The phrase comes from SSIO's track Nullkommaneun, produced by Reaf, where richtig miese Zeiten works as a blunt summary of hard times in the rapper's direct German style. SSIO built a following in German hip-hop for deadpan delivery and street-level storytelling, and short vocal lines from his songs circulate as reaction clips and edit audio. This six-second excerpt is suited to that use: it is short enough to loop or place over a single moment, and its plain wording travels well even for listeners who know only the mood, not the full song.