Sad story of what happened to viral 'why you coming fast' guy after huge YouTube video
The internet has been around for a while now, and you could be forgiven for becoming lost in the memes, with old jokes and videos getting well and truly forgotten as the internet moves on in it's life cycle.
So because of that, the 'Why you coming fast' guy may have slipped your mind, despite going viral around the world just a few years ago.
Known as Ferdi, he became famous after being the subject of a 2017 rage video where a cyclist clipped a wall and crashed into him while he was working on a car.
If you somehow haven't seen the classic clip, take a look:
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Obviously a bit p-ed off that someone had crashed into him and 'hit his head on the car', Ferdi exclaimed some words at the cyclist that would send him to stardom: "Why you coming fast?!"
The clip hit the mainstream, with Ferdi getting his 15 minutes of fame - but that's about as far as it went.
A lot of people have managed to turn their short-lived meme fame into long-term careers on social media, where they continue to male people laugh - think Michael Dapaah and Khaby Lame.
Unfortunately for Ferdi, he didn't fit into this category as things didn't go to plan after his fame sky-rocketed.
Once he became famous across the world, Ferdi's friend's son named Snatchy agreed to manage him, saying that people wanted to meet him at various club and bar events.
His manager would pay him between £200 and £700 for each night while taking a cut as you do - but Ferdi said that he repeatedly asked to sign a contract.
"I asked him a few times but I couldn't get the right answer," he said.
Despite these issues, the mechanic seemed to be on the right track, with Snatchy later saying they had landed a contract with Boohoo to make 'Why you coming fast?' t-shirts.
But once again, Ferdi claimed he was ripped off and made around £7,000 to £8,000 from the deal.
"I should be a millionaire," he told the hosts of the Podghost podcast. "I wasted two years when I could've gone to work.
"I lost money actually because nobody wants to give me a job. They think I'm a millionaire... they think I'm lying to them or taking the p**s."
He went on to suggest that the illusive Snatchy opened an Instagram account using his own login details but with Ferdi's name, which went on to earn hundreds of thousands of followers.
But the hosts did step in to point out that the manager was probably just doing his job, especially since Ferdi didn't know how to use social media.
Regardless, Ferdi took back control of his Instagram account and he went on to make the comedy music video, something he describes as 'amazing'.
However, Ferdi boldly exclaimed: "I didn't make one penny from this music video," describing those who ran away with the money as 'b***tards'.
He finished his rant by suggesting that things came to a head in early 2019 when Snatchy came to his house and told him: "You're finished, you're dead, nobody wants to see you."
As for recently, Ferdi said he now works six days a week as a delivery driver and is planning to launch a food review show called Ferdi Eats.
Obviously, there are two sides to every story, but there's no denying Ferdi's still reeling from how everything went down.
Right now, he's got a cyclist and a guy named Snatchy living rent free in his head - here's hoping he can put the past in the past and move on with his life.
Topics: Viral, Social Media, Money, Music, Instagram
Joshua Nair