Did Verbalase Really Spend $50,000 To Make An Animated 'Hazbin Hotel' Music Video? The Controversy Explained

If you thought that your guilty pleasure online purchases were bad, here's a case study in reckless spending that would put even the most loyal furry artist commission to shame. Rumor has it that popular beatboxing YouTuber Verbalase spent nearly $50,000 on an animated music video showing a cartoon version of himself being unwillingly "romanced" by the protagonist of the animated YouTube show Hazbin Hotel.

The news traveled from sporadic Discord discussions to the mainstream internet in a matter of weeks, with internet users finding themselves flabbergasted that Verbalase not only spent an absurd amount of money on a barely PG-13 video but also that he may have tanked his very successful YouTube career by bankrupting himself entirely.

Here's everything you need to catch up on the discussions about the $50,000 Verbalase Hazbin Hotel AMV.

Who Is Verbalase?

Verbalase is an American YouTuber known for creating the viral Cartoon Beatbox Battle series, where he mimicks various popular animated and comic book characters and launches them into beatbox battles against each other. He's also, evidently, a huge Hazbin Hotel fan.

What Is The 'Verbalase $50,000 'Hazbin Hotel' AMV?

Sometime in September 2023, YouTuber HydroHater99 posted an animated music video showing an animated version of Verbalase being seduced by Charlie from Hazbin, but the context for the clip was not unearthed until January 2024, when X user @thestartofluck posted an exposé thread.

Then, @thestartofluck went so far as to back up his claims with a couple of screenshots showing Verbalase discussing how he spent $47,000 on a "side project" that sounds suspiciously like the AMV in question.

If you're still curious, here's the music video in question:

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How Did People React To The Verbalase 'Hazbin Hotel' AMV?

Most internet users appeared shocked that someone would spend nearly $50,000 to create a relatively SFW self-insert animation of them being seduced by their dream waifu, with the Chads over on 4chan being the most sympathetic to Verbalase's cause.

However, everyone from Reddit to TikTok to X remained aghast about the beatbox artist's spending, especially considering that the cost of the video may have led to the severe decline in output and quality seen on his main YouTube channel.

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One of the funniest responses to arise from the hubbub around the news about Verbalase was the actual creator of Hazbin Hotel finding out about the whole controversy at the same time the rest of us did.

What Are Some Memes People Made About The Verbalase 'Hazbin' AMV?

A popular meme shared soon after the news about Verbalase's self-insert Hazbin Hotel video broke shows people comparing the cost of his video with the scores of other things that can be bought for $50,000. The trend kicked off on /r/GrimDark, a subreddit populated by Warhammer 40,000 fans.

Similar jokes began to spread like wildfire online, with the common refrain being that there are a heck of a lot of things one can buy for $50,000.

For the full history of Verbalase's $50K 'Hazbin Hotel' AMV, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.