The title points to Kendrick Lamar's m.A.A.d city, a track from his 2012 album good kid, m.A.A.d city that captures the tension and swagger of Compton street life. Short, remixed excerpts of the song have circulated widely as meme and edit audio because the hook and beat are instantly recognisable even in a fragment. Creators reuse tiny cuts like this one to borrow that intensity without stopping a video's pace, keeping the track present in short-form edits long after its original release.