Back when TikTok’s most popular creators formed a collective known as “the Hype House” in 2019, they were considered Gen Z’s answer to the Brat Pack. Here was a group of young, hot, popular kids who monetized short-form video content, and while they each accrued thousands (or sometimes, millions) of followers, they were still scoffed at as an “untalented” bunch. Each fan was outnumbered by many more haters who believed that there wasn’t much of a future in the entertainment industry for these teens who danced and mouthed along to popular songs for the masses.

Addison Rae and Alex Warren were original members of the Hype House. Warren even co-founded the collective, coming up with the name and even starring in the Netflix reality show about the friends and collaborators. Rae’s ascent

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