1. Etika resided in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and his father is the Ghanaian politician Owuraku Amofah.
18 Facts About Etika
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Etika's fanbase was dubbed the "JOYCONBOYZ" in reference to the Nintendo Switch controller, the Joy-Con.
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Etika garnered popularity following the release of Super Smash Bros.
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Etika's content consisted of playthroughs of various video games, reaction videos, and pre-recorded material.
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Etika proceeded to display erratic behavior publicly, including posting cryptic messages online and streaming himself being detained by the police.
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Etika's father was based in Ghana in the 1990s as a member of the Parliament of Ghana from 1992 to 1996.
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Etika had an older brother, Randy Amofah, who died in 2010 from an asthma attack after a sandstorm in Accra, Ghana.
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Etika had a half-brother, Cardinal Valery, who ventured into online video creation following his death.
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Etika released an independently-produced mixtape titled Written in Ice in 2007.
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Amofah stated in a tweet that the pseudonym "Etika" came from the 2003 video game Sonic Battle.
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Etika was inspired to grow a hi-top fade from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which featured the hairstyle in the game.
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Etika responded to the suspension by uploading a video of himself frequently saying the word and defending himself for using it.
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Etika then tweeted he would kill himself by shooting himself in the head.
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Etika was not arrested for the incident but instead taken to a hospital, as confirmed by a tweet from Cardona.
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Etika apologizes for pushing people away from him while advising caution towards the overuse of social media.
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The official "YouTube Creators" Twitter account posted a tribute to Amofah: "We mourn the loss of Etika, a beloved member of our gaming creator community".
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Keem later posted screenshots of a series of texts allegedly sent to him by Amofah's mother Sabrina, which stated that "Etika loved Keemstar's show" and had only wanted to make a memorable appearance on it; Cardona confirmed the veracity of the texts.
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Etika shared that Amofah's mother encouraged fans to donate to mental health organizations instead of the family for funeral costs.