What Is the ‘Blasting Fetty Wap JBL Speaker’ Meme on TikTok?

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As a meme enthusiast, I’ve been captivated by the recent viral sensation sweeping across TikTok – the “Blasting Fetty Wap on the JBL Speaker” meme. Curiosity piqued, many of us are eager to uncover its origins and understand its appeal. Intriguingly, TikTok has been a breeding ground for unique and engaging memes such as “Goodbye to My Chinese Spy,” and “Hyperpigmentation.

Let’s delve into the background and significance of the “Blasting Fetty Wap on a JBL Speaker” internet phenomenon, shall we?

Here’s why ‘Blasting Fetty Wap on the JBL Speaker’ is trending

The “Blasting Fetty Wap on the JBL Speaker” meme refers to people playing Fetty Wap’s rap songs at unexpected times by using a JBL Bluetooth speaker. This concept is often conveyed in shared, edited videos of scenes from movies or TV shows that carry historical or fictional context, overlaid with Fetty Wap’s music as background audio.

On January 10, 2025, TikTok user @purelyaesthetic11 initiated a trend by posting a series of historical photos accompanied by Fetty Wap’s song “Again.” In jest, he proposed the idea of presenting historical figures with Fetty Wap’s music. This video garnered 701k likes. The caption read, “I wonder how the pilgrims would respond if I showed up at the Mayflower with my JBL speaker and played Fetty Wap for them.

As a result of this, many other videos with historical context began to follow this trend as well. For example, the official TikTok account of Jetstar Australia posted a video that was labeled, “Video footage of the first airplane ever landing in Australia, complete with JBL playing Fetty Wap (approximately 1637).

The “Blasting Fetty Wap on the JBL Speaker” meme expanded its usage beyond historical references and found a new life among TikTok users. They started incorporating it into videos based on imaginary movies and TV shows. As an example, user @underrated.scenes posted a clip from Pirates of the Caribbean, captioned “Jack Sparrow arriving with Fetty Wap’s music blasting through a JBL speaker.

In a clip from Captain America: Civil War, user @jakob_aanensen employed a meme to propose an amusing scenario: instead of focusing on Captain America’s combat strategy, Iron Man might be playing Fetty Wap music loudly through JBL speakers, causing a distraction.

Currently, rapper Fetty Wap hasn’t responded to this widely-shared meme yet. But given its ongoing use and increasing fame, it seems unlikely that it will disappear from sight any time soon.

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2025-01-31 02:10