Fourteen Years and 4.3 Million Subscribers Later. -Alonzo Lerone Written by NaShaye Jackson We’ve grown to love the outspoken and kindred spirit that is Alonzo Lerone. He is one of my favorite of one world favorite Youtubers. Since uploading his first video in 2008, he’s grown and displayed that consistency is key to achieve any goal. Alonzo Lerone has turned a simple rant video into an entire platform where he curates videos of different segments such as dumbest tweets, dumbest fails on the internet, viral memes, weird food combos, clapbacks, roasts and more. Adding his famous catch phrase “Get A Dictionary” to represent his content. Alonzo created a following of 4.3 million YouTube subscribers that absolutely loves him and all that he creates. From his ‘Get A Dictionary’ merch, coffee mugs and tee’s that shows incorrect word spellings he’s come across over the years. His honest and unapologetic reactions to the things people post on social media keeps his platform growing abundantly. So what’s in store for Alonzo Lerone? How has he changed over the years? Has he reached his peak? Let’s find out. Alonzo, I love how you’ve responded to the negativity over the years with comedy. You’ve even produced videos addressing the unfavorable things said about you. That’s truly something that has to be mastered. You have to flip it into a positive. I say that all the time. If you don’t get negative comments, you’re still stuck in the box. When I got my first negative comment, I was like okay there’s Issue #14 2022
two ways I can do this. I can fight negative with negative or fight the negative with positive. How did your phrase “Get A Dictionary” stick? Because in your earlier days you began with “Get a book or Go back to history class.” My dad! My dad would always say get a dictionary whenever I asked him how to spell a word. He’d either say you have a dictionary right there or get a dictionary. And when it comes to my videos, I didn’t start with the dumbest tweets. So It kind of just flowed into that years after I started YouTube. And yes, it’s been working! People are still looking at those older videos expecting me to say it. But “Get a dictionary” will always be with me. How big of a responsibility is keeping your YouTube family entertained? You have 4.3 million subscribers, that’s enormous! Well, I don’t pay attention to numbers like that now. It gives me motivation though. But I must admit when I first started I would compare my following to other Youtubers. Like okay, he has this many subscribers and he and I started at the same time. But the more I thought about the numbers, the more I lost focus. I’m glad that people are still with me but it doesn’t give me that much responsibility. It’s the longevity in what I do that keeps people pumped up for what I do.
