INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis influencer is going viral after creating videos about the Circle City during a turbulent time.
Dennis McCray, also known as Den Den, has gone from 1,685 followers to 30k followers on Instagram in just two weeks. In his videos, 43-year-old McCray reviews restaurants and small businesses in Central Indiana.
“It’s no different than New York, LA, and Chicago,” said McCray. “Indianapolis has a lot of talent. Indianapolis has a lot of great restaurants.”
Even though McCray is a foodie, what catapulted him into your social media timeline was the “Of Course” challenge. In this challenge, McCray speaks about his experience living in Indianapolis. While the videos have taken many Hoosiers back down memory lane, McCray has spent his time going back to chemotherapy treatments.
Speaking on his cancer diagnosis, McCray said, “I didn’t know what exhausted felt like. I was crying.” McCray was weary due to the cancer but also because he had just lost his mom to cancer. Despite the adversity, McCray kept creating content for his mom, Lorrell McCray.