Wazzup began as a Budweiser beer commercial in 1999, based on a short film by Charles Stone III, where friends greeted each other on the phone with the stretched phrase. Scary Movie in 2000 parodied it in an opening phone scene that turned it into a broader pop culture joke, especially with Ghostface joining the bit. The clip spread through early internet soundboards, ringtones and quote videos, and it remains a shorthand for an over-the-top hello among friends who grew up with the reference.