Quvon Linder (born November 21, 2008), known professionally as 2xRakai or simply Rakai, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. Known for creating his best streams on the platform Twitch. He is regarded as one of the most talented streamer in the world. Primarily of his irl, gaming, and reaction streams. He is also well known for appearing in Kai Cenat's streams, as his long-month subathon Mafiathon on November 2024 and his Streamer University on May 2025. Linder gained experience with his streamer collective "Clover Boys".
2xRakai | |
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 Rakai in 2024 | |
| Born | Quvon Linder November 21, 2008 |
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| Years active | 2016-present |
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| Years active | 2023-present |
| Genre | Just Chatting |
| Followers | 2.2 millon |
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| Years active | 2016-present |
| Subscribers | 1.05 million |
| Views | 232 thousand |
Linder would gained popularity with his collaboration single "Turn Up" featuring American streamer PlaqueBoyMax and American rapper BunnaB on October 24, 2025.[1] Linder was called as "baby glitch", where he was retaking the lyrics, messing it up, saying "Baby Glitch, Suck a Dick", and while the beat plays, he did his "internet dance" where he started rolling his arms, lifting up his legs, and smiling with an exaggerated face, it was made as a meme. The song was invented in PlaqueBoyMax's episode In The Booth, collaborating with multiple rappers. Linder retake the lyrics again by saying "Yeah, yeah we bout to turn up/hit that lil rakai dance im tryna see you turn up", and that lyrics made the song go viral on social media platforms. The song was later uploaded on PlaqueBoyMax's record label YouTube channel.
Linder appeared on multiple streams primarily like Kai Cenat, he gained fame while Cenat reacted to Linder playing and driving on a gameplay simulator, which made him inspirational of Cenat. He began started his Twitch account in 2023 and post streams like irl, gaming, his genre that he mostly uses is Just Chatting. Linder collaborated with streamers, like TheTylilShow, Zoe Spencer, Zeddy Will, and celebrities, Druski, Kevin Hart, and LeBron James.
Early life
editQuvon Linder was born on November 21, 2008 and raised in Syracuse, New York. He was born with his mother and alongside with his family. Linder attended to Baker High School, which he was the member of a junior varsity football team. He was pursued in content and later moved to Atlanta, Georgia.
Career
edit2016-2023: Early beginnings
editLinder started his career on YouTube in 2016. He attended to post content as when he was kid.[2] In 2023, Linder reacted to an TikTok clip when American streamer Kai Cenat reacting to Linder driving in a gameplay simulator and singing through the road. Linder then ecreated his Twitch and started posting streams rescuing his emotions of the YouTuber Kai Cenat.[3]
2024: Appearances in Mafiathon and Streamer University
editOn November 2024, Linder appeared in Kai Cenat's long-month subathon Mafiathon, he was called as "Kai Cenat's son" and he was being pleased by his school completed homework. The viewers called him that nickname to gained different meaning to the streamer community. Linder's popularity went viral after physically being gay where the clip shows him pulling his shirt and showing his buttocks, with an exaggerated face and pulling his tongue out. That phase was an widely accepted for Linder. Linder appeared in Cenat's Streamer University on May 2025. He experienced different rooms with his roommate Jamal, who is IShowSpeed's younger brother. Linder gets expelled multiple times after starting wars and skipping classes.[3]
2025: Collaborations, Turn Up, and In The Booth
editLinder was invited in streamer PlaqueBoyMax's In The Booth, he released the song "Turn Up" on October 24, 2025 and landmark on 5STAR Records. Rakai retaked the lyrics saying "Baby Glitch, Suck a Dick" and doing his "internet dance" of him rolling his arms, lifting his legs, and smiling with an exaggerated face. The song went viral on social media platforms, such as TikTok and it turned it as a meme. [1][4] Linder later retake the lyrics again, saying "Yeah, yeah we boutta turn up/hit that lil rakai dance I’m tryna see you turn up", and that lyrics made it gained million views on YouTube.
Personal life
editIn 2025, Linder was banned on Twitch after he leaked American professional basketball player's phone number on Instagram. He was banned for 2 years, after the ban, Linder was banned on Twitch again for allegedly scamming a Fortnite player Clix, he was banned for 30 days. Linder would be invited in American rapper Kevin Gates' song "Stutter", where Linder says "why the fuck do I keep stuttering"
References
edit- 1 2 Trapp, Malcolm. "Watch Rakai, PlaqueBoyMax And BunnaB Hit The Rakai Dance In Their "Turn Up" Music Video". REVOLT. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ↑ Shrivastava, Aarnesh. "Kids watching RaKai gonna do the same thing": Fans react as 16-year-old Twitch streamer shows off his first tattoo". Sportskeeda. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- 1 2 Yadav, Adhiraj. "Who Is RaKai? Kai Cenat's Friend's Career Explored". Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ Trapp, Malcolm. "Soulja Boy Reacts To PlaqueBoyMax Saying He's The First Grammy-Nominated Streamer". revolt.tv. Retrieved May 20, 2026.