The original I Got 5 On It was a 1995 hit for Oakland duo Luniz featuring Michael Marshall. A darker, slowed reworking later became closely associated with Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us, where its unsettling tone matched the film's mirrored doubles. Clips of that version spread widely on TikTok, where creators began using it as shorthand for something creepy hiding in plain sight. It remains popular because the familiar melody makes the horror twist land instantly, even in a video lasting only a few seconds.
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The slowed, eerie Tethered mix of Luniz's I Got 5 On It, used on TikTok for horror-style reveals, creepy transformations and unsettling plot twists.
This clip takes the familiar West Coast hip-hop groove of I Got 5 On It and twists it into something cold and threatening, with slowed, hollowed-out tones that feel like they are creeping up behind the listener. The beat still thumps underneath, but the melody sounds warped and distant, as if it is playing from another room in a dark house. That contrast is what makes it so effective: viewers recognise the song instantly, then feel uneasy as it turns sinister. It signals that something is about to go wrong, even before anything appears on screen.