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What's The 'Eye Of Rah' Meme? The Brainrot Edits Of A Red-Haired Cyclops Explained
There's a meme going viral right now called the "Eye of Rah," which shows a Black guy photoshopped to have one eye and a single red dread sticking straight up from his head. Some would call him a "Hood Cryptid."
There's one TikTok and Instagram user named Jeremiah Springfield who's at the center of this meme. He created the original video and, since then, the Eye of Rah has become peak brainrot on all platforms. It's part of a recent slew of new trends that show how Hood Irony is still going strong in 2025.
But let's focus on this one for now. Who is the guy behind the Eye of Rah meme and why is this thing viral? Let's explain.
Where Did The 'Eye Of Rah' Meme Come From?
A niche content creator named Jeremiah Springfield is the original creator of this meme. He's most known for his edits that give people one leg. He posts to @frightenedsheep25937582 on both TikTok and Instagram.
Springfield posted the original video in November of last year. At first, a man is seen dueting a cooking video. He's interrupted by another man with red dreads who tells him to chill out. A quick edit then occurs, revealing one eye in the middle of the man's forehead and one dread sticking straight up, making him look alien.
Who Is The 'Eye Of Rah' Guy?
The man behind the Eye of Rah meme is named Rashad Bowens. He's an aspiring boxer who, in his free time, posts reaction videos on TikTok and Instagram. His accounts are @lilbotheme and @bothemess.
His reaction style is blunt. He expresses contempt and frustration in a dry tone like in the original video that Jeremiah Springfield edited.
What Does 'Eye Of Rah' Mean?
The meme's name is a reference to the Eye of Ra symbol. Ra is the Egyptian god of the sun and the Eye of Ra symbolizes Ra's daughter's revenge on mankind, according to Study.com.
Memes about the Egyptian god stem from the Curse of Ra meme that swept the internet last year. The "Pharoah's Curse," as it's sometimes called, was a meme that joked about being haunted by the curse of a mummy who just wants you to "return the slab."
The meme plays on the nonsensical and unfathomable idea of an ancient curse being placed on a modern human. Otherworldly sand power is shown plaguing the victims. The trend also sparked the hieroglyphics copypasta called the Curse of the Nile.
How Has The 'Eye Of Rah' Meme Evolved?
The video was shared two months ago, but it's really taken off on Instagram Reels and TikTok since the start of the new year. The Eye of Rah meme has been thrown in the recent brainrot melting pot plaguing video platforms right now, including other weird trends like Chopped Chin, I Bought a Property in Egypt and drinking Johnnie Walker with Tristan Tate.
The amalgamation has manifested in sludge videos that fall under the umbrella of Hood Irony or maybe, better yet, Hood Lobotomy. All of these words are just different ways of saying the same thing — these videos make no sense. They're meant to be absurd and the inside joke comes from their nonsense.
For the full history of Eye of Rah, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.