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{{short description|YouTube vlogger duo}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name                 = DK4L
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| birth_name           = '''De'arra Taylor'''<br>'''Kenneth “Ken” Walker'''
| nationality          = American
| occupation           =
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| channels             = {{Plainlist|
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2y61A3llrNxXBHg2EtGQw De'arra & Ken 4 Life] <br><small>(Main channel)</small>
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYL9lSER7W0kMXbGCprMS0A Vlogs By DK4L]}}
| years_active         = 2015–2021
| genre                = [[Vlog]]
| subscribers          = 6.07 million <small>(De'arra & Ken 4 Life)</small>
2.86 million <small>(Vlogs By DK4L)</small>
| views                = 765.5 million <small>(De'arra & Ken 4 Life)</small><br>287.21 million <small>(Vlogs By DK4L)</small>
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| silver_year          = 2015
| gold_year            = 2016
| silver_button        = yes
| gold_button          = yes
| stats_update         = June 20, 2020
}}
'''De'arra Taylor and Kenneth “Ken" Walker''', collectively known as '''DK4L''', are former [[YouTube]] [[vloggers]] based out of [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Jarvey |first=Natalie |date=April 30, 2018 |title=Viacom Unveils Digital Studio With Series Slate, VidCon Expansion |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-unveils-digital-studio-series-slate-vidcon-expansion-1106971 |accessdate=29 November 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
==Career==
Taylor and Walker met in 2014 at a fast food restaurant in [[Atlanta]], shortly after Taylor graduated from high school while Walker was working at a hardware store. The couple gained a fan-base from posting pictures together on [[Instagram]].<ref name="nymag">{{cite web |last=Rosenbaum |first=S.I. |date=August 7, 2017 |title=Love in the Time of YouTube |url=http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/dk4l-youtube-dearra-taylor-ken-walker.html |accessdate=29 November 2019 |website=[[NY Magazine]]}}</ref>
In December 2014, the couple created a YouTube channel called De'arra & Ken 4 Life ''DK4L'' posting light hearted vlogging content<ref>{{cite web |last=Hunter |first=Jen |date=August 10, 2016 |title=Watch as one couple hilariously tries on 100 layers of clothing |url=https://www.today.com/style/watch-one-couple-hilariously-tries-100-layers-clothing-t101692 |accessdate=29 November 2019 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]}}</ref> In October 2015, they created the YouTube channel ''Vlogs by DK4L'' to document elements of their day-to-day life and travels.<ref name=nymag/>
Taylor and Walker appeared in the 2017 feature film, [[Tyler Perry]]'s ''[[Boo 2! A Madea Halloween]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dorsey-Scott |first=Jazmine |date=October 19, 2017 |title=De'arra and Ken graced the red carpet for the premiere of 'Boo2' |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/10/dearra-and-ken-graced-the-red-carpet-for-the-premiere-of-boo2-002102835.html |accessdate=29 November 2019 |website=Blasting News}}</ref>
The pair were featured in Season 2 of ''[[Fight of the Living Dead]]'', which premiered on October 31, 2017.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
By 2019, their YouTube Main channel had reached 5.8 million subscribers and the Vlog Channel had reached 2.5 Million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|title= ABOUT DE'ARRA & KEN |url= https://shortyawards.com/10th/shortymacshort_ |website= Shorty Awards |accessdate= 29 November 2019}}</ref> After 5 years of dating, in August 2019, the couple got engaged while on vacation in [[Santorini]], [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Jasmine |date=October 23, 2020 |title=Watch YouTube Couple De'arra and Ken 4 Life Get Engaged On A Romantic Date In Greece |url=https://www.essence.com/love/youtube-couple-dearra-and-ken-4-life-got-engaged-in-greece/ |accessdate=29 November 2019 |website=[[Essence Magazine]]}}</ref>
In August 2021 the couple announced their separation via video. They indicated that they would no longer be uploading content on their shared channels.<ref>{{cite web |title=A New Chapter {{!}} De'arra & Ken |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLQwlUI3_O4 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 31, 2021 |language=en |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=December 2021}}
==References==
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== External links ==
*{{YouTube|custom=dk4l|De'arra & Ken 4 Life}}
[[Category:YouTube channels launched in 2014]]
[[Category:Male actors from Atlanta]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chicago]]
[[Category:YouTube vloggers]]