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John Cena - Basic Thuganomics by HardBrokeKid2 is ranked #665 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 7.38M views.

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John Cena - Basic Thuganomics

Name: John Cena - Basic Thuganomics
Uploaded: 2008-11-08T06:57:58+00:00
Duration: 3 min 38 s
Channel: HardBrokeKid2
Description: "John Cena - Basic Thuganomics" by HardBrokeKid2 has now passed 0.01 billion views, ranking #1,069 of 1,068 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #665 most-viewed Music video among 664 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 10.24K views. It was published about 18.0 years ago.

"John Cena - Basic Thuganomics" by HardBrokeKid2 has now passed 0.01 billion views, ranking #1,069 of 1,068 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #665 most-viewed Music video among 664 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 10.24K views. It was published about 18.0 years ago.

7,378,241 views

58,572 likes

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Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1069 of 1068 videos
Music Rank: #665
Total Views: 7,378,241
Total Likes: 58,572
Like Ratio: 0.79%
Channel: HardBrokeKid2
Published: November 08, 2008
Duration: 3:38
Last Updated: October 17, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

October 2026

$4.37 · ~$0.80 RPM

5,463 views gained this month

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Best-estimate creator earnings using 2026 category-specific RPM data (Shorts, Music, Gaming, Finance, etc.) net of YouTube's 45% share. Actual revenue varies with geography, ad demand, audience, and YouTube Premium splits.

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Cena performs his current theme song, "The Time is Now", as well as the song it replaced, "Basic Thuganomics". Both songs were released on WWE soundtrack CDs "You Can't See Me" and "WWE Originals" respectively. It was use as Cena entrance video around 2003 - 2005 before been drated to Raw. Later that , he change his entrance video to "My Time Is Now" Lyrics ------- So, you think your untouchable??? Word life, this is basic thuganomics! this is basic, basic thuganomics, Word life!

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does John Cena - Basic Thuganomics have?

John Cena - Basic Thuganomics by HardBrokeKid2 currently has 7,378,241 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1069 among all 1068 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does John Cena - Basic Thuganomics have?

John Cena - Basic Thuganomics has 58,572 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.79%.

When was John Cena - Basic Thuganomics published?

John Cena - Basic Thuganomics was published on November 08, 2008 by HardBrokeKid2.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

John Cena - Basic Thuganomics is ranked #665 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 7.38M views. See full Music ranking →