The melody behind Nokia Beats comes from the Nokia tune, the default ringtone that defined mobile phones in the late 1990s and 2000s and became instantly recognisable worldwide. Phonk, a genre built from vintage Memphis rap samples, lo-fi drums and heavy bass, later gave old sounds a darker, driving remake culture online. Editors began remixing familiar ringtones and meme audio in that style for short videos, where nostalgia meets a hard drop. This version stays popular because almost everyone recognises the tune in seconds, even before the beat changes it.