Desiigner's Panda began as a breakout single from the Brooklyn rapper, released in late 2015 and reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016. Its booming trap production and instantly recognisable hook made it a fixture of car videos, sports highlights and social media edits, where the beat alone signalled confidence and excess. As short-form video grew, the track's opening energy became shorthand for a flex or reveal, and creators kept returning to it because the sound is immediately recognisable even in a clip lasting only a few seconds.