11/19/2023 0 Comments I bust my milly rock![]() ![]() Louis rapper Huey popped, locked and dropped it at No. Who knew writing off someone could make for a viral hit? In 2009, the skinny jean-clad rap duo from Los Angeles capitalized on the local dance craze, jerkin’, for the crossover pop hit that reached No. The Texas-bred rap crew not only released an explosive visual but jumpstarted a leggy new dance with the 2009 release “Stanky Legg.” The track kicked it at No. 10 on the Hot 100 and had many hitting the dancefloor. While the actual dance involved more than just putting one foot in front of the other, Atlanta DJ Unk’s 2006 hit “Walk It Out” peaked at No. AG, “Chicken Noodle Soup”įemale rapper Young B turned her favorite meal while feeling sick - chicken noodle soup and ginger ale - into an Internet-wide smash for the hook of producer Webstar’s 2006 offering. Paired with a club-ready dance imitating rain drops for its other big hook - “Let it rain/Clear it out,” there was enough “Chicken Noodle Soup” to go around. In 2010, the track sold 1.6 million downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ![]() named Chante “Yung” Glee, Cahron “JayAre” Childs, MC/DJ Corey “C-Smoove” Fowler and Montae “M-Bone” Talbert (the latter was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2011). ![]() The Dougie dominated the Internet thanks to three then-teen MCs from Inglewood, Calif. The Tennessee native hit the charts with a one-two punch over the course of a year thanks to two viral videos for “Hit the Quan” and “Lean and Dabb.” A video by fellow rapper Rich Homie Quan doing the Quan dance, also turned “Hit the Quan” into a Vine sensation. Nevertheless, iLoveMemphis’ pair of viral victories makes it apparent that lightning can indeed strike twice in the same place.Ĭali Swag District, “Teach Me How to Dougie” If there’s anyone who surely owes their entire career to going viral, it’s iLoveMemphis. ILoveMemphis (formerly iHeartMemphis), “ Hit the Quan” and “Lean and Dabb” 1 with “One Dance.”) The song’s success can be credited to its inventive video, which is currently creeping toward the billion mark, and the onslaught of fan videos and memes that followed. two, was the highest charting single of his career at the time (Drizzy later hit No. Drake’s already incredible career reached new heights last year thanks to the smash success of “Hotline Bling,” which, at No. 3 - included all the components for a viral smash: catchy melody, simple lyrics, and a custom dance that took off thanks to the video’s success on YouTube, which currently clocks in with over a billion plays and counting. One of the most ubiquitous songs of the summer of 2015, “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” - which peaked at No. Unlike most of the other acts included on this list, Atlanta native Silento was actually signed to Capitol Records before his breakout track went viral. President Obama is six months into his second term in office, Iron Man 3 is a box office hit and Finatticz are at the center of the latest viral craze thanks to their infectious track “Don’t Drop That Thun Thun.” Actually recorded years prior, the Los Angeles-based group propelled into hip-hop infamy largely thanks to a Vine posted that July that featured some provocative twerking to “Thun Thun.” Shmurda’s breakout success was short-lived as the promising rhymer was brought up on a variety of gang-related charges that December and is still sitting in jail thanks to a seven-year prison sentence. Shmoney) dance courtesy of 22-year-old Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda. Its viral music video racked up nearly 261,000,000 views on YouTube since August 2014. “Hot N-a” found chart success thanks to the viral Shmurda (a.k.a. Robbie Robertson Was as Mythic as the Characters in His Songs: An Appreciation ![]()
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