{"id":8674,"date":"2025-05-27T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8674"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:05:08","slug":"druski-goes-viral-for-playing-white-boy-accepted-by-the-hood-in-new-sketch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8674","title":{"rendered":"Druski goes viral for playing \u201cwhite boy accepted by the hood\u201d in new sketch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Druski has once again gone viral, this time for his latest sketch where he plays Preston \u2014 a \u201cwhite boy that&#8217;s accepted by the hood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video, published over the weekend, features Druski in whiteface with lighter brown hair, tattoos, and streetwear as he moves through everyday scenarios with his group of friends, interacts with his girlfriend on Instagram, and has a humorous encounter with the police.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch closes with Preston returning to his parents\u2019 home, asking, \u201cWhat the hell y\u2019all cook for dinner?\u201d prompting his mum and dad to remind him to drop the slang. The video has already amassed nearly 1.5 million likes, and has drawn reactions from stars like Anderson .Paak and Issa Rae.<\/p>\n<p>The WhiteBoy that&#8217;s accepted by the Hood \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/0xKmYqx4lZ<br \/>\n\u2014 DRUSKI (@druski) May 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Druski, known for his immense character range, continues to build a powerful presence across platforms, with close to 10 million Instagram followers, 4 million on YouTube, and over 1.5 million on X\/Twitter. From playing a Suge Knight-style music executive at Coulda Been Records to a confused construction worker in the viral \u201cWork Wife\u201d sketch, his versatility continues to define his comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his growing brand and increasing endorsements, Druski has maintained a comedic style that resonates broadly. His ability to create sketches that consistently entertain while avoiding repetition highlights his instinct for timing, character work, and relatability.<\/p>\n<p>This latest character, Preston, is already a fan favourite, underlining Druski\u2019s unmatched creativity in the current digital comedy space.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Druski has once again gone viral, this time for his latest sketch where he plays Preston \u2014 a \u201cwhite boy that&#8217;s accepted by the hood.\u201d The video, published over the weekend, features Druski in whiteface with lighter brown hair, tattoos, and streetwear as he moves through everyday scenarios with his group of friends, interacts with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}