Xaviersobased "He Really Did That?" Jaydes Reaction

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Xaviersobased Reacting To Jaydes, also known as I Gotta Do My Research, refers to a reaction video that shows American rapper Xaviersobased reacting to news about underground artist Jaydes being on the run for brutally stabbing a woman. Xavier can be seen leaning over to read the comments on his Instagram live while dressed in a white shirt, saying, "You're lying, he ain't do that. He did that? He really did that. I gotta do my research, I gotta do my research." The video came to be used as a reaction meme to joke about being gullible or learning new facts and conspiracy theories on X / Twitter in November 2024.

Origin

Police began looking for South Florida underground rapper Jaydes after his ex-girlfriend launched accusations of attempted murder against him. Jaydes reportedly stabbed her multiple times after she refused his advances.^[1]

NYC-based rapper Xaviersobased hosted a live stream on his Instagram page on November 7th, 2024, where his fans asked him for his opinion on the Jaydes situation. Unfamiliar with the news, Xaviersobased can be heard saying, "You're lying, he ain't do that. He did that? He really did that. I gotta do my research, I gotta do my research." The clip was reposted by X user @crazysilly2013 on November 7th.^[8]

The earliest known use of the clip as a reaction meme is a November 8th, 2024, tweet^[2] by @staywidow that read, "me in elementary school watching jay z and beyonce illuminati videos." The post gathered over 15,000 likes in three days. The meme was also reposted to the Instagram^[3] page @janaepostedthat, where it gathered over 5,000 likes.

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On November 8th, 2024, Twitter^[4] / X user @1bronclair reposted the clip, writing, "me in middle school after my friends told me jeff the killer was really jeff the killing n-----." The post gathered over 9,000 likes in three days.

Later on November 8th, X^[5] user @weeb323 reposted the video with the caption, "me as a kid watching the shadow the hedgehog intro and thinking shadow killed sonic," gathering over 2,000 likes in three days.

On November 9th, X^[6] user @CAMIBYAIR wrote, "me as a kid watching mordecai push rigby off the microwave," gathering over 7,000 likes in two days.

Also on November 9th, 2024, Xaviersobased^[7] tweeted, "after doin my research that n---- gotta go," gathering over 35,000 likes in two days.