{"id":108643,"date":"2026-01-22T15:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108643\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:36:21","slug":"old-kai-cenat-clip-toting-guns-singing-mariah-carey-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108643\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Kai Cenat Clip Toting Guns, Singing Mariah Carey Resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Popular streamer-turned-aspiring fashion designer<\/a> Kai Cenat is going viral at the moment following the resurfacing of an old clip of the Bronx native loading up firearms as a teen while singing along to Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAlways Be My Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Resurfaced on January 22, the clip, which originally circulated years ago, shows a teenage Cenat in a bedroom smiling into the camera as the background plays Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAlways Be My Baby.\u201d Cenat flashes and loads what appear to be multiple firearms and points them toward the screen. The validity of the firearms is immediately questioned on social media.<\/p>\n

Fans resurface skit of Kai Cenat singing Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAlways Be My Baby\u201d while totin blickys in the Bronx before the fame \ud83d\udc80 pic.twitter.com\/roROHzjouD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kollege Kidd (@KollegeKidd) January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The contrast between the visuals and the soundtrack immediately caught attention. Mariah Carey\u2019s tender 1995 classic underscored the moment with unintended irony, turning the clip into a jarring mashup of innocence and recklessness that many viewers found unsettling.<\/p>\n

Concern dominated early reactions. \u201cPointing a live firearm at your chest is wild\u2026,\u201d wrote X user @Adamski_eth, echoing widespread alarm over gun safety. <\/p>\n

Others questioned whether the weapons were even real. \u201cIt\u2019s not a blicky. It\u2019s a bb,\u201d tweeted @busncuy, while @youlovevally added, \u201cThat\u2019s a pellet gun or BB\u2026 definitely not an upper.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kai Cenat Clip Playing With Firearms In The Bronx Resurfaces While Singing Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAlways Be My Baby\u201d Goes Viral<\/p>\n

Similar skepticism followed, with @Sworn_Shills joking, \u201cDidn\u2019t know airsoft guns shot real bullets nowadays,\u201d and @meseiver piling on: \u201cOh wow totin airsoft guns is really crazy..\ud83e\udd23\u201d<\/p>\n

Even among those convinced the guns were airsoft or pellet weapons, criticism remained. \u201chas he ever heard of gun safety or what??\u201d asked @torychisai, arguing that the behavior was dangerous regardless. <\/p>\n

Others leaned into humor to process the clip. \u201cKai waving those around while crooning.. i\u2019ve got my own ways to make a song feel loaded btw,\u201d tweeted @itzcutietory, calling out the surreal pairing of Mariah Carey\u2019s vocals with the imagery.<\/p>\n

Some users contextualized the moment through place and age. \u201cI mean have you ever been to the Bronx \ud83d\ude02,\u201d wrote @Green610, while @BetOnYayo defended Cenat, saying, \u201cSo now ppl can\u2019t be young a dumb at some point in his life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supporters also questioned why the footage resurfaced now. \u201cKai Cenat got ppl reading and taking care of their mental and physical health. Of course you would post this now\u2026 It won\u2019t work,\u201d tweeted @ItsASocialite. <\/p>\n

Others reacted with nostalgia. \u201cThis is how I remember Kai,\u201d wrote @DXPop300, while @damianirl_ pointed to the irony of Cenat\u2019s rise<\/a>, adding, \u201cThen he got Mariah Carey on his twitch. Legendary\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/p>\n

The past moment merely showcases the tremendous growth in Kai Cenat\u2019s streaming career.<\/p>\n