The low taper fade joke spread in early 2024 after singer ericdoa improvised a song imagining streamer Ninja with the haircut during a livestream. The line was remixed, slowed and reused across TikTok, becoming a standalone audio cue for reveals. It was later paired with skibidi toilet edits, where the contrast between the serious edit style and the haircut lyric made the clip even more shareable. That crossover explains why searches combine both memes, and the sound remains a shorthand for an over-dramatic transformation.