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"I've Been in the Hills" refers to a lyric by rapper 21 Savage in the song "Rockstar" by Post Malone in which 21 Savage says "I've been in the hills fuckin' superstars." The lyric has been remixed in various ways in YouTube videos, such as lyrical edits that make the line "I've been in the hills fuckin' dudes" and ear rape remixes.

Origin

On November 21st, 2017, Post Malone released the song "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage. The music video for the song gained over 298 million views (shown below).

Spread

On December 4th, 2017, YouTuber Ethan Duhammer uploaded an ear rape remix of the line, gaining over 6,000 views (shown below, left). However, the lyric did not start becoming a meme until February of 2018. On February 23rd, YouTuber Rockoutvic uploaded a parody which made the lyric "I've been in the hills fuckin' dudes," gaining over 21,000 views (shown below, right).

In the following weeks, several more remixes of the line were created. The most popular video of the meme is a compilation by 18 Wheeler Memes which gained over 252,000 views (shown below, left). Another popular compilation video posted by SkyMan223 gained over 151,000 views (shown below, right).

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