Magnolia was released by Playboi Carti in 2017 as the breakout single from his self-titled debut mixtape, built around a bright, minimalist Pi'erre Bourne beat that quickly became one of the most recognisable sounds in trap. Fans and editors later began pitching, slowing and distorting that beat for short-form videos, where the warped version reads as louder, funnier and more dramatic than the original. That edit culture has kept the clip alive years later, because it still signals instant hype while sounding deliberately overblown.