YouTube gaming phenom
JazzyGunsis a fierce gamer with a knack for four-letter words.
“When I first started my gaming channel, I was highly nervous to do it.
I wasnt sure how people were going to take my aggressiveness.
Quick Facts About JazzyGuns
Its on Sight!
Jazz is a connoisseur of all things nerdom: from anime and manga to comics and video games.
This fostered a competitive spirit in her that would later inspire her dive into gaming content on YouTube.
With that enthusiastic competitiveness came a realization that would, unfortunately, follow her into the content creation space.
Being a woman who enjoys video games comes with some unintended consequences.
Namely, a dose of assumptions and a hint of misogyny.
I feel like, whatever Im doing is unique to me and thats what I should continue doing.
“I got into playing Halo when I was 13 years old.
She got used to proving herself online in the throes of gaming culture.
It nurtured her competitiveness and desire to win.
The two started their couples reaction channel back in 2016.
This reaction channel catalyzed the creation of Jazzs gaming channel one year later.
She had the privilege of a baked-in audience, but dont call it easy.
“Usually when you see gamers, you dont see people like me.
Positive Vibes Only
The JazzyGuns brand is pure positivity.
She carved a unique community in opposition to the negative mystique often associated with online gaming communities.
JazzyGuns says that being a Black woman in gaming can be a lonely struggle.
She recounts battling off potential stalkers, dodging explicit messages, and being flooded with unsolicited lewd pictures.
Its a challenge her fiance, fellow streamerDwayne Kyng, does not experience, she notes.
In this gaming community, authenticity is the golden goose.
