Young King Dave of "Smokin' Doinks" has died, according to his website.
David James "Young King Dave" Nixon was 19 when he passed away.
His bio was changed on Thursday to say that YKD passed away and is at peace.
Chris said that YKD had been in the hospital for weeks, recovering from a collapsed lung.He died from the effects of his recovery and hospital stay.
His friends started posting videos in his memory.Several of his friends told me that he was loved and missed.To help cover funeral costs and donations to Make a Wish Foundation, a campaign has been set up in his honor.
His trademark style, videos of himself making observations about the world around him and telling viewers to hit up his line to hang out and enjoy the day, gained him internet virality.YKD made a video in January of last year.Who is going to chill and smoke some loud, feel me?I got loud.
He became a sensation for his observations about nature and the weather.
He always wanted to be famous and make people laugh, but YKD didn't understand why people loved his fat doink videos so much.