A homosexual man who was brought up in a religious household, Hill began a Tumblr blog as a teenager to document his experiences.
He dropped out of Texas State University and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 2018, where he livestreamed and, unemployed, asked his followers to donate to pay rent.
Jovan Miguel Hill[2] was raised in Missouri City, Texas, alongside his eleven siblings, by a single mother who was a Jehovah's Witness.
With $22, Hill moved to a basement apartment in the neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with twenty-two year old fellow influencer Jake Garner,[a] an acquaintance from Tumblr, to "start over."
Hill was initially employed at a cinema concession stand, but quit after several weeks when he saw that he made more money streaming five times daily.
[4] In March, Hill's Twitter account @jovanmhill was suspended after he posted a fake photo of controversial beauty influencer James Charles using a racial slur in a direct message.
"[4] He created a new account, @jovanforever, afterwards, with the purpose of "exposing" white internet personalities who have previously said discriminatory statements, such as Shane Dawson, David Dobrik and Tana Mongeau.
[6] In a September interview for the Afropunk Festival, Hill said he had moved to California, video-called the singer Kehlani and discussed frustrations with his content being reshared online without his permission whilst dealing with student loan payments.
Besides asking for donations for his rent and cost of living, his videos depict him "ranting" and commentating on his life, mental health and pop culture, smoking marijuana, calling friends, hosting parties, and looking at the internet.
[1] In response to the profile, websites and tabloids such as the New York Post and the Daily Mail published articles severely critical of Hill.
The Post called him a "digital beggar," "con artist" and an "unemployed pot fiend" whilst criticizing millennial culture, as did others.
[8] Hill received numerous hate comments online and speculated that race may have been a factor in the backlash; he also felt undue weight was given to his marijuana habit.
Hill, in response, posted an apology on Instagram, acknowledging that he too was unable to provide consent due to his intoxicated state and does not remember the incident clearly.