Does Yeat Finally Have Competition?

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Does Yeat Finally Have Competition? refers to an ironic, RapTV (@Rap) infographic that compares rapper Yeat to an insertable meme character that is perceived as his "competition." The exploitable video template referenced many hip-hop artists like Babytron and Drake, among others, through the phrasal template Does X Have Competition? The trend started on TikTok in mid-2022, later spreading to Instagram. The meme is similar to both Is He Up Next Out Of Atlanta? and Doesn't Need Autotune.

Origin

On June 23rd, 2022, TikToker^[1] deviousrapnews posted a video that used his own fake, RapTV infographic, comparing the rapper Yeat to a video of furries performing and singing the "All The Single Furries!" dance song from 2014 YouTube.^[2] Over the course of two months, the TikTok video received roughly 530,500 plays and 69,700 plays (shown below).

Spread

On June 24th, 2022, Instagram^[3] user big_chungles posted reposted deviousrapnews' meme, earning roughly 72,300 views and 20,400 likes in two months.

On June 25th, 2022, TikToker^[4] deviousrapnews uploaded a new iteration, comparing Yeat side-by-side with a video of Drake rapping multiple Goofy Ahh sound effects. In two months, the video received roughly 16,400 plays and 1,600 likes (shown below, left). On June 26th, 2022, TikToker^[5] scrubbo_dubbo uploaded the first iteration other than of deviousrapnews, comparing Yeat to a Family Guy version of Coolio's "Gangster's Paradise." In two months, the video received roughly 12,500 plays and 1,300 likes (shown below, right).

On June 27th, 2022, Instagram^[6] user owen_kung posted a screenshot likely photoshopped by him to show a dog next to Yeat in the template, earning roughly 8,800 likes in two months (shown below).

Continuing in July and August 2022, the template received more iterations. For instance, on July 7th, 2022, TikToker^[7] randomlylegendyt posted a very moldy variation of Joe Bartolozzi lip dubbing an American Dad! Theme Song Remix. The video received roughly 56,900 plays and 6,400 likes in one month (shown below, left). On August 3rd, 2022, TikToker^[8] yasuhiromyking compared Yeat to Jimmy and Charles McGill from Better Call Saul singing karaoke, earning roughly 120,700 plays and 19,700 likes in three weeks (shown below, right).