The 'low taper fade' joke grew out of TikTok edit culture, where creators pair dramatic music with streamer clips, and Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins became the unlikely face of it because of his long-running spiky hairstyle. A short original song built on the lyric 'imagine if Ninja got a low taper fade' turned the haircut into a punchline, and edits using it spread across TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels alongside other goofy ahh sounds. It endures because the lyric is instantly quotable and the format fits any transformation or reveal video.