Takeoff's Carpool Karaoke Reaction
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Takeoff's Carpool Karaoke Reaction refers to a series of image macros of American rapper Takeoff from the rap trio Migos looking at talkshow host James Corden while appearing on Corden's talkshow segment "Carpool Karaoke."
Origin
On November 13th, 2018, the rap group Migos appeared on the regular segment "Carpool Karaoke" on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The video received more than 15 million views in six days.
The following day, Twitter [1] user @nayrache tweeted two screenshots of rapper Takeoff watching Corden during the segment. In the caption for the photographs, the Twitter user asked others to "Caption" the photographs. The post received more than 3,300 retweets and 23,000 likes in five days.
Spread
That day, Twitter[4] user @DamaniG_ tweeted the image with the caption, "When the driver fall asleep a lil & you hear dat DDDZZZZDZSDSZRRR from them lil grooves on the freeway." Within five days, the tweet received more than 80,000 retweets and 324,000 likes (shown below, left).
On November 15th, Twitter[2] user @excusemelee_ retweeted the image and added the caption, "'In 500 feet take exit 156' But your friend doing 87 mph in the far left lane in traffic." The tweet received more than 64,000 retweets and 250,000 likes in four days (shown below, center).
The next day, Twitter[3] @jesuisjoyy retweeted the images and added, "when your parents promised you McDonald’s on the way home but they drive past it." The tweet received more than 21,000 retweets and 62,000 likes in three days (shown below, right).
Several media outlets covered the meme, including Elite Daily,[5] XXL[6] and more. Additionally, Twitter[7] published a Moments page on the meme.
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External References
[1] Twitter – @nayrache's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @excusemelee_'s Tweet
[3] Twitter – jesuisjoyy's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @DamaniG_'s Tweet
[5] Elite Daily – These Memes Of Migos' Takeoff On 'Carpool Karaoke' Are Relatable Passenger Problems
[6] XXL Mag – Takeoff’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Appearance Sparks Hilarious Memes
[7] Twitter – How Takeoff's Carpool Karaoke appearance turned into a meme
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