Talahon

About

Talahon is a slang term that translates to "come here" in Arabic but is often used to refer to young Arab men in Germany. The "talahon" style is characterized by athleisure tracksuits, Gucci and Louis Vuitton belts and bags, and Nike Air Max shoes. The slang term and stereotype were popularized in 2022 after various young adult German men of Arab descent began posting videos shadowboxing to the song "TA3AL LAHON" by rapper Hassan. In July 2024, the AI song "Verknallt in einen Talahon" or "I Have A Crush On A Talahon" began gaining traction on TikTok among young German women making fun of the talahon archetype.

Origin

German rapper Hassan released his song "TA3AL LAHON" on August 18th, 2022, gathering over 1 million views on YouTube^[1] in two years. In the song, Hassan presents him and his friends as gangsters wielding knives and guns, interspersing footage of masked men smoking and encountering the police. The phrase "ta3al lahon" translates to "come here" in Arabic.

The song was popularized on TikTok in 2024, with many videos of young brown German men lipsyncing and shadowboxing to the track appearing on the platform. TikToker^[2] @cemdnzz made a post mocking one such video on September 7th, 2022, gathering over 3 million plays and 300,000 likes in two years (seen below, left).

TikToker^[3] @realvictorbraun also posted a video mocking the stereotype on September 2nd, 2022, gathering over 2.6 million plays and 60,000 likes in two years (seen below, right).

Spread

Videos mocking the "talahon" stereotype continued to make the rounds in 2024, with TikToker^[4] @talahonprototype posting a series of videos showing people both dressed as and mocking the "talahon" stereotype. A video posted on June 28th, 2024, showing a man shadowboxing gathered over 1.6 million plays and 65,000 likes in a month (seen below, left).

On July 2nd, TikToker^[5] @araberseitenscheitel47 posted a video mocking the stereotype, gathering over 5 million views and 140,000 likes in a month (seen below, right).

Verknallt in einen Talahon

In July 2024, a parody AI-voiced song in the form of a 1970s German pop song named "Verknallt in einen Talahon" began making the rounds on TikTok. The line "Verknallt in einen Talahon" translates to "I have a crush on a talahon," with the song mocking various stereotypes associated with the word.

TikToker @butterbroofficial posted the earliest known audio from the song, with a post^[6] from July 11th, 2024 gathering over 1 million views in three weeks, and a later post^[7] featuring a longer version of the song gathering over 1 million views in a week.

On July 25th, TikToker^[8] @uli.ungr posted a video lipsyncing to the song, gathering over 1 million views and 75,000 likes in a week (seen below, right).

Various Examples

Search Interest

Unavailable.

External References