About

My Longest Yeah Boy Ever is a video remix series based on footage of YouTuber llMegaxlxll yelling an extended version of rapper Flavor Flav's iconic catchphrase "yeah boy."

Origin

On October 15th, 2015, YouTuber llMegaxlxll uploaded a clip of himself attempting to yell the phrase "yeah boy" for as long as possible within one breath (shown below). Over the next year, the video gained over 2.4 million views and 10,000 comments.

Spread

On March 19th, 2016, Redditor assignpseudonym submitted the video to /r/DeepIntoYouTube,^[1] where it gathered upwards of 1,500 votes (96% upvoted) and 110 comments prior to being archived. That day, YouTuber YourSpecialFriend uploaded a remix of the video which zooms out into outer space as he begins yelling "yeah boy" (shown below, left). Also on March 19th, Redditor OpticalData posted a screenshot of the YouTube page for the original video to /r/me_irl,^[2] where it accumulated more than 1,300 votes (96% upvoted) prior to being archived (shown below, right).

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On May 26th, YouTuber kawaiigaythug ミ uploaded a 10-hour-long loop of the video, which gained over 1.3 million views and 8,300 comments over the next five months (shown below).

On August 13th, YouTuber DeluxeGods posted a trap remix using audio from the original clip (shown below, left). On August 27th, YouTuber 3 Nazis walk into a B.A.R. uploaded a vaporwave remix of the video (shown below, right).

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