He Said He Loves Diddy

About

He Said He Loves Diddy refers to a viral video from TikTok of three Black teenagers in a high school gym talking about being in the bathroom with "a bunch of guys" and joking about loving Diddy. The cameraman, TikToker @tvotj, asks, "He said he likes what?" and the first kid responds, "He said he loves Diddy. He said he loves him so much." The original video was shared in December 2024. After going viral, people made memes with the boys, mocking their cadence and nerdy personalities displayed in their conversation, akin to cringe. However, simultaneously, many found their friendship heartwarming and wholesome. Many compared them to the kids in the Adrian, Explain Our Friend Group video — a similar nerdy group of teens.

Origin

On December 10th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @tvotj posted a video of three high school boys in a gymnasium, initially asking them, "He said he like what?" The first kid responds, "He said he loves Diddy. He said he loves him so much." The second kid clarifies, " it was a joke, okay? A bunch of guys in the bathroom- Okay, it's gonna sound worse if I just cut off there. But me and Zach were drinking water…" The conversation then devolves into accusations of them touching each other's butts. Over three days, the video received over 22.6 million plays and 3.9 million likes (shown below).

He said he like what?
He said he loves Diddy. He said he loves him so much.
Wow, it was a joke, okay? A bunch of guys in the bathroom- Okay, it's gonna sound worse if I just cut off there. But me and Zach were drinking water, and Zach pushed my head down into the fountain, and a bunch of guys said something about Diddy, and then I yelled, "I love Diddy!" It was a joke, okay? It was a joke-
Wait, wait, you say he smacked who butt?
He smacked his!
He smacked your butt, bro?
Yes.
You do it back and forth, as a joke.
Wait, y'all smack each other butt…
No.
Yeah.
He started all that.
Wait, he started?
He started kicking my ass and then I had to do it back to him.
It started in 9th grade, okay? It's not something new.
He's not a guy you want to be around.
So, basically, basically, what y'all said is y'all touch each other's butts.
No, it's him! It's him! It's him!
No-
He started it.
We like to kick each other's butts.
Okay, okay.

Spread

In the following days, the video was re-edited as it gained memetic spread. For instance, on December 11th, 2024, TikToker^[2] @crows.eating.diamonds posted a video, showing that they drew the boys, forming a crude animation of their conversation. Over two days, the video gained roughly 1.6 million plays and 369,200 likes (shown below).

Also on December 11th, TikToker^[3] @xlone57 posted the original video, adding text overlay reading, "What are they waffling about," and "Why is Pops in the background," referring to a scream at the video's end sounding like Pops from Regular Show. The video compared the boys' appearances to rappers Baby Keem and JID, as well as to Martin Cabello III. Over two days, the video amassed over 558,700 plays and 99,200 likes (shown below).

Also on December 11th, 2024, TikToker^[4] @babykeem.memes posted a similar video, instead comparing the second kid to Bruno Mars and the third kid to Steve Lacy, gaining over 2 million plays and 314,100 likes in two days (shown below).

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