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IShowSpeed, the controversial and widely recognized figure on social media, had a peculiar experience in Kenya when he came across a man who was claimed to be the tallest in Africa with a height of 8 feet 2 inches. A picture that was soon uploaded on the internet showed the enormous height difference along with Speed’s very animated response, which created a lot of laughter and skepticism among the internet users.
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The footage is nothing more than IShowSpeed in all his raw and uncut glory. In it, the enormous local man is dwarfing him completely in Kenya. The transcription of the video is a crazy and bustling stream of thoughts – ‘god damn,’ ‘this shit look like you got damn Toyota,’ ‘bro let me compare my feed’—which quite successfully depicts Speed’s tumultuous feelings of astonishment and joy. It is said he was several times asking the guy about his age, not believing the answer given, and at one moment the guy, who is taller, easily carries Speed down and this scene has become the mascot of the clip indeed.
The photo is quite demanding. Speed, roughly 5’8″, appears so minuscule when he is next to the 8’2″ tall man. It is an unbelievable encounter that can only be arranged by Speed’s kind of content creator. He not only supervises the event but also spurts it and thus the lift that has gone viral and has made everyone watching rolling on the floor laughing occurred.
Naturally, the internet had its say. A deluge of comments came that included people’s reactions of disbelief and laughter. The most common answer was the tall man being asked to join the NBA. “Get him in the league 😤,” one user demanded, while another humorously said, “Steph got his center let’s work Kenya,” meaning that the Golden State Warriors need more big guys. The majority of the people do not get rid of the athletic side of the potential that such a height brings.
The very nature of the interaction, especially the picking up part, received contrasting reactions. Some just laughed. A user said: “Looool they way he lifted him 😅😩😩,” and was thinking of how amusing the whole situation was at that time. However, some were displeased. One of the comments was skeptical, asking the situation: “Putting your legs around another man is a choice… One that I would not make but this time is just different huh?” Another user was more explicit: “This is very weird. Why are they acting like two homosexuals?” The event clearly shattered certain stereotypes concerning male behaviors and it demonstrates how Speed’s work often dares the limits of acceptability without hesitation.
IShowSpeed just met the tallest man in Africa, who is 8’2”, while he was in Kenya 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e3fsRLtdKe
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) January 11, 2026
Amid the laughs and negative comments, a debate about the actual height emerged. A doubter wrote, “No way he’s taller than 7’7″,” and referred to the tallest basketball player in NBA history, Victor Wembanyama. A different user stated an AI-inspired fact that “IShowSpeed’s height is often quoted as 5’8″ (172 cm) without shoes… That 8’2″ meeting must have been something!” It is testimony to the strength of the moment that it even resulted in a bit of research being done.
Among the other comments there were hilariously absurd ones as well. A user identified the man as “the African version of shrek before the release of gta 6,” which is a random but interestingly fitting comparison. Another person simply questioned, “What the fuckkk is that thing?” along with a laughing-crying emoji. These people were not only enjoying the case of Speed but also getting fun from it. One such viewer remarked, “Man the shit speed be on is interesting asf,” thus compressing the generally held view that one never knows what he is going to get with IShowSpeed.
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IShowSpeed’s journey to Kenya is proving to be a mine of his eccentric and unpredictable worldwide content. He has been in the company of an elite marathoner or met a human skyscraper and nevertheless he still manages to create and share moments that are thrillfully and ridiculously exciting. The encounter with the tallest man in Africa is not an interview anymore, but a colorful and vibrant experience of size, wonder, and slapstick that only he could pull off so convincingly. This is another viral incident in the never-ending story of IShowSpeed’s adventures that reminds us all that in his vicinity, the normal is just nowhere to be found.