How ‘What’s Poppin?’ Creator Davis Burleson Went From TikTok to Hosting SiriusXM Radio Shows: ‘You Have Your Platform, What are You Going to Do With It?’

Internet star Davis Burleson has spent his entire life performing.

As a child, he would spend hours pretending to host “American Idol” in his backyard in Texas, interviewing imaginary contestants. After moving to New York City in 2020, Burleson continued his interviews, this time with real people scattered across Washington Square Park, asking them about anything and everything, from their style and pop culture takes to their personal lives. Armed with a microphone and a sunny disposition, Burleson quickly went viral on TikTok for his quippy, man-on-the-street style interviews, amassing over two million followers. Six years since he began social media, the 23-year-old internet personality is now the host of

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