About

"You Wish" also known by the lyrics Hello Christ, I'm 'Bout To Sin Again is a song by rap duo Flyana Boss that went viral on TikTok in mid-2023. A preview of the song was first uploaded to TikTok by Flyana Boss in May and the song was officially released in mid-June, becoming a popular original sound used in lip dub videos and trend videos where users run toward the camera while lip syncing the song. In early July, the song inspired controversy on TikTok, when a user complained that white people should not lip dub the word "Kanekalon," a type of synthetic hair extension used widely in the Black community, suggesting it's racist for white people to do so. Later that month, a Christian TikToker cried because TikTokers were lip dubbing to the song's lyrics, "Hello Christ I'm about to sin again," seeing it as disrespectful to Jesus, sparking reactions on the app.

Origin

On May 23rd, 2023, rap duo and TikTokers^[1] @flyanaboss posted a preview to their song "You Wish," garnering over 2.4 million views in two months (shown below, left). The video begins with Folayan, one half of the duo, running towards the camera while singing the song then switches to Bobbi LaNea doing the same. The duo released several videos doing this to hype up the song, including a video posted to TikTok^[2] on June 16th, garnering over 19 million views in a month (shown below, right).

The full song was released on streaming platforms, including Spotify,^[3] that day, garnering over 13 million plays in a month. A lyric video was also posted to YouTube,^[4] garnering over 1.8 million views in the same span of time (shown below).

Hello, Christ? (What's up?) I'm 'bout to sin again
I said, "I love you" to that man, but I'm not feelin' him
I'm made of sugar, spice, Kanekalon and cinnamon
Me and my bestie are the same, like a synonym

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"Hello Christ, I'm 'Bout to Sin Again" Lip Dub Trend

TikTok's^[5] original sound for "You Wish" became notably popular on TikTok throughout June 2023, mostly following the full release of the song, inspiring over 147,000 uses in a month. Some of the most popular videos are lip dubs where the user runs towards the camera as they sing, like in the original video. For example, on June 29th, TikToker^[6] @zekecieslak performed the trend, garnering over 8.5 million views in a month (shown below, left). On June 30th, Smosh posted a video to TikTok^[7] doing the trend, garnering over 4.3 million views in the same span of time (shown below, right).

Kanekalon Controversy

On June 19th, 2023, TikToker^[8] @saintswrld22 posted a video captioned, "showing ✋🏼 women how to use this audio w/o saying they're made of kanekalon and cinnamon," showcasing how her hands rise past her mouth as she says "Kanekalon" to hide the lip dub, garnering over 1.7 million views in a month (shown below).

In early July, TikTokers began posting responses to the video, some accusing her of gatekeeping the word "Kanekalon," a type of synthetic hair extension used largely by Black women, but meant for any race. On July 2nd, TikToker^[9] @youtilla posted a video defending @saintswrld22's opinion, garnering over 2.4 million views in three weeks (shown below, left). On July 3rd, TikToker^[10] @thejohnnymann posted a video claiming it's not offensive to say Kanekalon, garnering over 1.8 million views in three weeks (shown below, right).

Christian TikToker Cries About "You Wish"

On July 25th, 2023, TikToker^[11] @giosouzaa2 posted a video where she cries and discusses that she's sick of "You Wish" coming up on her FYP because of the lyrics "Hello Christ, I'm 'bout to sin again." In the video, she says the song is "making fun of Jesus," saying, "Jesus does not deserve this." She then says it makes her "angry" that people think the song is good and that they're mocking Jesus by lip dubbing to it. The video gained over 2.2 million views in two days (shown below, left). On July 26th, TikToker^[12] @noahglenncarter uploaded a video about the post, highlighting commenters making fun of her for the opinion, garnering over 647,000 views in a day (shown below, right).

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