2022 All or Nothing: Arsenal Himself Prime Video Documentary [23]
Bad Chefs ITV2 Presenter [29]
Chunkz in music videos Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2017 "Man's Not Hot" Michael Dapaah Asznee [30]
2018 "Man Don't Dance" [31]
2019 "Buss It Down" [32]
2021 "100 Bags Freestyle" Yung Filly Himself [33]
2022 "My Life" Aj Shabeel [34]
"Don't Lie" A1 x J1 feat. Nemzzz [35]
2023 "Voices" KSI feat. Oliver Tree [36]
2024 "1 By 1" Michael Hamilton [37]

Discography

List of singles with selected chart positions and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[38] 		UK
Ind.
[39] 		NZ Hot
[40] 		SCO
[41]
"Vibranium"
(featuring Neji)[42] 		2018 — — — — Non-album singles
"Clean Up"
(with Yung Filly)[44] 		2019 67 — — —
"Hold"
(with Yung Filly)[45] 		29 3 35 31
"Confidence"
(with Yung Filly and Geko) 		2020 — — — —
"Insecure Love"
(with Zion Foster)[46] 		— — — — Welcome to the Lion's Den
"Lingo"
(with Deno and J.I the Prince of N.Y) 		2021 57 — — — Boy Meets World

Awards and nominations

Ceremony Year Category Recipient(S) Result Ref.
MOBO Awards 2020 Best Media Personality Himself Nominated [47]
2021 Himself & Yung Filly Won [48]
2022 Himself Nominated [49]
Rated Awards 2020 Personality of the Year Won [50]
2021 Nominated [51]
2022 Nominated [52]

References

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  2. ^ a b "About Chunkz". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b c d Sansome, Jessica (6 September 2020). "Who is Chunkz in Soccer Aid 2020?". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "It's time to acknowledge black culture's influence on football". Eurosport. 4 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ Davey, Jacob (7 September 2020). "Chunkz & Yung Filly Proved They Were Generational Talents At Soccer Aid 2020". Complex. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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  8. ^ Chunkz (6 October 2023). BEST FRIEND TEST: AJ vs Darkest. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ KNOWING YOUR COUNTRY WITH CHUNKZ!!!, archived from the original on 26 September 2021, retrieved 14 June 2021
  10. ^ a b Wynter, Courtney (7 May 2021). "Chunkz Announces He's Quitting Music For Good". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Here to say Eid Mubarak to all the fellow Muslim brothers and sisters". Twitter. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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  13. ^ Lynch, Jack. "YouTube Kings Chunkz & Yung Filly Show Us How They "Clean Up" On Catchy New Single". Complex. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Does the Shoe Fit? - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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  33. ^ "Yung Filly - 100 Bags Freestyle (Official Video)". Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via YouTube.
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  35. ^ "A1 x J1 - Don't Lie (Official Video) ft. Nemzzz". Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via YouTube.
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