The phrase comes from DMX's single What These Bitches Want, released in 2000 with Sisqo singing the chorus, taken from the rapper's 1999 album ...And Then There Was X. The track was released as a single and its title became a durable piece of hip-hop slang for calling out messy romantic drama. Two decades later the hook resurfaced on TikTok and meme pages, where the seven-second chorus works as a self-contained punchline over thirst traps, flex videos and dating skits, keeping the song in circulation long after its chart run.