The clip draws on Soulja Boy, the American rapper who became an early internet music phenomenon with Crank That in 2007, and on the long-running online joke about footage recorded on Android phones sounding compressed and harsh. Louder, distorted reposts turned that contrast into a meme sound shared across soundboards and short video edits. Instead of a clean studio vocal, users circulate the rough version because the bad quality signals irony. It remains popular alongside other exaggerated reaction clips where volume and distortion are part of the humor.