Popular YouTuber P2istheName, born Philip Enewally, died Friday. He was 26.
The news was confirmed by the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office, which listed Enewally’s place of death as “the mail room,” presumably in the building where he lived. A cause of death has not been given.
News of Enewally’s death shocked and saddened many of his friends in the YouTube influencer community. Enewally, who was known for his video game walkthrough videos of titles like Fortnite and NBA 2K series, had only recently launched his own clothing line, Don’t Mind Us.
“My good friend @P2istheName has passed away… wow,” wrote YouTuber COLETHEMAN on X. “I’m honestly at a loss for words. He was always so kind to me and gave me so much content creation advice. May he rest in peace. This breaks my heart.”
Podcaster Walter Weekes also memorialized Enewally on X. “RIP To A Real One, we would talk about real estate and content creation behind the scenes! P2isthename!” he wrote.
“He was a super positive, happy dude, really good energy all the time. So it’s really sad that he had passed. So RIP to P2 man… some prayers are with him and his loved ones and his family,” said @yoxic in a video shared on the platform.
In a 2020 interview with VoyageLA, Enewally said that his competitive spirit is a throwback to his childhood, when he played several sports including basketball and football. “Seeing all this growing up planted a first place ‘mentality in me. From football, to me starting my clothing line in high school – it all helped me to find my entrepreneur side,” he explained.
YouTube came a little later, after he graduated. “I saved money from the job I worked at, then quit when I had enough money to afford my YouTube equipment. I went to school and did YouTube at the same time glancing both. Then when YouTube started popping off, I eventually dropped out,” Enewally added.
Enewally’s mother died of breast cancer when he was 12, a loss he said “molded me as a person.” He was then raised by his dad, a probation officer who emphasized education over everything. His dad didn’t “immediately” approve of his YouTube career, but eventually came around.
Enewally was also thoughtful about his skills as a content creator. “I think I specialize in understanding people’s emotions. When I post my videos, I have the ability to turn someone’s day around just from me jumping around screaming, inserting so much energy into the viewer,” he explained. “Filming and editing videos is an art because as an creator, you have the ability to make someone laugh, scare someone, make them think, make them smile, it truly is an exotic feeling.”
Philip Enewally was born April 23, 1998, and raised just outside of LA. He attended La Mirada High School for his junior and senior year and told VoyageLA he often visited Cerritos Park East as a kid. He also said the Cerritos Library “is the greatest library in the World.”
“I have all types of memories in this place. Everyday after school waiting for my parents to get off work… I was here doing homework and watching YouTube videos. This is the place that made me want to be a youtube,” Enewally explained.
In one of his final videos, Enewally revealed he was moving from Los Angeles. He planned to move to Atlanta, Georgia.
