ImDavisss’ interest in technology was ingrained in his childhood.
During an exclusive interview with AFROTECH™, the streamer and content creator, originally from Atlanta, GA, reflected on the early support and exposure to technology he received from his father, who built websites.
“I grew up playing a lot of video games, but in my spare time, I think my first interest in technology came from my dad. He built websites—that was his job when I was a kid. So, I used to mimic what he was doing. The software back then was called Dreamweaver. It was a really, really old-school program, but that’s kind of how I got into technology. I would fake-build websites in my spare time,” he explained.
Rise As Streamer/Content Creator
ImDavisss, who had a strong interest in basketball, also developed a passion for streaming and gaming. His parents supported his newfound enthusiasm — his father bought him a green screen, while his mother provided a PlayStation, controllers, and microphones when he was 15 years old.
“They both played big roles into helping me not only just feel confident, but just like, just they really believed in it from an early age…and in a field that wasn’t really established yet,” he said.
ImDavisss found a knack for NBA 2K, playing for several years. By 2018, he pivoted from traditional schooling to online education, which allowed him to release content via streaming more consistently.
AMP
One year later, ImDavisss teamed up with other gamers who were making a name for themselves through NBA 2K. This collaboration led to the formation of AMP (Any Means Possible). ImDavisss’s journey began with Fanum, one of his earliest YouTube collaborators, in 2016. He met Agent00 the following year, and Duke Dennis in 2018.
“We all made the same type of videos. And basically after doing 2K for so many years, we kind of came to the conclusion like, it would be better if we all kind of went together to combine all our audiences to make a different type of content ’cause it’s a little bit harder to segue and change lanes when you’ve been doing it for five, six years by yourself,” ImDavisss told AFROTECH™. “So we wanted to do it as a unit. And then as that happened, I recommended Chris(ChrisNxtDoor) to be the editor, Fanum recommended Kai as a sixth member after a few videos. And that’s kind of where we landed.”
AMP’s YouTube channel launched on March 16, 2020, and the group quickly realized they had started something special. This milestone led them to collaborate more frequently while living together in what became known as the AMP House.
“When you make videos by yourself, even at beginning anywhere from a 100,000 to, 300,000, 400,000 views, it’s gaming videos. So they kind of grow and die in the gaming community. When we started making AMP videos, we started realizing for the first time ever, people were reacting to it. We had artists who were reaching out saying like, ‘Hey, these videos are dope,'” commented ImDavisss. “And it felt like it was becoming more of a cultural thing than an individual community with gaming. It felt like a bigger pool of people were watching.”
AMP members can be found across Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok. Their YouTube platform alone has since amassed 6.72 million subscribers, accumulated through 210 videos. This success is thanks to content ideas that include their spin on Family Feud, Silent Library, Hell’s Kitchen, and original concepts such as an extreme obstacle courses created by MrBeast and a recent cypher featuring Kevin Hart.
Speaking to their creative process, ImDavisss commented, “We all have our different roles with it. I’m heavier on the video planning side, just coming up with ideas. But we all kind of collectively come through as a unit. But we all have our strengths in, but we all kind of still have our hands in majority of the stuff. Our video process is kind of thinking of ideas together and then whoever’s the most excited about the idea will carry it to the finish line with production.”
Biggest Investment
The exposure for AMP has proven fruitful for all of the group’s members. For ImDavisss, YouTube has remained a priority. He launched his own channel in 2019 and has since released 144 videos, growing his following count to 722K subscribers. It has also served as a launchpad for his artistic journey, including the release of a video with T-Pain for the remix of his single, “4 U.”
The T-Pain collaboration marked the most significant investment he has made in a video for his brand.
“My biggest investment I’ve made in a personal video was the music video with T-Pain. That is by far the most I’ve spent on a video. And I remember I was just like, ‘This is such a fun and cool moment that I wanted to truly be the best it can. So I was like, ‘I’m gonna just take the risk,'” he acknowledged.
When it comes to his passion projects, which are entirely self-funded, ImDavisss emphasizes the crucial role his parents play in guiding his financial decisions and providing reassurance that he’s on the right path.
“My parents are really always kind of looking at me, making sure I’m making good decisions. They’re pretty involved in my process,” he said. “I call both of them every day to just converse, but when I have, big decisions like that, I always run it by them. We go back to the music video, T-Pain, I asked them, I’m really trying to decide if I wanna invest this much in this video. And they’re like, ‘You should go for it.’ So that was part of the decision. I think they’re so financially literate and they have more experience in this world with me than me. So I lean on them a lot honestly.”
Vision For 2025
As the year comes to a close, ImDavisss reflects on what’s ahead. His side ventures have included riding in a Tesla Cybertruck and teaming up with NBA players to use the Airless Basketball, according to information shared with AFROTECH™.
“I want to continue to just expand and just try as many things as possible. I think of my content personally as a whole bunch of side missions. So I think continuously just dipping my feet and learning about as much technology or just even just different things in the world. That’s honestly my goal going into 2025,” explained ImDavisss.
