Running All Over the Place Blue in the Face / Shi is Bubonic

About

Running All Over the Place Blue in the Face and Shi is Bubonic refers to lyrics from a rap song by Chandler Matkins (or Chandler), which went viral when he shared a clip of him rapping them on TikTok in early 2025. The full lyrics read, "Running all over the place, blue in the face, looking like Sonic. Got up on stage around nine and the next day they called it 'iconic.' In between that, I was off of some tonic, vodka and lime, and a pack of the chronic. Bring death to a beat, shi is bubonic." Depicted in the memes, Chandler Matkins is a large white man with red hair and a beard, who's seen in the dark wearing a black beanie. The full song was called "BIG BODY BROTHERS" featuring fellow rapper Billy Marchiafava. Meme creators on TikTok started using the video in exploitable content in the weeks that followed, mostly making fun of Matkins' lyrics, delivery and video akin to meme rap and satirical hip-hop. Some people called it "Coworker Music" and others compared Matkins to Twitch streamer CaseOh due to their resemblance.

Origin

On January 17th, 2025, TikToker^[1] Chandler Matkins (@chandlermatkins) shared a video of him rapping a snippet from an upcoming song, "BIG BODY BROTHERS" with fellow artist Billy Marchiafava, in which he raps, "Running all over the place, blue in the face, looking like Sonic … Bring death to a beat, shi is bubonic." Over one month, the video received roughly 528,000 likes (shown below).

On January 27th, Billy Marchiafava shared the song's music video to YouTube,^[2] showing him and Chandler Matkins rapping in a hot tub and in front of a pizzeria. The video received over 15,000 views in a month (shown below).

Lyrics

Running all over the place, blue in the face, looking like Sonic.
Got up on stage around nine, and the next day they called it "iconic."
In between that, I was off of some tonic, vodka and lime, and a pack of the chronic.
Bring death to a beat, shi is bubonic.

Spread

On February 20th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @fart.smella3000 posted a video that added CapCut templates to Chandler Matkins' original clip and captions that read, "TS so ahh" and "TS PMO." The TikToker also sped-up the audio. Over four days, it received over 277,400 likes (shown below).

In the following days, many creators added to the memes, such as TikToker^[4] @jack_kass on February 22nd, who compared Matkins to streamer CaseOh, writing, "CaseOh retires from streaming to pursue his music career," gaining over 163,300 likes in two days (shown below).

On February 23rd, 2025, TikToker^[5] @poopygorillaface posted an iteration, calling it, "Coworker ahh music," and adding CapCut effects like laser eyes and flame explosions, similar to the NBA YoungBoy Singing Opera meme. The video received over 115,100 likes in a day (shown below).

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